Selected publications
Backholm, K. (2012). Work-related Crisis Exposure, Psychological trauma and PTSD in News Journalists. PhD Thesis, Åbo Akademi University, Department of Social Sciences.
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Backholm, K. (2016). Distress among journalists working the incidents. In L. C. Wilson (Ed.), The Wiley Handbook of the Psychology of Mass Shootings (pp. 247-265). Wiley-Blackwell.
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Backholm, K., Ausserhofer, J., Frey, E., Grøndahl Larsen, A., Hornmoen, H., Högväg, J., & Reimerth, G. (2017). Crises, rumours and reposts: Journalists’ social media content gathering and verification practices in breaking news situations. Media and Communication, 5, 67-76. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/mac.v5i2.878
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Backholm, K., & Björkqvist, K. (2010). The effects of exposure to crisis on well-being of journalists. A study on crisis-related factors predicting psychological health in a sample of Finnish journalists. Media, War & Conflict, 3, 138-151. doi:10.1177/ 1750635210368309
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Backholm, K., & Björkqvist, K. (2012). Journalists’ emotional reactions after working with the Jokela school shooting incident. Media, War & Conflict, 5, 175-190. doi:10.1177/ 1750635212440914
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Backholm, K., & Björkqvist, K. (2012). The mediating effect of depression between exposure to potentially traumatic events and PTSD in news journalists. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 3, 18388. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v3i0.18388
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Backholm, K., Hägglund, S., Rautanen, K., & Wingren, M. (2022). What drives news choices and trust in journalism of young people. In V. J. E. Manninen, M. K. Niemi, & A. Ridge-Newman (Eds.), Futures of Journalism. Technology-stimulated Evolution in the Audience-news Media Relationship (pp. 313-328). Palgrave Macmillan
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Backholm, K., Högväg, J., Lindholm, J., Knutsen, J., & Westvang, E. (2018). Promoting situation awareness: Usability of a social media tool for journalists and crisis managers. International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, 10, 38-56. doi:10.4018/IJISCRAM.2018010103
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Backholm, K., & Idås, T. (2015). Ethical dilemmas, work-related guilt, and posttraumatic stress reactions of news journalists covering the terror attack in Norway in 2011. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 28, 142-148. doi: 10.1002/jts.22001
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Backholm, K., & Idås, T. (2016). Ethical dilemmas, guilt and posttraumatic stress in news journalists. In U. Carlsson (Ed.), Freedom of Expression and Media in Transition. Studies and Reflections in the Digital Age (pp. 191-197). Nordicom.
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Backholm, K., & Idås, T. (2020). In the aftermath of a massacre: Traumatization of journalists who cover severe crises. In H. Hornmoen, B. Kjos Fonn, N. Hyde-Clarke, & Y. Benestad (Eds.), Media Health. The Personal in Public Stories (pp. 236-254). Scandinavian University Press.
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Backholm, K., & Idås, T. (2022). Journalists and the coronavirus. How changes in work environment affected psychological health during the pandemic. Journalism Practice. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/17512786.2022.2098522
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Backholm, K., Isomaa, R., & Birgegård, A. (2013). The prevalence and impact of trauma history in eating disorder patients. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 4, 22482. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v4i0.22482
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Backholm, K., Moritz, M., & Björkqvist, K. (2012). US and Finnish journalists: A comparative study of roles, responsibilities and emotional reactions to school shootings. In G.W. Muschert & J. Sumiala (Eds.), School Shootings: Mediatized Violence in a Global Age (pp. 143-162). Emerald.
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Backholm, K., & Nordberg, C. (2023). Efficient authority communication in times of crisis: Examining how vulnerable language minorities experienced Covid-19 communication strategies in Finland, Norway, and Sweden. In B. Johansson, Ø. Ihlen, J. Lindholm, & M. Blach-Ørsten (Eds.), Communicating a pandemic: Crisis management and Covid-19 in the Nordic countries (pp. 325-346). Nordicom.
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Hornmoen, H., & Backholm, K. (2018). Social media use in crisis and risk communication. Emergencies, concerns and awareness. Emerald.
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Hornmoen, H., Backholm, K., Frey, E., Ottosen, R., Reimerth, G., & Steensen, S., (2018). Key communicators’ perspectives on the use of social media in risks and crises. In R. Andersen & P. L. de Silva (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Media and Humanitarian Action (pp. 439-449). Routledge.
