Traumatische Erfahrungen und Posttraumatische Belastungsstörung bei Journalisten

Teegen, Frauke; Grotwinkel, Maike

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“…The most salient observation is that journalists can be adversely affected by emotional stressors and that most journalists are exposed to potentially traumatic events at least once in their career (Backholm and Björkqvist, 2012b;Hatanaka et al, 2010;Lee et al, 2018;Newman et al, 2003;Pyevich et al, 2003;Teegen and Grotwinkel, 2001;Weidmann et al, 2008). Psychological consequences are expressed in different forms ranging from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Feinstein et al, 2002;Flores Morales et al, 2012;Lee et al, 2018;Newman et al 2003;Teegen and Grotwinkel, 2001) to major depression (Feinstein, 2012;Feinstein et al, 2002;Levaot et al, 2013) and alcohol and illicit substance abuse (Buchanan and Keats, 2011;Feinstein et al, 2002Feinstein et al, , 2016. Rates of psychopathology among journalists appear to be higher than in the general population (Hatanaka et al, 2010;Lee et al, 2018;Newman et al, 2003;Teegen and Grotwinkel, 2001) and particularly high in war journalists (Feinstein et al, 2002).…”

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“…Psychological consequences are expressed in different forms ranging from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Feinstein et al, 2002;Flores Morales et al, 2012;Lee et al, 2018;Newman et al 2003;Teegen and Grotwinkel, 2001) to major depression (Feinstein, 2012;Feinstein et al, 2002;Levaot et al, 2013) and alcohol and illicit substance abuse (Buchanan and Keats, 2011;Feinstein et al, 2002Feinstein et al, , 2016. Rates of psychopathology among journalists appear to be higher than in the general population (Hatanaka et al, 2010;Lee et al, 2018;Newman et al, 2003;Teegen and Grotwinkel, 2001) and particularly high in war journalists (Feinstein et al, 2002). There are indications that varying rates of emotional distress reported across studies are in part due to different methodological approaches.…”

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The emotional well-being of journalists exposed to traumatic events: A mapping review

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Dvorkin

Inbar

et al. 2020

Media, War & Conflict

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The emotional well-being of journalists exposed to traumatic events: A mapping review

Osmann

Dvorkin

Inbar

et al. 2020

Media, War & Conflict

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“…University and college journalism programs need to introduce an “ethics of care” into their curriculum to help counter the high turnover rates in the industry (Jones, 2021). Covering traumatic events and having repeated exposure to tragedy contribute to symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD; e.g., Buchanan & Keats, 2011; Feinstein et al, 2002; Lee et al, 2018; Marais & Stuart, 2005; McMahon, 2001; Newman et al, 2003; Simpson & Boggs, 1999; Smith et al, 2017; Teegen & Grotwinkel, 2001; Weidmann et al, 2008; Weidmann & Papsdorf, 2010). Predicting variables such as length of exposure, tenure, and coping strategies have been found to be significantly related to journalists’ work-related trauma symptoms (e.g., McMahon, 2001; Newman et al, 2003; Pyevich et al, 2003; Simpson & Boggs, 1999; Teegen & Grotwinkel, 2001; Weidmann et al, 2008; Weidmann & Papsdorf, 2010).…”

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“…Covering traumatic events and having repeated exposure to tragedy contribute to symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD; e.g., Buchanan & Keats, 2011; Feinstein et al, 2002; Lee et al, 2018; Marais & Stuart, 2005; McMahon, 2001; Newman et al, 2003; Simpson & Boggs, 1999; Smith et al, 2017; Teegen & Grotwinkel, 2001; Weidmann et al, 2008; Weidmann & Papsdorf, 2010). Predicting variables such as length of exposure, tenure, and coping strategies have been found to be significantly related to journalists’ work-related trauma symptoms (e.g., McMahon, 2001; Newman et al, 2003; Pyevich et al, 2003; Simpson & Boggs, 1999; Teegen & Grotwinkel, 2001; Weidmann et al, 2008; Weidmann & Papsdorf, 2010). Researchers have also found that journalists use a variety of strategies, both adaptive and maladaptive, at work (e.g., Buchanan & Keats, 2011; Monteiro & Pinto, 2017; Smith et al, 2017; Teegen & Grotwinkel, 2001).…”

