. 2020 Dec 29;296:113692. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113692

Table 3.

Comparison of worsening and improving within and between children and adolescents during the lockdown.

		Previous low severity degree				Children vs. adolescents		Previous moderate severity degree				Children vs. adolescents		Previous high severity degree				Children vs. adolescents
		*Improving N (%)*	*WorseningN (%)*	χ²	p	χ²	p	*ImprovingN (%)*	*Worsening N (%)*	χ²	p	χ²	p	*Improving N (%)*	*Worsening N (%)*	χ²	p	χ²	p
Boredom	C	17 (9.5%)	127 (70.5%)	82.507	.000	.112	.946	20 (12.4%)	79 (48.7%)	33.980	.000	10.338	.006	18 (18.2%)	18 (18.2%)	.000	1.000	.025	.988
	A	16 (10.5%)	108 (71%)	66.782	.000	.112	.946	25 (19.9%)	40 (31.7%)	3.015	.082	10.338	.006	16 (20.2%)	15 (19%)	.000	1.000	.025	.988
Temper tantrums	C	29 (17.5%)	91 (54.8%)	31.008	.000	.093	.955	37 (29.4%)	46 (36.5%)	.771	.380	8.789	.012	13 (22.4%)	4 (6.9%)		.049^*	.050	.975
Temper tantrums	A	27 (17%)	82 (51.6%)	26.752	.000	.093	.955	24 (28.2%)	21 (24.7%)	.089	.766	8.789	.012	12 (34.3%)	4 (11.4%)		.077^*	.050	.975
Sadness	C	30 (21.6%)	85 (61.1%)	25.357	.000	12.934	.002	17 (32.1%)	17 (32.1%)	.000	1.000	.873	.646	2 (11.8%)	7 (41.1%)		.180^*	5.655	.061
Sadness	A	37 (33.4%)	41 (36.9%)	.115	.734	12.934	.002	20 (29.8%)	16 (23.9%)	.250	.617	.873	.646	7 (43.8%)	2 (12.5%)		.180^*	5.655	.061
Little enjoy/int	C	25 (19.7%)	81 (63.8%)	28.538	.000	2.254	.324	15 (16.3%)	54 (58.7%)	20.928	.000	5.632	.060	8 (17%)	28 (59.6%)	10.028	.002	2.773	.250
Little enjoy/int	A	24 (23.8%)	56 (55.4%)	12.013	.001	2.254	.324	25 (31.3%)	36 (44.9%)	1.639	.200	5.632	.060	9 (25%)	15 (41.7%)	.	.307^*	2.773	.250
Restlessness	C	29 (18.8%)	83 (53.9%)	25.080	.000	3.074	.215	56 (28.4%)	40 (20.3%)	2.344	.126	.685	.710	30 (25.5%)	3 (2.5%)	20.485	.000	034	.983
Restlessness	A	36 (21.8%)	82 (49.7%)	17.161	.000	3.074	.215	51 (34.2%)	29 (19.5%)	5.513	.019	.685	.710	16 (38.6%)	3 (4.3%)	17.633	.000	034	.983
Opposition	C	24 (20.4%)	56 (47.4%)	12.013	.001	1.808	.405	43 (27.4%)	35 (22.3%)	.628	. 428	939	.625	21 (19.8%)	4 (3.8%)		.001	3.065	.216
Opposition	A	30 (26.3%)	50 (43.9%)	4.513	.034	1.808	.405	38 (31.3%)	24 (19.9%)	2.726	.099	939	.625	22 (28.2%)	9 (11.5%)	4.645	.031	3.065	.216
Irritability	C	37 (22.3%)	83 (50%)	16.875	.000	2.138	.303	54 (30.4%)	49 (27.5%)	.155	.693	6.947	.0.31	24 (28.6%)	3 (3.5%)	14.815	.000	.329	.848
Irritability	A	39 (22.2%)	85 (48.3%)	16.331	.000	2.138	.303	47 (37.3%)	23 (18.3%)	7.557	.006	6.947	.0.31	22 (38.6%)	4 (7%)	11.115	.001	.329	.848
Anxiety	C	34 (30.6%)	40 (36%)	,338	.561	4.415	.110	28 (25.7%)	37 (33.9%)	.985	.321	4.198	.123	12 (29.3%)	11 (26.8%)		1.000^*	1.006	.605
Anxiety	A	44 (37.3%)	43 (36.4%)	.000	1.000	4.415	.110	32 (35.5%)	20 (22.3%)	2.327	.127	4.198	.123	12 (34.3%)	6 (17.1%)		.238^*	1.006	.605
Verbal aggression	C	19 (18.6%)	50 (49%)	13.043	.000	.984	.612	24 (22.2%)	31 (28.7%)	.655	.418	.811	.667	16 (31.4%)	6 (11.7%)		.052^*	.940	.625
Verbal aggression	A	22 (20.4%)	47 (43.5%)	8.348	.004	.984	.612	22 (24.2%)	21 (23.1%)	.000	1.000	.811	.667	10 (25%)	4 (10%)		.180^*	.940	.625
Argument	C	45 (28.8%)	87 (55.8%)	12.735	.000	2.377	.305	66 (32.3%)	85 (41.7%)	2.146	.143	4.832	.089	54 (49.5)	33 (30.3%)	4.598	.032	1.649	.438
	A	37 (23.1%)	94 (58.8%)	23.939	.000	2.377	.305	70 (41.4%)	54 (32%)	1.815	.178	4.832	.089	40 (47.6%)	23 (27.4%)	4.063	.044	1.649	.438
Physical aggression	C	21 (19.4%)	50 (46.3%)	11.042	.001	3.395	.183	15 (28.3%)	15 (28.3%)	.000	1.000	4.146	.126	5 (17.2%)	6 (20.7%)		1.000^*	1.793	.408
Physical aggression	A	11 (13.8%)	35 (43.7%)	11.500	0.001	3.395	.183	11 (33.3%)	5 (15.2		.210^*	4.146	.126	8 (57.2%)	3 (21.4%)		0.227^*	1.793	.408

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using binomial distribution C=children; A= adolescents. Worsening includes also ODL.