Table 3.
Prosocial Activity During COVID by Recency of SDV Exposure
|
All participants (N=990) n (%) |
No SDV exposure (n=165) n (%) |
SDV exposure > 1 year ago (past) (n=371) n (%) |
SDV exposure < 1 year ago (recent) (n=454) n (%) |
P value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social integration in past 2 weeks | |||||
| I have talked to friends virtually (like Facetime, Zoom) | 787 (79.5) | 127 (77.0) | 290 (78.2) | 370 (81.5) | .34 |
| I have spent time with people, like friends or family, face to face outside that I do not live with in-person |
732 (73.9) | 134 (81.2) | 271 (73.1) | 327 (72.0) | .06 |
| I have spent time with people, like friends or family, face to face inside that I do not live with in person |
725 (73.2) | 130 (78.8) | 266 (71.7) | 329 (72.5) | .20 |
| I have talked to family virtually (like Facetime, Zoom) | 582 (58.8) | 106 (64.2) | 217 (58.5) | 259 (57.1) | .27 |
| Helping behaviors in past 2 weeks | |||||
| I have reached out to friends who I think may be having a hard time because of the pandemic |
677 (68.4) | 103 (62.4) | 232 (62.5) | 342 (75.3)a,b | <.001 |
| I have reached out to family who I think may be having a hard time because of the pandemic |
416 (42.0) | 80 (48.5) | 141 (38.0) | 195 (42.9) | .07 |
| I have spent time helping a child, sibling or younger family member with online school |
514 (51.9) | 97 (58.8) | 178 (48.0) | 239 (52.6) | .06 |
| I have helped neighbors who I think may be having a hard time because of the pandemic |
202 (20.4) | 41 (24.9) | 73 (19.7) | 88 (19.4) | .30 |
| I have volunteered for programs to help other people deal with the impact of the pandemic |
165 (16.7) | 38 (23.0) | 60 (16.2) | 67 (14.8)a | .05 |
| Count of prosocial activities (M, SE) | 4.85 (2.07) | 5.19 (.17) | 4.66 (.11)a | 4.88 (.09) | .03 |
| High prosocial activities n (%) | 228 (23.0) | 54 (32.7) | 75 (20.2)a | 99 (21.8)a | .005 |
Note. SDV = self-directed violence
a
Significantly different from no SDV exposure;
b
Significantly different from past SDV exposure.