Covid-19, Job Satisfaction, and Feelings of Occupational Alienation Among American Journalists

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ID21643855
AuthorsKathleen Alaimo (0000-0003-2352-597X, University of Dayton, OH, USA, corresponding author), Miles P Davis (0000-0002-9975-2047, Miami University, Middletown, OH, USA), Tobias Hopp (University of Colorado Boulder)
Year2023
Publication date2023-11-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-6990 • E-ISSN: 2161-430X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10776990231207013
OpenAlexW4388828093
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited59

This article explored potential stress-related effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on working journalists. Approximately 500 U.S.-based professional journalists were surveyed on issues related to COVID-19-related stress, job satisfaction, and feelings of occupational alienation. The results suggested that COVID-19-related stress was associated with decreased job satisfaction, which, in turn, was associated with enhanced feelings of occupational alienation. We also found that COVID-related professional performance stressors were significantly associated with feelings of occupational alienation. Finally, the results suggested that journalists who identify as women may disproportionally experience certain forms of COVID-19-related stress

Alienation · Feeling · Job satisfaction · Occupational stress · Pandemic · Political science · Stressor · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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