Table 2.

Mental health variables in children and adolescents before vs. during the COVID-19 pandemic.

	Before (n = 290)		During (n = 130)
	M	SD	M	SD	t (418)	p	Cohen's D
DERS	2.83	0.81	3.05	0.76	−2.43	0.016	0.280
SCARED	34.65	16.86	34.21	16.44	−0.25	0.804	0.026
SMFQ-C	11.64	7.96	13.57	8.18	−2.28	0.023	0.239
SDQ total	16.73	5.71	18.28	6.26	−2.44	0.015	0.258