Williams Sian, Cartwright Tina
Psychology, School of Social Sciences, University of Westminster, London, UK.
Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2021 Mar 2;12(1):1881727. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2021.1881727.
: Journalists covering traumatic news events can develop symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, they may also experience perceived post-traumatic growth (PTG). The outcome may be affected by whether work-related traumatic stress has a degree of personal risk. : To investigate the relationship between PTSD symptoms and PTG among journalists who experienced work-related trauma and to examine whether positive associations would exist between exposure to personal risk and PTG. : A web-based survey measuring post-traumatic stress symptoms and post-traumatic growth was completed by print and broadcast journalists ( = 69) working for UK-based media organizations. An open-ended question asked participants how media organizations can help to promote growth after work-related trauma. : The findings show a significant relationship between PTSD symptoms and PTG ( 0.04). Journalists working in war-zones had significantly more PTSD symptoms ( < .001) and PTG scores ( < .001) than those who did not. Journalists who described their worst, work-related trauma as having a degree of personal, life-threatening risk, also reported higher levels of PTG than those who did not ( < .001). This was consistent across all PTG subscales. : This study, the first to examine PTSD symptoms, personal risk and post-traumatic growth within journalists, suggests those working in conflict areas experience significantly higher levels of post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth, than those who do not. Those who experience personal risk also had high PTG levels. Media companies can help develop PTG by recognizing when personal risk plays a role in covering demanding assignments. Participants suggested organizations also needed to allow sufficient time for reflection and meaning-making for all those working in hostile environments.
报道创伤性新闻事件的记者可能会出现创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的症状。然而，他们也可能经历感知到的创伤后成长（PTG）。结果可能会受到与工作相关的创伤性压力是否具有一定程度的个人风险的影响。
调查经历与工作相关创伤的记者中PTSD症状与PTG之间的关系，并检验暴露于个人风险与PTG之间是否存在正相关。
为英国媒体机构工作的平面和广播记者（n = 69）完成了一项基于网络的调查，该调查测量创伤后应激症状和创伤后成长。一个开放式问题询问参与者媒体机构如何帮助促进与工作相关创伤后的成长。
研究结果显示PTSD症状与PTG之间存在显著关系（p = 0.04）。在战区工作的记者比未在战区工作的记者有显著更多的PTSD症状（p <.001）和PTG得分（p <.001）。将其最严重的与工作相关的创伤描述为具有一定程度的个人生命威胁风险的记者，其PTG水平也高于未作此描述的记者（p <.001）。这在所有PTG子量表中都是一致的。
本研究首次考察了记者群体中的PTSD症状、个人风险和创伤后成长，结果表明，与未在冲突地区工作的记者相比，在冲突地区工作的记者经历的创伤后应激和创伤后成长水平显著更高。经历个人风险的记者PTG水平也较高。媒体公司可以通过识别个人风险在报道艰巨任务中所起的作用来帮助促进PTG。参与者建议，组织还需要为所有在恶劣环境中工作的人员留出足够的时间进行反思和领悟意义。
