Table 1.
Adolescent and young adult response to COVID‐related stressors, PACE Vermont Study, September 2020 (n = 874)
| Adolescents | Young adults | Total | p‐value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Since the start of the COVID‐19 pandemic, how much have the following things in your life been difficult for you? (Percent reporting ‘very’ or ‘extremely’ difficult) | |||||||
| Cancellation of important events | 100 | 47.2 | 323 | 48.8 | 423 | 48.4 | .681 |
| Changes in daily activities | 126 | 59.4 | 422 | 63.7 | 548 | 62.7 | .258 |
| Financial (money) problems for you or your family a | 22 | 10.4 | 169 | 25.6 | 191 | 21.9 | <.001 |
| Since the start of the COVID‐19 pandemic, to what degree have you been concerned about the following? (Percent reporting ‘very’ or ‘extremely’ concerned) | |||||||
| Stability of your living situation | 11 | 5.2 | 140 | 21.1 | 151 | 17.3 | <.001 |
| Impact of COVID‐19 on your school or work | 93 | 43.9 | 437 | 66.0 | 530 | 60.6 | <.001 |
| Whether your food would run out a | 8 | 3.8 | 85 | 12.9 | 93 | 10.7 | <.001 |
| COVID‐19 may have many impacts on you and your family life. In general, how has the COVID‐19 pandemic affected each of the following? (Percent reporting made it ‘a little’ or ‘a lot’ worse) | |||||||
| How family/household members get along a | 101 | 47.9 | 283 | 42.7 | 384 | 44.0 | .192 |
| Ability to care for your health a | 62 | 29.4 | 298 | 45 | 360 | 41.2 | <.001 |
| Ability to be independent a | 77 | 36.5 | 319 | 48.2 | 396 | 45.4 | .003 |
| Ability to care for others in your family a | 39 | 18.5 | 258 | 39 | 297 | 34.0 | <.001 |
| Your physical well‐being | |||||||
| Sedentary behavior a | 161 | 76.3 | 523 | 79 | 684 | 78.4 | .407 |
| Exercise/physical activity a | 112 | 53.1 | 421 | 63.6 | 533 | 61.1 | .006 |
| Eating b | 110 | 52.4 | 435 | 65.7 | 545 | 62.5 | .001 |
| Sleeping a | 102 | 48.3 | 385 | 58.2 | 487 | 55.8 | .012 |
| Substance use a | 26 | 12.3 | 304 | 45.9 | 330 | 37.8 | <.001 |
| Your emotional well‐being | |||||||
| Anxiety/worry a | 151 | 71.6 | 579 | 87.5 | 730 | 83.6 | <.001 |
| Mood a | 143 | 67.8 | 558 | 84.3 | 701 | 80.3 | <.001 |
| Loneliness a | 167 | 79.1 | 542 | 81.9 | 709 | 81.2 | .377 |
| Your social well‐being | |||||||
| Relationships with friends b | 140 | 66.4 | 501 | 75.8 | 641 | 73.5 | .007 |
| Romantic relationships a | 66 | 31.3 | 400 | 60.4 | 466 | 53.4 | <.001 |
a
n = 1 observation missing.
b
n = 2 observations missing.