Witnessing through Screens: A Narrative Study of Reactions to Distressing News Media & Health Consequences

Posters

Keyword: Digital Media

Abstract: This narrative study explores how young first- and second-generation immigrants experience and interpret exposure to traumatic media. Findings reveal algorithm-driven overexposure, moral identity conflicts, emotional and physical distress, and coping behaviors. The study highlights vicarious trauma’s psychological and physiological toll and emphasizes meaning-making in digital media consumption.

• Nour Younies (Presenting Author)
• Elaine Tannouz (Author)
• Suellen Hopfer (Author)