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. 2021 May 6;30(21-22):3238–3248. doi: 10.1111/jocn.15829

TABLE 2.

Frequency and statistical significance for children aged 7 years or more

n = 989 Mean ± SD p Value
Male Female
Children gender No. (%) 475 (48) 514 (52)
TA 53.2 ± 28.6 42.6 ± 28.7 <.001
PA 42.9 ± 28.4 37.8 ± 28.9 .005
R/H 65.6 ± 24.0 53.7 ± 25.6 <.001
Sc/C 47.5 ± 30.1 39.2 ± 30.2 .001
Yes No p Value
Does the child have close relatives affected by COVID‐19? No. (%) 240 (24.3) 749 (75.7)
TA 48.9 ± 29.8 47.3 ± 28.9 .465
PA 42.6 ± 30.0 39.6 ± 28.4 .160
R/H 59.7 ± 25.6 59.4 ± 25.5 .857
Sc/C 42.7 ± 30.2 43.3 ± 30.4 .759
Has someone at home been affected or infected by COVID‐19? No. (%) 124 (12.5) 865 (87.5)
TA 53.0 ± 30.2 47.0 ± 28.9 .034
PA 49.0 ± 31.7 39.1 ± 28.1 <.001
R/H 59.4 ± 27.2 59.5 ± 25.3 .984
Sc/C 46.7 ± 27.6 42.7 ± 30.7 .138
Has any death occurred due to COVID‐19 close to the child’s environment? No. (%) 123 (12.4) 866 (87.6)
TA 49.2 ± 28.8 47.5 ± 29.1 .552
PA 43.9 ± 29.4 39.8 ± 28.7 .134
R/H 62.2 ± 23.7 59.1 ± 25.8 .209
Sc/C 40.5 ± 30.5 43.6 ± 30.4 .296
Has someone informed the child of this death? No. (%) 135 (13.7) 854 (86.3)
TA 49.2 ± 29.3 47.5 ± 29.1 .541
PA 44.1 ± 29.3 39.7 ± 28.7 .098
R/H 61.2 ± 23.9 59.2 ± 25.8 .397
Sc/C 40.1 ± 30.6 43.7 ± 30.3 .214
Has any of the parents been directly implied in the COVID‐19 pandemic? No. (%) 384 (38.8) 605 (61.2)
TA 50.7 ± 30.2 45.8 ± 28.2 .012
PA 44.4 ± 30.2 37.7 ± 27.5 <.001
R/H 61.0 ± 25.9 58.5 ± 25.3 .123
Sc/C 44.8 ± 30.9 42.1 ± 30.0 .186
Does someone regularly talk to the child about the situation he/she is experiencing? No. (%) 866 (87.6) 123 (12.4)
TA 47.9 ± 29.2 46.4 ± 29.0 .602
PA 40.9 ± 28.9 36.1 ± 27.0 .090
R/H 59.5 ± 25.6 59.4 ± 25.2 .963
Sc/C 43.0 ± 30.3 44.4 ± 31.0 .634
I worried about seeing my grandparents No. (%) 789 (79.8) 200 (20.2)
TA 50.1 ± 29.3 38.7 ± 26.6 <.001
PA 42.2 ± 29.0 32.8 ± 26.8 <.001
R/H 61.8 ± 25.2 50.5 ± 24.7 <.001
Sc/C 44.7 ± 30.8 37.2 ± 27.7 .001
I miss my friends No. (%) 917 (92.7) 72 (7.3)
TA 48.0 ± 29.3 44.1 ± 27.4 .280
PA 40.6 ± 28.9 35.9 ± 27.2 .183
R/H 59.8 ± 25.6 56.2 ± 23.9 .259
Sc/C 43.3 ± 30.5 41.6 ± 28.8 .657
I have trouble concentrating on my homework No. (%) 532 (53.8) 457 (46.2)
TA 58.2 ± 28.3 35.8 ± 25.2 <.001
PA 49.2 ± 29.9 30.0 ± 23.6
R/H 65.8 ± 24.6 52.2 ± 24.6
Sc/C 55.8 ± 28.5 28.5 ± 25.5
I am worried about getting COVID‐19 No. (%) 530 (53.6) 459 (46.4)
TA 54.5 ± 28.5 40.0 ± 27.9 <.001
PA 45.3 ± 29.0 34.5 ± 27.4
R/H 66.3 ± 23.8 51.7 ± 25.3
Sc/C 48.3 ± 31.2 37.2 ± 28.2
I am worried about my parents losing their jobs No. (%) 432 (43.7) 557 (56.3)
TA 56.3 ± 28.9 41.2 ± 27.6 <.001
PA 48.6 ± 29.5 33.9 ± 26.5
R/H 66.8 ± 24.4 53.9 ± 25.0
Sc/C 48.5 ± 31.0 39.0 ± 29.2

Abbreviations: No, subjects surveyed; PA, physiological anxiety; R/H, restlessness or hypersensitivity; Sc/C, social concerns or concentration; TA, total anxiety.