Correction: Tyson, G.; Wild, J. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms among Journalists Repeatedly Covering COVID-19 News. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 8536

Error in Figure/Table

In the original article [1], there was an error in Table 1 as published. The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was scored with a 1–4, rather than a 0–3, scale. The altered scores do not affect the subsequent analysis or results. The corrected Table 1 appears below. The authors apologize for any inconvenience caused and state that the scientific conclusions are unaffected. The original article has been updated.

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of participants and symptom measure scores.

	Repeatedly Covering COVID-19 Stories (n = 61)		Not Covering COVID-19 Stories (n = 59)		Total (n = 120)		F/X2	p
Age
Mean (SD)	39.44	(10.74)	42.49	(11.72)	40.94	(11.29)	F(1,119) = 2.21	0.140
Gender							X2(1, n = 120) = 5.65	0.017
Male	19	31.1%	31	52.5%	50	41.7%
Female	42	68.9%	28	47.5%	70	58.3%
Marital Status							X2(6, n = 120) = 10.92	0.091
Single	15	24.6%	8	13.6%	23	19.2%
Married	23	37.7%	31	52.5%	54	45%
Divorced/Separated	7	11.5%	1	1.7%	8	6.7%
Widowed	1	1.6%	0	0%	1	0.8%
Civil partnership	1	1.6%	1	1.7%	2	1.7%
Long-term partner	14	23%	16	27.1%	30	25%
Prefer not to say	0	0%	2	3.4%	2	1.7%
Ethnicity							X2(1, n = 120) = 0.91	0.339
White British/European	47	77%	52	88.1%	99	82.5%
Black/Indian/Asian/Arab	14	23%	7	11.9%	21	17.5%
Mental Health
Received diagnosis	24	39.2%	17	28.8%	41	34.2%	X2(1, n = 120) = 1.48	0.224
Received treatment	23	37.7%	17	28.8%	40	33.3%	X2(1, n = 120) = 0.73	0.394
Type of Employment							X2(1, n = 120) = 5.58	0.018
Freelance	11	18%	22	37.3%	33	27.5%
Organisation	50	82%	37	62.7%	87	72.5%
Job Title							X2(7, n = 120) = 7.43	0.386
Broadcast journalist	14	23%	9	15.3%	23	19.2%
Video journalist	1	1.6%	4	6.8%	5	4.2%
Reporter	26	42.6%	21	35.6%	47	39.2%
Editor	12	19.7%	13	22%	25	20.8%
Producer	4	6.6%	2	3.4%	6	5%
Camera operator	0	0%	1	1.7%	1	0.8%
Other	4	6.6%	9	15.6%	13	10.8%
Years in role							F(1,119) = 0.50	0.483
Mean (SD)	7.69	(6.81)	8.66	(8.15)	8.17	(7.48)
Trauma Exposure (no. of lifetime incidents)							F(1,119) = 5.94	0.016
Mean (SD)	11.57	(5.62)	8.89	(6.12)	10.30	(5.98)
COVID-19 Impact
Had COVID-19	5	8.2%	2	3.4%	7	5.8%	X2(1, n = 120) = 1.26	0.261
Family/Friend had COVID-19	20	32.8%	22	37.3%	42	35%	X2(1, n = 120) = 0.27	0.605
Financial difficulties due to COVID-19	12	19.7%	13	22%	25	20.8%	X2(1, n = 120) = 0.10	0.750
Family difficulties due to COVID-19	19	31.1%	15	25.4%	34	28.3%	X2(1, n = 120) = 0.48	0.487
Working longer hours	35	57.4%	23	39%	58	48.3%	X2(1, n = 120) = 4.06	0.044
Interviewed people with COVID-19	24	39.3%	8	13.6%	32	26.7%	X2(1, n = 120) = 10.20	0.001
Seen people suffer with COVID-19	18	29.5%	6	10.2%	24	20%	X2(1, n = 120) = 7.01	0.008
Symptom Measures Mean (SD)
PCL-5	21.34	(18.20)	12.26	(12.41)	-	-	F(1,90) = 7.50	0.007
PHQ-9	7.86	(5.54)	6.03	(4.99)	-	-	F(1,80) = 2.47	0.120
GHQ-12	17.70	(5.91)	15.09	(6.54)	-	-	F(1,116) = 5.20	0.024
Process Measures Mean (SD)
RIQ total score	21.65	(10.40)	16.14	(8.87)	-	-	F(1,89) = 7.26	0.008
Rumination	8.37	(5.97)	5.19	(4.61)	-	-	F(1,89) = 7.87	0.006
Suppression	9.29	(4.20)	8.12	(3.76)	-	-	F(1,89) = 1.92	0.169
Numbing	4.00	(3.12)	2.83	(2.55)	-	-	F(1,89) = 3.63	0.060

PCL-5: PTSD Checklist 5. PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire-9. GHQ-12: General Health Questionnaire-12. RIQ: Responses to Intrusions Questionnaire.