Personal and Organizational Predictors of Compassion Fatigue Symptoms in Local Television Journalists

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12908910
AutoresGretchen Dworznik (0000-0001-9444-5673, Kent State University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2017
Volumen12
Número5
Páginas640-656
Fecha de publicación2017-06-30
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournalism Practice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1751-2786 • E-ISSN: 1751-2794
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17512786.2017.1338532
OpenAlexW2724830890
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas19
Referencias citadas42

Compassion fatigue is a form of traumatic stress that results from repeated encounters with victims of trauma and traumatic situations. Most often studied in counselors, nurses, and first responders, this study applies the concept to journalists who often encounter the same victims and traumatic scenes. Seventy reporters from different television markets were measured for the personal and professional factors that contribute to compassion fatigue symptoms and its components of secondary traumatic stress and burnout. Results showed personal traumatic events and perceived peer support were the strongest predictors of compassion fatigue symptoms in television reporters. Implications for reporter self-care and newsroom protocols are discussed

Burnout · Compassion · Compassion fatigue · Traumatic stress · Clinical Psychology · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Social Psychology