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Idås, T., & Backholm, K. (2017). Risk and Resilience among Journalists Covering Potentially Traumatic Events. In U. Carlsson & R. Pöyhtäri (Eds.), The Assault on Journalism. Building Knowledge to Protect Freedom of Expression (pp. 235-240). Nordicom.
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Idås, T., & Backholm, K. (2020). Seksuell trakassering i norske redaksjoner – og hvorfor det ikke varsles [Sexual harassment in Norwegian newsrooms – and why it is not reported]. Norsk Medietidskrift, 107, 1-15. doi:10.18261/ISSN.0805-9535-2020-02-02
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Idås, T., & Backholm, K. (2023). Anniversary reactions among journalists covering terror: stress reactions and well-being 10 years after the terror in Norway. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 14, 2220632. doi:10.1080/20008066.2023.2220632
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Idås, T., Backholm, K., & Korhonen, J. (2019). Trauma in the newsroom: Social support, post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth among journalists working with terror. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 10, 1620085. doi:10.1080/20008198.2019.1620085
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Idås, T., Skare Orgeret, K., & Backholm, K. (2020). #MeToo, Sexual Harassment, and Coping Strategies in Norwegian Newsrooms. Media and Communication, 8, 57-67. doi:10.17645/mac.v8i1.2529
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Isomaa, R., Backholm, K., & Birgegård, A. (2015). Posttraumatic stress disorder in eating disorder patients: The roles of psychological distress and timing of trauma. Psychiatry Research, 230, 506-510. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2015.09.044
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Lindholm, J., Backholm, K., & Högväg, J. (2021). Information Overload! Investigating the Usability of an Information Tool for Crisis Situations with Biometric Data. In L. Oliviera, F. Tajariol, & L. Baptista Goncalves (Eds.), Digital Services in Crisis, Disaster, and Emergency Situations (pp. 50-76). IGI Global.
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MacDonald, J. B., Backholm, K., Saliba, A. J., & Hodgins, G. (2022). Predictors of trauma reactions in TV news camera operators. Traumatology, 28, 279-287. doi:10.1037/trm0000332
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Ruohonen, R., & Backholm, K. (2023). Matter of trust: How to include digital volunteers in crisis management. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 1-10. doi:10.1111/1468-5973.12484
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Backholm, K. (2016). Distress among journalists working the incidents. In L. C. Wilson (Ed.), The Wiley Handbook of the Psychology of Mass Shootings (pp. 247-265). Wiley-Blackwell.
(link)
Backholm, K., Ausserhofer, J., Frey, E., Grøndahl Larsen, A., Hornmoen, H., Högväg, J., & Reimerth, G. (2017). Crises, rumours and reposts: Journalists’ social media content gathering and verification practices in breaking news situations. Media and Communication, 5, 67-76. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/mac.v5i2.878
(link)
Backholm, K., & Björkqvist, K. (2010). The effects of exposure to crisis on well-being of journalists. A study on crisis-related factors predicting psychological health in a sample of Finnish journalists. Media, War & Conflict, 3, 138-151. doi:10.1177/ 1750635210368309
(link)
Backholm, K., & Björkqvist, K. (2012). Journalists’ emotional reactions after working with the Jokela school shooting incident. Media, War & Conflict, 5, 175-190. doi:10.1177/ 1750635212440914
(link)
Backholm, K., & Björkqvist, K. (2012). The mediating effect of depression between exposure to potentially traumatic events and PTSD in news journalists. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 3, 18388. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v3i0.18388
(link)
Backholm, K., Hägglund, S., Rautanen, K., & Wingren, M. (2022). What drives news choices and trust in journalism of young people. In V. J. E. Manninen, M. K. Niemi, & A. Ridge-Newman (Eds.), Futures of Journalism. Technology-stimulated Evolution in the Audience-news Media Relationship (pp. 313-328). Palgrave Macmillan
(link)
Backholm, K., Högväg, J., Lindholm, J., Knutsen, J., & Westvang, E. (2018). Promoting situation awareness: Usability of a social media tool for journalists and crisis managers. International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, 10, 38-56. doi:10.4018/IJISCRAM.2018010103
(link)
Backholm, K., & Idås, T. (2015). Ethical dilemmas, work-related guilt, and posttraumatic stress reactions of news journalists covering the terror attack in Norway in 2011. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 28, 142-148. doi: 10.1002/jts.22001
(link)
Backholm, K., & Idås, T. (2016). Ethical dilemmas, guilt and posttraumatic stress in news journalists. In U. Carlsson (Ed.), Freedom of Expression and Media in Transition. Studies and Reflections in the Digital Age (pp. 191-197). Nordicom.
