Table 4.
Participants’ answers to the opposing behavior area questions by the study variables
| Variable | Category | Question 1 Did Your Child Show More Irritability (Intolerance to Rules, Caprices, Excessive Demands) during the Coronavirus Outbreak? |
Question 2 During the Coronavirus Outbreak, Has Your Son/Daughter Experienced any Mood Swings that You Hadn’t Noticed before? |
Question 3 During the Coronavirus Outbreak, Did Your Child Have Sleep Problems that You Had Not Observed before (Difficulty Falling Asleep, Agitation during Sleep, Frequent Awakenings)? |
Question 4 Has Your Child Been Nervous about the Pandemic during the Coronavirus Outbreak (When Confronted with Messages Coming from Parents or TV about the Coronavirus; or Because of Restrictions)? |
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| N (%)—Yes Answer | Χ2 (p, V) Values | N (%)—Yes Answer | Χ2 (p, V) Values | N (%)—Yes Answer | Χ2 (p, V) Values | N (%)—Yes Answer | Χ2 (p, V) Values | ||
| Participant’s gender | Male | 33 (62.3) | 0.03 (0.869, 0.03) | 49 (92.5) | 5.32 (0.021, 0.12) | 17 (32.1) | 2.19 (0.139, 0.07) | 37 (70) | 0.01 (0.940, 0.00) |
| Female | 220 (66.9) | 260 (79) | 141 (42.9) | 228 (69.3) | |||||
| Participant’s education level | ≤Sec | 76 (70) | 1.04 (0.596, 0.05) | 90 (82.6) | 7.48 (0.024, 0.14) | 44 (40.4) | 0.75 (0.687, 0.04) | 79 (72.5) | 1.24 (0.538, 0.06) |
| BA | 99 (66) | 129 (86) | 66 (44) | 105 (70) | |||||
| ≥MA | 78 (63.4) | 90 (73.2) | 48 (39) | 81 (65.9) | |||||
| Participant working | Yes | 207 (69) | 4.79 (0.029, 0.11) | 247 (82.3) | 1.88 (0.170, 0.07) | 138 (46) | 12.40 (<0.001, 0.18) | 207 (69) | 0.09 (0.763, 0.01) |
| No | 46 (56.1) | 62 (75.6) | 20 (24.4) | 58 (70.7) | |||||
| Diagnosed Coronavirus in the family | Yes | 94 (79) | 12.59 (<0.001, 0.18) | 98 (82.4) | 0.24 (0.625, 0.03) | 57 (47.9) | 3.05 (0.093, 0.09) | 90 (75.6) | 3.18 (0.093, 0.09) |
| No | 159 (60.5) | 211 (80.2) | 101 (38.4) | 175 (66.5) | |||||
| Child’s gender | Male | 126 (64.6) | 0.47 (0.496, 0.04) | 154 (78) | 0.95 (0.331, 0.05) | 85 (43.6) | 0.82 (0.366, 05) | 134 (68.7) | 0.08 (0.777, 0.01) |
| Female | 127 (67.9) | 155 (82.9) | 73 (39) | 131 (70.1) | |||||
| Child’s isolation | Yes | 133 (80.1) | 25.33 (<0.001, 0.26) | 145 (87.3) | 7.92 (0.005, 0.14) | 72 (43.3) | 0.49 (0.480, 0.04) | 129 (77.7) | 9.61 (0.002, 0.16) |
| No | 120 (55.6) | 164 (75.9) | 86 (40) | 136 (63) | |||||
| Child’s grade | PK | 40 (58) | 5.09 (0.024, 0.18) 2.28 (0.046, 0.03) |
40 (58) | 29.87 (<0.001, 0.47) 5.57 (0.464, 0.11) |
20 (29) | 4.41 (0.036, 0.17) 6.83 (0.078, 0.17) |
20 (29) | 59.11 (<0.001, 0.63) 0.61 (0.894, 0.05) |
| K | 61 (75.3) | 77 (95) | 37 (45.7) | 73 (90.1) | |||||
| 1st | 29 (59.2) | 41 (83.7) | 16 (32.7) | 37 (75.5) | |||||
| 2nd | 34 (58.7) | 50 (86.2) | 25 (43.1) | 42 (75) | |||||
| 3rd | 36 (64.2) | 48 (85.7) | 32 (57.1) | 40 (71.4) | |||||
| 4th | 53 (76.8) | 53 (76.8) | 28 (40.6) | 53 (76.8) | |||||