In a study from 2024, researchers looked at how trigger warnings and safe space messages affect students' views of their teachers and classrooms. They showed videos of instructors giving a lecture on trauma, with different combinations of trigger warnings and safe space notifications. The students then rated the instructors on trustworthiness, care for students, poli...

Social media is a place where people share all kinds of content. Some of this content can be upsetting or trigger bad memories for some users. To help with this, users have started adding trigger warnings to their posts. These warnings let others know that the content might be upsetting. This way, people can choose to skip it if they need to. The big social media pl...