Department of Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nigeria.
European University of Lefke, Faculty of Communication Sciences, Turkey.
Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2022 Dec;28(4):2439-2446. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2021.1999651. Epub 2021 Nov 26.
Although journalism practice exposes media workers to different levels of occupational hazards, research on the coping strategies is limited. This study made an effort to extend literature in this direction by providing a model that explains the coping strategies of Nigerian journalists who covered the 2020 ENDSARS protests in Nigeria. The researchers surveyed a total of 470 journalists who were sampled through a respondent-driven chain referral sampling technique. It was found that journalists who covered the protests faced occupational hazards such as physical attacks, disgrace, threats, trauma, anxiety as well as fear. The coping strategies were found to include seeking social support, selective appearance, self-censorship as well as self-motivation. It was further found that perceived behavioural control significantly moderates the implementation of coping strategies. The researchers explored the implications of these results on theory, practice and scholarship.
虽然新闻工作实践使媒体工作者面临不同程度的职业危害，但对应对策略的研究却很有限。本研究通过提供一个解释报道尼日利亚 2020 年 ENDSARS 抗议活动的尼日利亚记者应对策略的模型，努力拓展这方面的文献。研究人员总共调查了 470 名记者，他们是通过应答者驱动的链状转诊抽样技术抽取的样本。研究发现，报道抗议活动的记者面临着职业危害，如身体攻击、耻辱、威胁、创伤、焦虑和恐惧。应对策略包括寻求社会支持、选择性出现、自我审查以及自我激励。研究还发现，感知行为控制显著调节应对策略的实施。研究人员探讨了这些结果对理论、实践和学术的意义。
