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Risks and Threats in the Journalism Profession in Spain : Stress and Its Prevalence Factors

Publicated to:Anàlisi. Quaderns De Cultura I Comunicació. 71 (71): 77-94 - 2024-12-01 71(71), DOI: 10.5565/rev/analisi.3754

Authors: Herrero-Jimenez, Beatriz; Rodriguez-Crespo, Carlos; Berganza, Rosa

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Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Mostoles, Spain - Author

Abstract

Various international programs currently focus on the psychosocial risks affecting the journalism profession, with stress being a prominent concern. However, there is little empirical evidence available to provide a comprehensive diagnosis of the situation. In this article, based on the holistic global safety model proposed by Slavtcheva-Petkova et al. (2023), and through a representative survey of Spanish journalists, the main threats identified as stress factors in the journalism profession are analyzed at three levels (micro, meso, and macro). The results show a statistically significant relationship between stress levels and gender, although the meso level is the best predictor of stress factors, in terms of professional routines and workloads. Additionally, digitalization also impacts the prevalence of stress.

Keywords
Global safety modeGlobal safety modelJournalism professionMental healthPredictive factorsStressThreats

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Anàlisi. Quaderns De Cultura I Comunicació due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Cultural Studies.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-16:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 4 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Additionally, the work has been submitted to a journal classified as Diamond in relation to this type of editorial policy.
Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Herrero Jiménez, Beatriz) and Last Author (Berganza Conde, María Rosa).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Herrero Jiménez, Beatriz.