Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| % (n) | Mean (SD) | N | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full sample, parent-report | |||
| Self-report household income (> 80,000 CAD/year) | 72.8% (663) | – | 911 |
| Parent/caregiver relationship to child (biological or adoptive mother) | 90.4% (918) | – | 1015 |
| Ethnicity/ancestry of the child | 995 | ||
| Caucasian, European, Non-aboriginal North American ethnicity/ancestry origins | 60.6% (603) | – | |
| Single ethnicity/ancestry Caribbean, Latin/Central/South American, African, Asian, Oceania, North American Aboriginal origins | 16.3% (162) | – | |
| Multiple ethnicity/ancestry origins | 23.1% (230) | – | |
| Assigned sex of the child | 1014 | ||
| Male | 56.0% (568) | – | |
| Female | 44.0% (446) | – | |
| Child/adolescent gender identity (ages 6–18 years only) | 958 | ||
| Boy | 56.3% (539) | – | |
| Girl | 42.7% (409) | – | |
| Trans boy | 0.3% (3) | – | |
| Trans girl | 0% (0) | – | |
| Non-binary or self-described | 0.7% (7) | – | |
| Any premorbid mental health or ASD diagnosis (ages 6–18 years only) | 959 | ||
| Mental health diagnosis | 45.6% (437) | – | |
| ASD/neurodevelopmental diagnosis | 4.3% (41) | – | |
| Comorbid mental health and ASD/neurodevelopmental diagnosis | 12.1% (116) | – | |
| No mental health, ASD, or neurodevelopmental diagnosis | 38.1% (365) | – | |
| Child age (in years) | – | 10.46 (3.58) | 1015 |
| Parent-report of children ages 2–5 years old | |||
| Economic impact of COVID 19a | – | 0.06 (0.17) | 55 |
| Emergency measure compliancea | – | 0.07 (0.18) | 55 |
| Stress from social isolationa | 0.40 (0.29) | 25 | |
| COVID 19 exposurea (positive exposure) | 5.5% (3) | – | 55 |
| Parent-report of child/adolescent ages 6 to 18 years old | |||
| Economic impact of COVID 19a | – | 0.27 (0.25) | 959 |
| Emergency measure compliancea | – | 0.39 (0.34) | 948 |
| Stress from social isolationa | – | 0.42 (0.23) | 948 |
| COVID 19 exposurea (positive exposure) | 4.2% (40) | – | 959 |
| Child/adolescent-report, ages 10–18 years | |||
| Assigned sex of the child/adolescent | 347 | ||
| Male | 51.8% (180) | – | |
| Female | 48.1% (167) | – | |
| Child/adolescent gender identity (ages 13–18 years) | 182 | ||
| Boy | 48.4% (88) | – | |
| Girl | 50.0% (91) | – | |
| Trans boy | 1.1% (2) | – | |
| Non-binary or self-described | 0.5% (1) | – | |
| Child/adolescent age (in years) | – | 13.05 (2.53) | 347 |
| Emergency measure compliancea | – | 0.39 (0.33) | 347 |
| Stress from social isolationa | – | 0.36 (0.22) | 347 |
aCharacteristics associated with parent-report economic impact of COVID 19, parent-report COVID 19 exposure, parent- and child/adolescent-report of emergency measure compliance, and parent- and child/adolescent-report of stress associated with social isolation are reported separately for the 2–5 year age group, the 6–18 year parent-report age group, and the 10–18 year child/adolescent-report group as the items included in the scales differed in some groups (see Supplement Table 1 for full details on items and response frequencies)