(link)
Backholm, K., & Idås, T. (2020). In the aftermath of a massacre: Traumatization of journalists who cover severe crises. In H. Hornmoen, B. Kjos Fonn, N. Hyde-Clarke, & Y. Benestad (Eds.), Media Health. The Personal in Public Stories (pp. 236-254). Scandinavian University Press.
(link)
Backholm, K., & Idås, T. (2022). Journalists and the coronavirus. How changes in work environment affected psychological health during the pandemic. Journalism Practice. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/17512786.2022.2098522
(link)
Backholm, K., Isomaa, R., & Birgegård, A. (2013). The prevalence and impact of trauma history in eating disorder patients. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 4, 22482. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v4i0.22482
(link)
Backholm, K., Moritz, M., & Björkqvist, K. (2012). US and Finnish journalists: A comparative study of roles, responsibilities and emotional reactions to school shootings. In G.W. Muschert & J. Sumiala (Eds.), School Shootings: Mediatized Violence in a Global Age (pp. 143-162). Emerald.
(link)
Backholm, K., & Nordberg, C. (2023). Efficient authority communication in times of crisis: Examining how vulnerable language minorities experienced Covid-19 communication strategies in Finland, Norway, and Sweden. In B. Johansson, Ø. Ihlen, J. Lindholm, & M. Blach-Ørsten (Eds.), Communicating a pandemic: Crisis management and Covid-19 in the Nordic countries (pp. 325-346). Nordicom.
(link)
Hornmoen, H., & Backholm, K. (2018). Social media use in crisis and risk communication. Emergencies, concerns and awareness. Emerald.
(link)
Hornmoen, H., Backholm, K., Frey, E., Ottosen, R., Reimerth, G., & Steensen, S., (2018). Key communicators’ perspectives on the use of social media in risks and crises. In R. Andersen & P. L. de Silva (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Media and Humanitarian Action (pp. 439-449). Routledge.
(link)
Idås, T., & Backholm, K. (2017). Risk and Resilience among Journalists Covering Potentially Traumatic Events. In U. Carlsson & R. Pöyhtäri (Eds.), The Assault on Journalism. Building Knowledge to Protect Freedom of Expression (pp. 235-240). Nordicom.
(link)
Idås, T., & Backholm, K. (2020). Seksuell trakassering i norske redaksjoner – og hvorfor det ikke varsles [Sexual harassment in Norwegian newsrooms – and why it is not reported]. Norsk Medietidskrift, 107, 1-15. doi:10.18261/ISSN.0805-9535-2020-02-02
(link)
Idås, T., & Backholm, K. (2023). Anniversary reactions among journalists covering terror: stress reactions and well-being 10 years after the terror in Norway. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 14, 2220632. doi:10.1080/20008066.2023.2220632
(link)
Idås, T., Backholm, K., & Korhonen, J. (2019). Trauma in the newsroom: Social support, post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth among journalists working with terror. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 10, 1620085. doi:10.1080/20008198.2019.1620085
(link)
Idås, T., Skare Orgeret, K., & Backholm, K. (2020). #MeToo, Sexual Harassment, and Coping Strategies in Norwegian Newsrooms. Media and Communication, 8, 57-67. doi:10.17645/mac.v8i1.2529
(link)
Isomaa, R., Backholm, K., & Birgegård, A. (2015). Posttraumatic stress disorder in eating disorder patients: The roles of psychological distress and timing of trauma. Psychiatry Research, 230, 506-510. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2015.09.044
(link)
Lindholm, J., Backholm, K., & Högväg, J. (2021). Information Overload! Investigating the Usability of an Information Tool for Crisis Situations with Biometric Data. In L. Oliviera, F. Tajariol, & L. Baptista Goncalves (Eds.), Digital Services in Crisis, Disaster, and Emergency Situations (pp. 50-76). IGI Global.
(link)
MacDonald, J. B., Backholm, K., Saliba, A. J., & Hodgins, G. (2022). Predictors of trauma reactions in TV news camera operators. Traumatology, 28, 279-287. doi:10.1037/trm0000332
(link)
Ruohonen, R., & Backholm, K. (2023). Matter of trust: How to include digital volunteers in crisis management. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 1-10. doi:10.1111/1468-5973.12484
(link)
Selected conferences and invited presentations
Backholm, K. (2017, October). The RESCUE project – developing a tool for handling social media information. Presentation held at the Samfunnets risikofaktorer – kunnskap och råd-conference, Oslo, Norway.
