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. 2021 Aug 18;12:645734. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.645734

Table 5.

Answers to the questions: “On a scale from 1-5 (very negatively – very positively), how has being an academic parent during the pandemic affected your research” and “On a scale from 1-5 (very negatively – very positively), how has being an academic parent during the pandemic affected your teaching,” showing percentages in different categories.

Question N Extremely negative Somewhat negative Neither positive nor negative Somewhat positive Extremely positive
Research in general 113 37% 40% 13% 9% 1%
Data collection 112 46% 30% 16% 7% 0%
Lab work 105* 50% 19% 29% 1% 1%
Analysis 113 38% 36% 18% 7% 1%
Reading 113 42% 29% 18% 9% 3%
Writing 113 42% 27% 16% 12% 4%
Dissemination activities 112 39% 28% 18% 13% 3%
Teaching in general 109 9% 38% 40% 11% 2%
Class preparation 109 16% 27% 44% 12% 2%
Lectures 108 13% 31% 45% 10% 1%
Asynchronous activities 107 13% 23% 46% 14% 4%
Grading 108 12% 21% 55% 9% 3%
Contact with students 108 26% 26% 33% 14% 1%
Supervision of students 108 19% 30% 38% 13% 1%
*

The lower n for lab work can be explained because not all respondents' research includes this component.