Table 4.
Experiences on daily life functioning in families with a child with a mental health condition (MHC) and without a mental health condition (NO-MHC), results of Chi-square and effect size for the differences between countries and effect sizes for the comparison between the MHC group and the NO-MHC group
| Total | UK | Sweden | Spain | Belgium | Netherlands | Germany | Italy | Country differences χ2 (ES) | NO-MHC vs MHC group χ2 (ES) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Child feels socially isolated | MHC | 55.4 | 66.0 | 53.5 | 44.1 | 69.7 | 52.2 | 66.3 | 57.6 | 156.32* (0.18) | 14.52* (0.05) |
| NO-MHC | 60.4 | 67.3 | 55.7 | 47.8 | 76.9 | 48.2 | 67.3 | 61.3 | |||
| 2. Parent feels socially isolated | MHC | 57.0 | 69.2 | 56.0 | 46.3 | 69.3 | 63.7 | 61.2 | 50.7 | 103.15* (0.15) | 0.06 (0.00) |
| NO-MHC | 57.2 | 67.2 | 53.2 | 47.9 | 72.7 | 54.9 | 62.0 | 53.4 | |||
| 3. Adults drink alcohol/use other drugs | MHC | 5.0 | 16.0 | 1.3 | 2.9b | 14.1 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 1.7b | 176.62* (0.20) | 0.01 (0.00) |
| NO-MHC | 5.0 | 19.1a | 2.1b | 2.5b | 9.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 1.5b | |||
| 4. Conflicts with the child | MHC | 30.7 | 40.4 | 23.8 | 30.8 | 35.2 | 30.4 | 45.8 | 24.1 | 266.51* (0.24) | 2.08 (0.02) |
| NO-MHC | 28.9 | 38.4 | 11.0 | 27.4 | 28.1 | 25.0 | 41.3 | 20.8 | |||
| 5. Conflicts between adults | MHC | 14.6 | 18.8 | 10.3 | 15.9 | 14.9 | 9.0 | 28.7 | 12.3 | 132.65* (0.17) | 0.04 (0.00) |
| NO-MHC | 14.8 | 18.7 | 6.8 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 6.2 | 22.5 | 10.4 | |||
| 6. Digital media use, not including schoolwork | MHC | 60.9 | 74.5 | 48.8 | 66.7 | 75.8 | 60.1 | 57.1 | 65.8 | 286.72* (0.25) | 0.31 (0.00) |
| NO-MHC | 60.2 | 75.0a | 35.9b | 68.7a | 73.7a | 51.2 | 59.8 | 64.7 | |||
| 7. Work-related problems | MHC | 24.1 | 33.0 | 13.4 | 34.4 | 15.3 | 21.4 | 32.6 | 33.1 | 102.13* (0.15) | 2.32 (0.02) |
| NO-MHC | 22.3 | 28.1 | 10.9 | 27.5 | 17.4 | 19.9 | 22.0 | 29.9 | |||
| 8. Financial problems | MHC | 17.8 | 16.5 | 13.1 | 24.0 | 10.2 | 13.5 | 26.5 | 26.2 | 82.74* (0.14) | 7.58 (0.04) |
| NO-MHC | 15.0 | 14.3 | 7.4 | 20.0 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 16.5 | 19.5 |
Numbers indicate percentage of parents reporting a score of 4 or 5 (“more” or “much more”). The letters a and b indicate a significant difference between countries with an effect size of at least medium size (V ≥ .30), with the letter a always indicating a larger proportion compared to countries marked with the letter b
*Significant at p < .001