# Trigger warnings do little to reduce people's distress, research shows

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**Created:** [March 19, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/trigger-warnings-do-little-to-reduce-peoples-distress-research-shows/2052 "2019-03-19T19:19:25Z")\
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> **[Trigger warnings do little to reduce people's distress, research shows](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190319142312.htm)**
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> Trigger warnings that alert people to potentially sensitive content are increasingly popular, especially on college campuses, but research suggests that they have minimal impact on how people actually respond to content.

  
Trigger warnings that alert people to potentially sensitive content are increasingly popular, especially on college campuses, but research suggests that they have minimal impact on how people actually respond to content.