Trauma exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder among regional journalists in Pakistan

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ID7478718
AuthorsSayyed Fawad Ali Shah (0000-0003-4380-7763, Jacksonville State University, corresponding author), Faizullah Jan (0000-0001-6700-1647, University of Peshawar, Pakistan), Tamar Ginossar (0000-0002-0136-6675, University of New Mexico), J Patrick Mcgrail (0000-0003-0863-0851, Jacksonville State University), Danish Baber (University of Peshawar, Pakistan), Rahman Ullah (0000-0003-1666-5739, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Pakistan)
Year2020
Volume23
Issue2
Pages391-408
Publication date2020-10-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournalism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1464-8849 • E-ISSN: 1741-3001
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1464884920965783
OpenAlexW3094290608
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited48

This study sought to examine work-related exposure to trauma and predictors of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms among regional journalists in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, a conflict-ridden area in northwest Pakistan. We recruited 216 KP journalists. Analysis of the surveys revealed a high prevalence of trauma exposure and PTSD symptoms. All of the participants had covered at least one trauma inducing event. Exposure to work-related trauma, active emotional coping and avoidant emotional coping were statistically significant factors associated with PTSD symptoms. This study is the first to highlight the severity of the impact of trauma on regional journalists in Pakistan

Coping (psychology · Emotional stress · Emotional trauma · Khyber pakhtunkhwa · Occupational safety and health · Psychiatry · Psychological trauma · Traumatic stress · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine

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