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. 2021 Dec 27;9(1):13. doi: 10.3390/children9010013

Table 2.

Emotional signs and symptoms of stress in the total sample and across genders (n = 434).

Emotional Signs of Stress Total Sample Female Male t-Statistic & p-Value
Mean (S.D.) Mean (S.D.) Mean (S.D.)
Anxious 2.50 (1.38) 1.68 (1.43) 1.20 (1.23) t (432) = 3.68 ***
Angry 2.28 (1.27) 1.49 (1.35) 0.93 (1.05) t (432) = 4.81 ***
Afraid 2.56 (1.33) 1.69 (1.37) 1.34 (1.23) t (432) = 2.64 **
Sad 2.36 (1.33) 1.49 (1.39) 1.15 (1.20) t (432) = 42.59 *
Worried 2.75 (1.40) 1.82 (1.45) 1.63 (1.29) t (432) = 1.36 (ns)
Irritable 2.31 (1.30) 1.49 (1.39) 1.01 (1.08) t (432) = 3.98 ***
Concerned 2.39 (1.21) 1.53 (1.26) 1.15 (1.07) t (432) = 3.32 **
Bored 2.77 (1.38) 1.89 (1.41) 1.58 (1.34) t (432) = 2.23 *
Lonely 2.45 (1.45) 1.53 (1.41) 1.31 (1.33) t (432) = 1.53 (ns)
Frustrated 2.42 (1.31) 1.53 (1.41) 1.24 (1.12) t (432) = 2.31 *
Loss of focus 2.60 (1.36) 1.81 (1.41) 1.27 (1.25) t (432) = 3.96 ***
Having racing thoughts 2.38 (1.29) 1.44 (1.27) 1.27 (1.32) t (432) = 1.34 (ns)
Forgetful in daily activities 2.46 (1.26) 1.59 (1.32) 1.23 (1.13) t (432) = 2.91 **
Unable to plan activities 2.52 (1.30) 1.65 (1.37) 1.28 (1.15) t (432) = 3.01 **
Disorganized 2.50 (1.27) 1.61 (1.32) 1.30 (1.17) t (432) = 2.47 *
Total Score on Scale 37.2 (15.4) 39.2 (16.3) 33.9 (13.5) t (432) = 3.67 ***

Level of significance *** p < 0.001; ** p < 0.01; * p < 0.05; ns = non-significant.