Studies point to a significantly higher prevalence of mental health issues among academics compared to most other working populations. However, we know relatively little about the situation within the field of media and communication studies. Based on an international survey of 1028 researchers within this field, we found mental health issues to be widespread. Early career researchers, women, and those in nonpermanent positions were significantly more strongly affected by these issues than scholars in later career stages, men, and those in permanent employment. Academics in our field worry most about structural aspects of their work, most notably about publication pressure and future career prospects. We argue that while our findings are somewhat aligned with results from or across other fields, they are still worrisome. We thus argue for the need to start a conversation about how to reduce the mental burden, especially for young and early career researchers.

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出版与灭亡：传播和媒体学者的心理健康

研究表明，与大多数其他工作人群相比，学者中心理健康问题的患病率明显更高。然而，我们对媒体和传播研究领域的情况知之甚少。根据对该领域 1028 名研究人员的一项国际调查，我们发现心理健康问题非常普遍。职业生涯早期的研究人员、女性和非永久职位的研究人员比职业生涯后期的学者、男性和长期工作的学者更容易受到这些问题的影响。我们领域的学者最担心他们工作的结构方面，尤其是出版压力和未来的职业前景。我们认为，虽然我们的发现在某种程度上与其他领域或跨其他领域的结果一致，但它们仍然令人担忧。因此，我们认为有必要开始一场关于如何减轻精神负担的对话，特别是对于年轻和早期职业研究人员而言。