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. 2020 Dec 3;11:570164. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.570164

Table 5.

Results from hierarchical regression examining the association between psychological and behavioral symptoms during quarantine and housing conditions, controlling for children's sex and age.

Predictor variables B 95% CI (B) β t statistic p-value ΔR2 Adj.R2
DV: anxiety/activation
Step 1
   Constant 2.76 2.58, 2.94 30.56 <0.001 0.003 0.002
   Child sex −0.26 −0.52, −0.004 −0.05 1.99 0.04
Step 2
   Constant 2.94 2.71, 3.17 24.82 <0.001 0.006 0.005
   Child sex −0.25 −0.51, 0.001 −0.05 −1.96 0.04
   Outdoor exit −0.31 −0.57, −0.04 −0.06 −2.32 0.02
DV: mood
Step 1
   Constant 1.72 1.61, 1.83 29.79 <0.001 0 −0.001
   Child sex −0.004 −0.16, 0.16 −0.001 −0.04 0.96
Step 2
   Constant 2.20 1.83, 2.57 11.82 <0.001 0.005 0.004
   Child sex −0.01 −0.18, 0.15 −0.005 −0.17 0.85
   Number of people at home −0.12 −0.20, −0.03 −0.07 −2.71 0.007
DV: behavioral alterations
Step 1
   Constant 2.03 1.82, 2.24 19.14 <0.001 0.019 0.018
   Child age −0.04 −0.06, −0.02 −0.12 −4.76 <0.001
   Child sex −0.21 −0.37, −0.04 −0.06 −2.54 0.01
Step 2
   Constant 2.13 1.73, 2.53 10.42 <0.001 0.026 0.024
   Child age −0.04 −0.06, −0.02 −0.12 −4.76 <0.001
   Child sex −0.21 −0.37, −0.04 −0.06 −2.53 0.01
   Outdoor exit −0.27 −0.43, −0.10 −0.08 −3.24 0.001
Step 3: interaction effects
   Constant 2.24 1.69, 2.78 8.04 <0.001 0.028 0.024
   Child age * child sex 0.02 −0.03, 0.07 0.06 0.85 0.39
   Child age * outdoor exit −0.03 −0.06, 0.010 −0.06 −1.45 0.14
   Child sex * outdoor exit 0.05 −0.27, 0.38 0.01 0.31 0.75
DV: sleep
Step 1
   Constant 1.14 0.98, 1.30 14.41 <0.001 0.030 0.028
   Child age −0.05 −0.06, −0.03 −0.17 −6.69 <0.001
   Child sex 0.009 −0.11, 0.13 0.004 0.14 0.88
Step 2
   Constant 1.27 1.10, 1.44 14.71 <0.001 0.038 0.037
   Child age −0.05 −0.06, −0.03 −0.17 −6.70 <0.001
   Child sex 0.01 −0.11, 0.13 0.005 0.18 0.85
   Outdoor exit −0.23 −0.35, −0.11 −0.09 −3.71 <0.001
Step 3: interaction effects
   Constant 1.21 0.98, 1.44 10.37 <0.001 0.039 0.036
   Child age * outdoor exit −0.01 −0.04, 0.01 −0.03 −0.75 0.44
DV: feeding
Step 1
   Constant 0.35 0.32, 0.39 18.47 <0.001 0.004 0.004
   Child sex −0.07 −0.12, −0.01 −0.06 −2.52 0.01
Step 2
   Constant 0.41 0.36, 0.46 16.25 <0.001 0.012 0.010
   Child sex −0.07 −0.12, −0.01 −0.06 −2.48 0.01
   Outdoor exit −0.09 −0.15, −0.03 −0.08 −3.30 0.001
Step 3: interaction effects
   Constant 0.40 0.34, 0.45 13.44 <0.001 0.012 0.010
   Child sex * outdoor exit −0.05 −0.16, 0.06 −0.04 −0.82 0.40
DV: cognitive alterations
Step 1
   Constant 0.37 0.33, 0.42 17.39 <0.001 0.002 0.001
   Child sex −0.04 −0.10, 0.01 −0.04 −1.49 0.13
Step 2
   Constant 0.41 0.36, 0.47 14.68 <0.001 0.005 0.003
   Child sex −0.04 −0.10, 0.01 −0.04 −1.47 0.14
   Outdoor exit −0.07 −0.13, −0.007 −0.06 −2.19 0.029

Categorical variables: child sex (0 = male/1 = female) and outdoor exit (0 = no/1 = yes).

DV, dependent variable; B, unstandardized regression coefficient; CI, confidence interval; β, standardized regression coefficient; t, obtained t value for each predictor variable; p, probability; ΔR2, proportion of variance explained; Adj.R2, adjusted proportion of variance explained.