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. 2023 Sep 28;14:1150973. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1150973

Table 2.

Questionnaires assessing mental health problems and well-being.

Trios of offspring aged under 15 and their parents Trios of offspring aged over 16 and their parents
Objectives Offspring Parents Offspring Parents Number of items, scale types
Depressive symptoms DSRS-C K6 K6 K6 DSRS-C: 9 items, 3-point LS
K6: 6 items, 5-point LS
Subjective happiness SLSS SWLS SWLS SWLS SLSS: 7 items, 6-point LS
SWLS: 5 items, 7-point LS
Internalizing/externalizing symptoms Self-rated SDQ for 11–17 year olds SDQ for the parents
of 4–17 year olds
x x 25 items, 3-point LS
Trauma and re-experiencing symptoms x PDS PDS PDS See main text for details.
Loneliness x x TIL TIL 3 items, 5-point LS
Fear of COVID-19 FCV-19S FCV-19S FCV-19S FCV-19S 7 items, 5-point LS

“x” means that the questionnaire is not administered to that participant. DSRS-C, Birleson Depression Self-Rating Scale for Children (80, 81); K6, Kessler 6 Psychological Distress Scale (82, 83); SDQ, Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (84); TIL, Three-Item Loneliness Scale (85, 86); FCV-19S, Fear of COVID-19 Scale (87, 88); LS, Lickert scale.