. 2020 Dec 2;20:101275. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101275

Table 2.

Comparison of parent anxiety by parent-reported perceived behaviour change since the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 328).

Perceived change in child’s frequency of behaviour		% overall	% among parents reporting low anxiety (n = 211)	% among parents reporting high anxiety (n = 117)
Physically active in home	Increased	48.8	52.6	41.9
	No change	32.9	33.2	32.5
	Decreased	18.3	14.2 ^a	25.6 ^a
Physically active outdoors	Increased	38.7	41.2	34.2
	No change	22.3	25.6	16.2
	Decreased	39	33.2 ^a	49.6 ^a
Watching television	Increased	58.8	54.0 ^a	67.5 ^a
	No change	38.4	43.6^b	29.1^b
	Decreased	2.7	2.4	3.4
Playing video games	Increased	56.4	49.8 ^a	68.4 ^a
	No change	40.9	47.9^b	28.2^b
	Decreased	2.7	2.4	3.4
Using screen-based devices	Increased	75.9	73.5	80.3
	No change	22	23.7	18.8
	Decreased	2.1	2.8	0.9
Playing at park	Increased	15.5	17.5	12
	No change	31.7	30.3	34.2
	Decreased	52.7	52.1	53.8
Playing at other public spaces	Increased	9.5	10.4	7.7
	No change	36.9	39.3	32.5
	Decreased	53.7	50.2	59.8
Spending time with friends outdoors	Increased	5.8	6.2	5.1
	No change	23.5	21.3	27.4
	Decreased	70.7	72.5	67.5
Spending time with friends indoors	Increased	6.4	6.6	6
	No change	22.3	18.5 ^a	29.1 ^a
	Decreased	71.3	74.9	65

Same superscript indicates significant difference (two-tailed p < .05) for categorical outcomes within COVID-19 behaviour change based on Fishers exact chi-square test with z-tests for pairwise differences in proportions.

Low anxiety includes participants reporting being somewhat or not at all anxious due to COVID-19. High anxiety includes participants reporting being extremely or very anxious due to COVID-19.