Table 4.
Spearman correlation coefficient (p-value) regarding associations between environmental variables and CBCL 1.5–5 scales showing significantly higher T scores at T1.
| Anxious/Depressed a | Aggressive Behavior a | Externalizing Problems a | Anxiety Problems a | Oppositional Defiant Problems a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-Demographic Information | |||||
| SES | −0.053 (0.632) | −0.067 (0.540) | −0.147 (0.179) | 0.033 (0.763) | −0.010 (0.927) |
| Maternal education level | −0.002 (0.983) | 0.034 (0.753) | −0.131 (0.228) | 0.034 (0.754) | 0.065 (0.552) |
| Paternal education level | 0.057 (0.603) | −0.086 (0.430) | −0.143 (0.187) | −0.051 (0.638) | −0.038 (0.730) |
| Environmental Measures Collected during T1 | |||||
| Family member(s) infected with COVID-19 | −0.064 (0.549) | −0.095 (0.375) | −0.076 (0.475) | 0.086 (0.418) | −0.033 (0.757) |
| Friend(s) infected with COVID-19 | 0.121 (0.256) | 0.123 (0.246) | 0.084 (0.430) | 0.163 (0.124) | 0.115 (0.280) |
| Access to exteriors | −0.069 (0.521) | −0.170 (0.108) | −0.234 * (0.026) | −0.080 (0.455) | −0.237 * (0.024) |
| Number of rooms | −0.221 * (0.036) | −0.203 (0.054) | −0.202 (0.057) | −0.231 * (0.028) | 0.177 (0.096) |
| Explanation(s) given to child | 0.256 * (0.015) | 0.122 (0.251) | 0.052 (0.627) | 0.033 (0.754) | 0.145 (0.172) |
| Contact with kindergarten | −0.111 (0.305) | −0.150 (0.165) | −0.287 (0.007) | −0.071 (0.512) | −0.004 (0.971) |
In bold the results that survived correction for multiple comparisons, adjusted alpha threshold p = 0.01; * indicated correlations significant at the uncorrected but not at the corrected alpha level. a T1-T0 difference score.