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October 9, 2025Hitit Sosyal Bilimler DergisiOpen Access

The Potential Consequences of Journalists' Exposure to Traumatic Experiences and Coping Strategies

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MKMübeccel Yeniada KırsevenEKEren Karakaya

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Overview

Review of psychological distress and coping strategies in journalists highlights the need for mental health support.

Key Points

  • Traumatic experiences lead to various psychological symptoms, including post-traumatic stress and burnout.
  • Indirect exposure can result in vicarious trauma, affecting even those behind the scenes in journalism.
  • Institutional stress factors, like inadequate support and ethical dilemmas, shape journalists' mental health outcomes.
  • Developing trauma-sensitive organizations is crucial for improving mental health support in journalism.

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Kırseven et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e70da790569dd607ee5aeahttps://doi.org/10.17218/hititsbd.1625531
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