Backholm, K., Högväg, J., & Lindholm, J. (2017, August). Securing situational awareness in technical innovations for crisis journalism. Paper presented at the 23rd Nordic Conference on Media and Communication Research, Tampere, Finland.
Backholm, K., & Idås, T. (2021, August). Journalistic work challenges and the coronavirus. A study on journalists’ work environment and psychological health during a pandemic. Paper presented at the NordMedia Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Backholm, K., Idås, T., & Korhonen, J. (2017, June). Ethical dilemmas, social support, and posttraumatic growth in news journalists working with large-scale violence. Presentation held at the 15th European Conference on Traumatic Stress, Odense, Denmark.
Backholm, K., & Newman, E. (2023, June). Trends, topics, and teachers in the field of journalism and trauma – navigating current trends and challenges in a multidisciplinary research discipline. Keynote panel held at the ‘Living to tell the tale’ - Building Community Resilience in Journalism Symposium, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Backholm, K., Newman, E., Idås, T., & Rees, G. (2019, June). Journalists and online harassment: The psychological impact of threats and aggression in social media and on the web. Symposium held at the 16th European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Conference, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Backholm, K., Ruohonen, H., & Strandberg, K. (2022, October). Deliberation and journalism - applying deliberative norms to handle online incivility. Presentation held at the 9th European Communication Conference, Aarhus, Denmark.
Idås, T., & Backholm, K. (2016, January). Krävande uppdrag – nyheter, journalister och posttraumatisk stress [Demanding Assignments – News, Journalists, and Posttraumatic Stress]. Presentation held at the Mediespråk 2016 Seminar, Vaasa, Finland.
Idås, T., & Backholm, K. (2016, May). Risk and Resilience among Journalists Covering Potentially Traumatic Events. Poster presented at the UNESCO Research Conference on the Safety of Journalists, Helsinki, Finland.
Lindholm, J., Backholm, K., & Högväg, J. (2016, November). Finding news in the social media stream. Testing the usability of a toolset for information verification with a sample of news journalists. Paper presented at the 6th European Communication Conference, Prague, Czech Republic.
Backholm, K., Högväg, J., & Lindholm, J. (2017, August). Securing situational awareness in technical innovations for crisis journalism. Paper presented at the 23rd Nordic Conference on Media and Communication Research, Tampere, Finland.
Backholm, K., & Idås, T. (2021, August). Journalistic work challenges and the coronavirus. A study on journalists’ work environment and psychological health during a pandemic. Paper presented at the NordMedia Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Backholm, K., Idås, T., & Korhonen, J. (2017, June). Ethical dilemmas, social support, and posttraumatic growth in news journalists working with large-scale violence. Presentation held at the 15th European Conference on Traumatic Stress, Odense, Denmark.
Backholm, K., & Newman, E. (2023, June). Trends, topics, and teachers in the field of journalism and trauma – navigating current trends and challenges in a multidisciplinary research discipline. Keynote panel held at the ‘Living to tell the tale’ - Building Community Resilience in Journalism Symposium, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Backholm, K., Newman, E., Idås, T., & Rees, G. (2019, June). Journalists and online harassment: The psychological impact of threats and aggression in social media and on the web. Symposium held at the 16th European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Conference, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Backholm, K., Ruohonen, H., & Strandberg, K. (2022, October). Deliberation and journalism - applying deliberative norms to handle online incivility. Presentation held at the 9th European Communication Conference, Aarhus, Denmark.
Idås, T., & Backholm, K. (2016, January). Krävande uppdrag – nyheter, journalister och posttraumatisk stress [Demanding Assignments – News, Journalists, and Posttraumatic Stress]. Presentation held at the Mediespråk 2016 Seminar, Vaasa, Finland.
Idås, T., & Backholm, K. (2016, May). Risk and Resilience among Journalists Covering Potentially Traumatic Events. Poster presented at the UNESCO Research Conference on the Safety of Journalists, Helsinki, Finland.
Lindholm, J., Backholm, K., & Högväg, J. (2016, November). Finding news in the social media stream. Testing the usability of a toolset for information verification with a sample of news journalists. Paper presented at the 6th European Communication Conference, Prague, Czech Republic.
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