Table 3.
Differences between clinical and control mothers’ samples’ scores in standardized questionnaires and in some selected variables of the ad hoc survey, calculated using student’s T-test. Standard deviations are reported. Bold for p-values<.05.
| Clinical sample (N = 45) | Control sample (N = 41) | t | p | Effect size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||
| Standardized variables | |||||||
| GHQ-12 | |||||||
| Total score | 18.00 | 4.59 | 17.76 | 2.76 | .301 | .764 | .03 |
| MAC-RF | |||||||
| Total score | 14.04 | 5.54 | 9.98 | 5.99 | 3.271 | .002 | .33 |
| Fears related to the body | 3.56 | 2.30 | 2.37 | 2.05 | 2.517 | .014 | .26 |
| Fears related to meaningful relationships | 4.60 | 1.98 | 3.22 | 2.35 | 2.953 | .004 | .30 |
| Difficulties in cognitive monitoring of concerns | 2.71 | 1.56 | 2.07 | 1.57 | 1.887 | .063 | .14 |
| Behavioral difficulties related to fear | 3.18 | 1.93 | 2.32 | 1.95 | 2.051 | .043 | .21 |
| Variables of the survey | |||||||
| Concerns for contagion | 1.93 | .44 | 1.66 | .53 | 2.587 | .012 | .26 |
| Psychological well-being | 2.62 | .57 | 2.37 | .66 | 1.921 | .058 | .19 |
| Physical well-being | 2.38 | .49 | 2.24 | .48 | 1.266 | .209 | .14 |
| Worries for asthmatic child’s contagion | 2.16 | .52 | 1.68 | .52 | 4.203 | .000 | .41 |
| Child’s psychological well-being (reported by mothers) | 2.51 | .54 | 2.41 | .49 | .850 | .398 | .09 |
| Child’s physical well-being (reported by mothers) | 2.22 | .59 | 2.32 | .47 | − .811 | .420 | − .09 |
| Communication | 4.18 | .68 | 4.17 | .83 | .043 | .966 | .01 |
| Time spent with the child before home-confinement | 7.24 | 4.97 | 6.34 | 3.73 | .945 | .347 | .10 |
| Time currently spent with the child | 10.16 | 5.78 | 10.51 | 5.61 | − .290 | .773 | − .03 |
| Concerns about the resumptions of child’s activities | 3.31 | .87 | 2.54 | .97 | 3.879 | .000 | .38 |
*Note: effect size’s r values: .00–.20 low, .30–.50 medium, .60–2.00 large.