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Basic Research Article

Trauma in the newsroom: social support, post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth among journalists working with terror

Trauma in the newsroom: social support, post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth among journalists working with terror

新闻编辑室的创伤:恐怖活动报道记者的社会支持,创伤后应激和创伤后增长

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Article: 1620085 | Received 31 Jan 2019, Accepted 08 May 2019, Published online: 07 Jun 2019

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