Trauma in the newsroom: social support, post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth among journalists working with terror. Issue 1 (1st January 2019)
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- Trauma in the newsroom: social support, post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth among journalists working with terror. Issue 1 (1st January 2019)
- Main Title:
- Trauma in the newsroom: social support, post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth among journalists working with terror
- Authors:
- Idås, Trond
Backholm, K.
Korhonen, J. - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: Background : Journalists who cover traumatic events are at risk of developing long-term impairment, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The exposure may also result in perceived positive outcomes, conceptualised as post-traumatic growth (PTG). Social support (SS) at work is one factor that might affect the outcome. Objective : To investigate the relationship between three subtypes of workplace SS (perceived support, received support, received recognition), and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and between SS and PTG in journalists who have covered a large terror attack. Furthermore, to examine the relationship between ethical dilemmas (ED) experienced while covering the incident, PTSS and PTG. Method : The study was performed as a web-based survey sent out eight to nine months after the incident to Norwegian journalists (N = 375) who covered the terror attack in Norway in 2011. Results : Journalists who received more support also reported a higher level of PTSS (r = .168, p = .044). Recognition and perceived support showed no significant association with PTSS. Journalists who received more recognition also experienced more PTG (r = .542, p < .001). Neither perceived nor received support were significantly associated with PTG. More ED was positively associated with both PTSS (r = .469, p < .001) and PTG (r = .402, p < .001). Conclusions : Journalists with more PTSS may have participated more in organised support such as debriefing activities in theABSTRACT: Background : Journalists who cover traumatic events are at risk of developing long-term impairment, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The exposure may also result in perceived positive outcomes, conceptualised as post-traumatic growth (PTG). Social support (SS) at work is one factor that might affect the outcome. Objective : To investigate the relationship between three subtypes of workplace SS (perceived support, received support, received recognition), and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and between SS and PTG in journalists who have covered a large terror attack. Furthermore, to examine the relationship between ethical dilemmas (ED) experienced while covering the incident, PTSS and PTG. Method : The study was performed as a web-based survey sent out eight to nine months after the incident to Norwegian journalists (N = 375) who covered the terror attack in Norway in 2011. Results : Journalists who received more support also reported a higher level of PTSS (r = .168, p = .044). Recognition and perceived support showed no significant association with PTSS. Journalists who received more recognition also experienced more PTG (r = .542, p < .001). Neither perceived nor received support were significantly associated with PTG. More ED was positively associated with both PTSS (r = .469, p < .001) and PTG (r = .402, p < .001). Conclusions : Journalists with more PTSS may have participated more in organised support such as debriefing activities in the aftermath of the coverage. Some journalists may have experienced stress related to a fear of causing additional harm to first-hand victims (ED). Others may have experienced PTG related to reflections and discussions about their ED in the aftermath of a coverage. Media companies may promote PTG among their journalists by developing a culture for recognition of employees' contributions during demanding missions. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- European journal of psychotraumatology. Volume 10:Issue 1(2019)
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- European journal of psychotraumatology
- Issue:
- Volume 10:Issue 1(2019)
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- Volume 10, Issue 1 (2019)
- Year:
- 2019
- Volume:
- 10
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2019-0010-0001-0000
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- Publication Date:
- 2019-01-01
- Subjects:
- Journalists -- social support -- post-traumatic stress -- post-traumatic growth -- ethical dilemmas
periodistas -- Apoyo social -- Estrés post traumático -- Crecimiento postraumático -- Dilemas éticos
记者 -- 社会支持 -- 创伤后应激 -- 创伤后成长 -- 道德困境
Journalists who had experienced more ethical dilemmas during their coverage, reported a higher level of both post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth in the aftermath of the assignment. Journalists who received more recognition at work from co-workers, experienced a higher degree of post-traumatic growth. Journalists who experienced more severe symptoms of post-traumatic stress received more support in the workplace.
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- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/1804/ ↗
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/zept20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/20008198.2019.1620085 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2000-8198
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