Table 3.
Children’s behavioral and emotional changes after the pandemic outbreak and their potential causes (n = 101).
| Measure | Mean | SD | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children’s behavioral and emotional changes after the pandemic outbreak: | ||||
| Becoming more aggressive or rebellious | 1.75 | 0.86 | 1 | 4 |
| Becoming more anxious or depressed | 2.00 | 0.96 | 1 | 4 |
| Becoming more restless and less concentrating | 2.40 | 0.93 | 1 | 4 |
| Becoming more difficult to communicate | 1.80 | 0.89 | 1 | 4 |
| Children’s behavioral and emotional scale | 1.99 | 0.76 | 1 | 4 |
| Potential Causes for children’s behavioral and emotional changes: | ||||
| Treatment services stopped or reduced | 2.28 | 1.09 | 1 | 4 |
| Service change from in-person to online services | 2.49 | 1.23 | 1 | 4 |
| Isolation from friends, extended family members, and other social networks | 2.89 | 1.07 | 1 | 4 |
| Child or family stress | 2.22 | 0.93 | 1 | 4 |