Riyad, M., Ramadan, M., Alkhadrawy, R. (2019). Measurement of Psychological Stress in A Group of Journalists Working in One of The Private Journalism Institutes in Egypt. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 76(4), 3853-3858. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2019.41559
Mohammad Abdelwahid Riyad; Mohammad Elsayed Ramadan; Ramadan Abd-Al-Azeem Alkhadrawy. "Measurement of Psychological Stress in A Group of Journalists Working in One of The Private Journalism Institutes in Egypt". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 76, 4, 2019, 3853-3858. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2019.41559
Riyad, M., Ramadan, M., Alkhadrawy, R. (2019). 'Measurement of Psychological Stress in A Group of Journalists Working in One of The Private Journalism Institutes in Egypt', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 76(4), pp. 3853-3858. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2019.41559
Riyad, M., Ramadan, M., Alkhadrawy, R. Measurement of Psychological Stress in A Group of Journalists Working in One of The Private Journalism Institutes in Egypt. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2019; 76(4): 3853-3858. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2019.41559
Measurement of Psychological Stress in A Group of Journalists Working in One of The Private Journalism Institutes in Egypt
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University
Abstract
Background: mental health problems are rising in number and severity between journalists & media field workers. Keeping mental well-being of media field workers is a must that is so hard to be achieved by most societies. Objective: This research aims to study the prevalence of stress &associated psychological disorders (depression- anxiety) and their association with some factors. Patients and Methods: a cross-sectional-questionnaire based study was conducted among journalists working in one of the private journals in Egypt. Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-42 (DASS-42) was used to assess stress & associated psychological disorders along with a socio-demographic questionnaire designed by the researcher. A total of 100 journalists participated in the study, they compose about 83% of the whole journalists working in the organization, Overall, the prevalence of stress, anxiety and depression was 61%, 57%, and 64% among studied sample respectively. Results: higher stress scores were significantly associated with lower age group& lower job satisfaction. Higher anxiety scores were significantly associated with demanding psychological support from family and friends & exposure to work-related trauma. Higher depression score was associated with lower job satisfaction &using smoking as stress relief. Conclusion: high percentage of journalists was suffered from stress, anxiety and depression. The associated factors include lower age, low job satisfactionlevel, smoking, and exposure to work-related trauma. Further studies need to be conducted to identify other associated factors related to working as a journalist.
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