Klas Backholm University Teacher, Social Sciences Email: klas.backholm@abo.fi Mobile: +358-505750634 Phone: +358-6-3247006

Peer-reviewed publications

A1 Journal article (refereed) Trauma in the newsroom: Social support, post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth among journalists working with terror (2019) Trond Idås, K. Backholm, J. Korhonen European Journal of Psychotraumatology View on publisher's site

A3 Book section, Chapters in research books Key communicators’ perspectives on the use of social media in risks and crises: (2018) Harald Hornmoen, Klas Backholm, Elsebeth Frey, Rune Ottosen, Gudrun Reimerth, FH Joanneum, Steen Steensen Routledge

A1 Journal article (refereed) Promoting Situation Awareness: Usability of a Social Media Tool for Journalists and Crisis Managers (2018) Klas Backholm, Joachim Högväg, Jenny Lindholm, Jørn Knutsen, Even Westvang International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management View on publisher's site

A3 Book section, Chapters in research books Reflecting on Ethics in the Investigation of Online Communication during Emergencies (2018) Eva Goldgruber, Julian Ausserhofer, Harald Hornmoen, Steen Steensen, Klas Backholm, Gudrun Reimerth, Elsebeth Frey, Rune Ottosen, Colin John McInnes Springer View on publisher's site

A3 Book section, Chapters in research books Social Media Use in Crises and Risks: An Introduction to the Collection (2018) Harald Hornmoen, Klas Backholm Emerald View on publisher's site

C2 Edited book Social Media Use in Crisis and Risk Communication: Emergencies, Concerns and Awareness (2018) Harald Hornmoen, Klas Backholm, Steen Steensen, Elsebeth Frey, Rune Ottosen, Per Helge Måseide, Maria Theresa Konow-Lund, Colin McInnes, Susanne Sackl-Sharif, Eva Goldgruber, Julian Ausserhofer, Robert Gutounig, Gudrun Reimerth, Joachim Högväg, Jørn Knutsen, Jenny Lindholm, Even Westvang Emerald View on publisher's site

A3 Book section, Chapters in research books Tailoring Tools to the Rescue: Lessons Learned from Developing a Social Media Information Gathering Tool (2018) Klas Backholm, Joachim Högväg, Jørn Knutsen, Jenny Lindholm, Even Westvang Emerald View on publisher's site

A3 Book section, Chapters in research books What Eye Movements and Facial Expressions Tell Us About User-Friendliness: Testing a Tool for Communicators and Journalists (2018) Jenny Lindholm, Klas Backholm, Joachim Högväg Emerald View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Crises, rumours and reposts: Journalists’ social media content gathering and verification practices in breaking news situations (2017) Klas Backholm, Julian Ausserhofer, Elsebeth Frey, Anna Grøndahl Larsen, Harald Hornmoen, Joachim Högväg, Gudrun Reimerth Media and Communication View on publisher's site

A3 Book section, Chapters in research books Risk and Resilience among Journalists Covering Potentially Traumatic Events (2017) Trond Idås, Klas Backholm Nordicom

A3 Book section, Chapters in research books Distress among journalists working the incidents (2016) Klas Backholm Wiley-Blackwell View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Ethical dilemmas, work-related guilt, and posttraumatic stress reactions of news journalists covering the terror attack in Norway in 2011 (2015) Backholm K., Idås T. Journal of Traumatic Stress View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Posttraumatic stress disorder in eating disorder patients: The roles of psychological distress and timing of trauma (2015) Rasmus Isomaa, Klas Backholm, Andreas Birgegård Psychiatry Research View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) The prevalence and impact of trauma history in eating disorder patients (2013) Klas Backholm, Rasmus Isomaa, Andreas Birgegård European Journal of Psychotraumatology View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Journalists’ emotional reactions after working with the Jokela school shooting incident (2012) Klas Backholm, Kaj Björkqvist Media, War and Conflict View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) The mediating effect of depression between exposure to potentially traumatic events and PTSD in news journalists (2012) Klas Backholm, Kaj Björkqvist European Journal of Psychotraumatology View on publisher's site

A3 Book section, Chapters in research books U.S. and Finnish journalists: A comparative study of roles, responsibilities and emotional reactions to school shootings (2012) Klas Backholm, Marguerite Moritz, Kaj Björkqvist Emerald View on publisher's site

G5 Doctoral dissertation (article) Work-related Crisis Exposure, Psychological trauma and PTSD in News Journalists (2012) Klas Backholm

A1 Journal article (refereed) The effects of exposure to crisis on well-being of journalists: a study of crisis-related factors predicting psychological health in a sample of Finnish journalists (2010) Klas Backholm, Kaj Björkqvist Media, War and Conflict View on publisher's site

Other publications

B2 Book section Ethical Dilemmas, Guilt and Posttraumatic Stress in News Journalists (2016) Klas Backholm, Trond Idås Nordicom

B2 Book section Kuka pitäisi huolta toimittajasta? [Who should take care of the journalists?] (2008) Klas Backholm University of Tampere, Journalism Research and Development Centre