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. 2020 Dec 16;11:577763. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.577763

TABLE 1.

Descriptive statistics of the CONFIA-20 study sample: COVID-19-related stressors, demographics variables of participating parents, children and family relevant domains.

Total (N = 1123) Range
Person filling the questionnaire: Mother, N (%) 1004(89.5%)
COVID-19 crisis related stressors
Number of days of confinement, M (SD) 30.57 (6.47) 0–60
Number of people during confinement, M (SD) 3.89 (1.01) 1–10
House dimensions in square meters, M (SD) 126.68 (93.98) 35–1600
House with garden: Yes, N (%) 567 (50.7) 0–1
COVID-19 contagion in close circle (family, friends), N (%) 187 (16.7) 0–1
COVID-19 related death in close circle (family, friends), N (%) 59 (5.3) 0–1
Perceived economic impact on the family, M (SD) 1.36 (1.00) 0–3
Negative influence of confinement on family relations, M (SD) 0.80 (0.78) 0–3
Families
Geographic area of residency: Galicia, N (%) 899 (94.2)
Number of children per family, M (SD) 1.78 (0.69) 1–5
Parent perceived level of monthly income, N (%)
Serious problems making ends meet 20 (1.8) 0–1
Difficulties making ends meet 90 (8.1) 0–1
Tightly making ends meet 483 (43.2) 0–1
Loosely making ends meet 524 (46.9) 0–1
SES, M (SD) 0.09 (0.7) −2.6 to 1.3
Mother educational level, N (%)
Doctoral or Master’s Degree 85 (7.6) 0–1
Undergraduate 608 (54.3) 0–1
Secondary school 333 (29.8) 0–1
Primary school 90 (8) 0–1
Mother current employment situation (mother-reported), N (%)
Regular attendance 180 (18) 0–1
Work from home 319 (31.9) 0–1
Paralyzed working activity 195 (19.5) 0–1
Lost job due to COVID-19 crisis 25 (2.5) 0–1
Unemployed before the COVID-19 crisis 142 (14.2) 0–1
Father educational level, N (%)
Doctoral or Master’s Degree 54 (4.9) 0–1
Undergraduate 381 (34.7) 0–1
Secondary school 437 (39.8) 0–1
Primary school 214 (19.5) 0–1
Father current employment situation (father-reported), N (%)
Regular attendance 18 (16.2) 0–1
Work from home 58 (52.3) 0–1
Paralyzed working activity 18 (16.2) 0–1
Lost job due to COVID-19 crisis 1 (0.9) 0–1
Unemployed before the COVID-19 crisis 6 (5.4) 0–1
Optimal household resources (computer, wi-fi) for the children to do their schoolwork at home, M (SD) 2.84 (1.19) 0–4
Children
Female, N (%) 551 (50) 0–1
Age, M (SD) 7.26 (2.4) 3–12
Medical or psychological difficulty: Yes, N (%) 141 (12.6) 0–1
Specific psychological difficulties
TDAH, N (%) 25 (2.2) 0–1
TEA/Asperger, N (%) 12 (1.1) 0–1
Global adjustment to online home schooling, M (SD) 2.22 (1.1) 0–4
Parent difficulties derived from COVID-19 crisis
Perceived level of stress, M (SD) 1.57 (0.79) 0–3
Reported fear of the future, M (SD) 1.78 (0.85) 0–3
Difficulties to reconcile working and family life M (SD) 2.27 (1.28) 0–4
Difficulties helping children with their academic tasks, M (SD) 2.91 (1.08) 0–4
Anxiety, M (SD)* 2.64 (0.71) 0–4
Depression, M (SD)* 2.39 (0.73) 0–4

Items from the PHQ (Kroenke et al., 2009) were rated on a 5 point comparative scale from 0 (“much less”) to 4 (much more”) aiming to represent the change self-perceived in the emotional state as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.