"Journalists operating in conflict zones are at a heightened risk for psychological distress due to exposure to potentially traumatic assignments (PTA). Although considerable research has explored occupational trauma among journalists, there remains a crucial gap regarding the interplay between resi ... lience, cumulative lifetime trauma exposure, and post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), particularly within non-Western, high-risk contexts. Grounded in Communication Theory of Resilience (CTR), a moderated-mediation model investigates the relationship between the mediating role of resilience and the moderating impact of cumulative lifetime exposure to potentially traumatic events (PTE) in the relationship between PTA and PTSD symptoms among Afghan journalists. Utilizing a cross-sectional survey methodology, data were collected from Afghan news journalists with 300 valid responses. The results indicate that PTA significantly predicted PTSD symptoms and was negatively associated with resilience. Resilience served as a mediator between PTA and PTSD symptoms, while lifetime exposure to PTE exhibited a nuanced moderating effect: Moderate PTE exposure bolstered resilience, while cumulative lifetime exposure diminished resilience, thus increasing vulnerability to more severe PTSD symptoms. The findings underscore limitations of purely individual-centric models and emphasize the importance of contextually and culturally tailored interventions for journalists in high-risk conflict settings." (Abstract) more

"This study examined the relationship between social media addiction and depression among students of the universities in Khost province of Afghanistan. Stratified random sampling was used and a 46-items self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 384 students of three universities Shaikh Zay ... ed, Ahmad Shah Abdali, and Pamir University. Kimberly Young’s Internet Addiction Test (IAT) was applied and replicated for measuring social media addiction; depression was measured by the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). The Pearson correlation coefficient, simple linear regression and factor analysis were employed to determine the relationship between social media addiction and depression. The findings indicated that social media addiction has a positive correlation with depression and depression significantly predicts social media addiction." (Abstract) more