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The Inconsistency of Trauma-Related Journalism Education Goals and Instruction

Newman

Madrigal

Hight

2023

Journalism & Mass Communication Educator

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Many journalism students cover stories about tragedy and violence (trauma). Yet few journalism schools offer trauma training despite growing agreement among educators that early journalists need to learn about the impact of reporting trauma on victims, the community, and the journalists’ themselves. This contrast is puzzling This study aimed to identify what trauma-related topics are valued and which are taught. First, 156 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) members completed a survey rating the importance and extent of course coverage of self-care, trauma-informed interviewing, trauma’s impact on the community, and best trauma community reporting practices. The commonly deemed highly valued topics include ethics of accuracy, sensitivity, respect for survivors, and privacy rights. Self-care was deemed important but often not covered. Qualitative interviews provided context on pedagogical techniques, experiences, and barriers to teaching trauma.

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“… Feinstein et al (2002) showed in their studies that traumatic coverage of incidents leads to PTSD, depression, and alcoholism among journalists. Separate studies have also found a correlation between coverage of trauma with psychological injury, burnout, thoughts of guilt, hopelessness, and despair among journalists ( Backholm & Björkqvist, 2012 ; Browne et al., 2012 ; Buchanan & Keats, 2011 ; McMahon, 2001 ; Pyevich et al, 2003 ; Teegen & Grotwinkel, 2001 ). According to studies, over two-thirds of journalists feel unprepared for their first trauma-related reporting assignment ( Amend et al, 2012 ; Simpson & Boggs, 1999 ).…”

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Exploring Trauma Literacy Quotient Among Indian Journalists and a Way Forward in Post-Pandemic Era: A Case Study of India

Shilpa

Kumari

Das

et al. 2023

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The American Psychological Association defines trauma as “an emotional response to a terrible event. . ..” Trauma can be experienced as a response to either physical or emotionally disturbing circumstances. The Journalism and the Pandemic Project from the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University, in their global survey of journalists, have studied the impact of the pandemic on journalists across the globe. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused varying degrees of disruptions in the personal and professional lives of journalists. Traumatic experiences like covering traumatic events up close, COVID-induced health issues, job loss, pay cuts, and insecurity at the workplace have consumed journalists like never before. Overwhelming emotions like shock, helplessness, loneliness, depression, and anxiety are some of the reactions observed by mental health experts. Indian journalists, too, like their counterparts across the globe, have had to take on the challenges posed by this unprecedented crisis. This article intends to study the impact of the pandemic on Indian journalists both from physical and emotional perspectives. The objectives of the study include—(a) to analyze the journalists’ response to traumatic experiences during the pandemic, (b) to study the nature of trauma experienced by journalists during the pandemic, (c) to analyze how traumatic experiences affected the journalists, and (d) to explore and analyze how journalists managed to cope with the traumatic experiences. The study adopts social cognitive theory (SCT) as the framework. SCT comprises four goal realization processes: self-observation, self-evaluation, self-reaction, and self-efficacy. The four components are interrelated, and all influence motivation and goal attainment. Social cognition includes diverse processes linking the perception of social information with a behavioral response, including perception, attention, decision-making, memory, and emotion. The post-traumatic reactions include re-experiencing the traumatic event in flashbacks, recurrent nightmares, and intrusive memories, hypervigilant arousal, impaired concentration, depression, sleep disturbances, self-devaluation, avoidance of reminders of traumatic experiences, emotional detachment from others, and disengagement from aspects of life that provide meaning and self-fulfillment, which impair intrapersonal, interpersonal, and occupational functioning. The scope of the study covers the journalists’ responses to traumatic experiences specific to the pandemic. The study adopts a mixed research method with a thematic analysis of the qualitative data from interviews of journalists followed by a factor analysis of the quantitative data from the survey of the journalists.

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Traumatische Erfahrungen und Posttraumatische Belastungsstörung bei Journalisten

Cited by 30 publications

References 8 publications

The emotional well-being of journalists exposed to traumatic events: A mapping review

The emotional well-being of journalists exposed to traumatic events: A mapping review

The Inconsistency of Trauma-Related Journalism Education Goals and Instruction

Exploring Trauma Literacy Quotient Among Indian Journalists and a Way Forward in Post-Pandemic Era: A Case Study of India

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