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Geographical differences in the stress and distress of climate change journalists: An observational study.

Anthony Feinstein, Jillian Mead, Diego Arguedas Ortiz, Greg Cochrane, Katherine Dunn, Mitali Mukherjee

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Anthony FeinsteinDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0132-0909
Jillian MeadDepartment of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2323-2476
Diego Arguedas OrtizReuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Greg CochraneReuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Katherine DunnReuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Mitali MukherjeeReuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

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Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate potential inter-continental mental health differences in journalists covering climate-related events. Design: Descriptive, cross sectional. Setting: Internet-based study. Participants: Journalists recruited from the Oxford Climate Journalist Network: 268 of 561 (48.6%) journalists from 89 countries completed the study. Main Outcome Measures: Questions related to physical threat and loss secondary to climate change. Symptoms of anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7-item scale [GAD-7]), depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 [PHQ-9]), posttraumatic stress disorder (PCL-5) and Moral Injury (Toronto Moral Injury Scale for Journalists [TMIS-J]). Results: More African and Asian journalists felt physically threatened than journalists in Europe ( Conclusions: Given the enduring challenges posed by climate change, addressing these inequalities in journalists' care should not be delayed any further.

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climate changejournalistsmoral injury.PTSDregional differences

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PMCPMC12743957

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