Table 3.

Responses to questions about Skip the Small Talk (STST) and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Questiona			Pre-event respondents (n=59)		Pre- and postevent respondents (n=25)		P value
How much are you looking forward to the STST event? (pre-event respondents, n=64), mean (SD)			3.48 (0.78)		3.68 (0.80)		.11
How much did you enjoy the STST event?, mean (SD)			N/Ab		4.32 (0.80)		N/A
Have you felt less connected to people in the past week due to the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic?, mean (SD)			3.41 (1.31)		3.12 (1.36)		.15
Have you been spending less time with people in the past week due to the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic?, mean (SD)			3.73 (1.41)		3.60 (1.44)		.55
Did this event help you feel more connected to others during the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic? (postevent respondents, n=24), mean (SD)			N/A		3.88 (0.95)		N/A
How anxious/stressed have you felt in the past week due to the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic?, mean (SD)			3.29 (1.15)		3.32 (1.35)		.86
Did this event help you feel less anxious/stressed during the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic? (postevent respondents, n=24), mean (SD)			N/A		3.25 (1.26)		N/A
Was your decision to attend the STST event directly related to wanting to find ways to connect with others during the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic?, n (%)
	Yes	38 (64)		16 (64)		.96
	No	13 (22)		5 (20)		.75

^aThe majority of questions were rated on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 (“not at all”) to 5 (“a great deal”).

^bN/A: not applicable; these questions only applied after the event.