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

Authors

Sayyed Fawad Ali Shah, Jacksonville State UniversityFollow
Faizullah Jan, University of Peshawar
Tamar Ginossar, University of New Mexico
J. Patrick McGrail, Jacksonville State UniversityFollow
Danish Baber, University of Peshawar
Rahman Ullah, Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST)

Department

Communication

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2020

Abstract

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.

Publication/Presentation Information

Journalism, October 2020, 23, 391-408.

Recommended Citation

Shah, S.F., Jan, F., Ginossar, T., McGrail, J.P., Baber, D., & Ullah, R. (2020). Trauma exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder among regional journalists in Pakistan. Journalism, 23, 391 - 408.