Could Combat Stress Affect Journalists’ News Reporting? A Psychophysiological Response

Covering war conflicts may compromise the psychological and physical health of journalists because chronic exposure to these environments has been related to depression, memory dissociative processes, and post-traumatic stress disorder; however, acute effects have not been studied yet. Thus, a comba...

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Published in:Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback 2020-12, Vol.45 (4), p.231-239
Main Authors: Tornero-Aguilera, José Francisco, Robles-Pérez, José Juan, Clemente-Suárez, Vicente Javier
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute effects
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Chronic exposure
Cognitive ability
Health Psychology
Information processing
Journalists
Memory
Military aspects
Post traumatic stress disorder
Psychology
Psychophysiological measures
Psychophysiology
Psychotherapy and Counseling
Public Health
Soldiers
Stress management
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Summary:Covering war conflicts may compromise the psychological and physical health of journalists because chronic exposure to these environments has been related to depression, memory dissociative processes, and post-traumatic stress disorder; however, acute effects have not been studied yet. Thus, a combat simulation was carried out replicating actual warfare scenarios, including personnel and equipment. Psychophysiological response, memory, and information-processing were analysed of 40 professional soldiers (21 males and 19 females) and 19 journalists (12 males and 7 females) with international experience in current conflict areas such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo, in relation to their experience of a combat intervention. A significant increase (p 
ISSN:1090-0586
1573-3270
DOI:10.1007/s10484-020-09473-0