Table 4

Correlation matrix for demographic predictor variables used in generalised linear regression

	Age	Gender	Past psychiatric history	Therapy\counsel for COVID-19	Reported directly on COVID-19
Age	1
Gender	−0.08	1
Past psychiatric history	0.02	0.27*	1
Therapy/counsel for COVID-19	0.09	−0.05	0.01	1
Reported directly on COVID-19	−0.29*	0.06	0.19	−0.01	1
GHQ-12	−0.18	0.23	0.21	−0.31**	0.21
GAD-7	−0.13	0.29*	0.23	−0.37**	0.28*
PHQ-9	−0.07	0.22	0.30	−0.34**	0.23*
PCL-5	−0.04	0.26*	0.24	−0.17	0.13

Correlations are calculated with Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient (R²).
*p<0.05; **p<0.01.
GAD-7, Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale-7; GHQ-12, 12-item General Health Questionnaire; PCL-5, PTSD Checklist for DSM-5; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire.