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Table 4.

Mental health variables in children and adolescents before vs. during the COVID−19 pandemic, by gender and age.

	Boy				Girl				Age 8–13				Age 14–17
	Before *(n =* 121)**	During *(n =* 41)**			Before *(n =* 168)**	During *(n =* 86)**			Before *(n =* 130)**	During *(n =* 39)**			Before *(n =* 161)**	During *(n =* 90)**
	M (SD)	M (SD)	t₍₁₆₀₎	p	M (SD)	M (SD)	t₍₂₅₀₎	p	M (SD)	M (SD)	t₍₁₆₇₎	p	M (SD)	M (SD)	t₍₂₄₉₎	p
DERS	2.66 (0.73)	3.01 (0.65)	−2.75	0.007	2.97 (0.84)	3.06 (0.81)	−0.82	0.414	2.72 (0.72)	2.78 (0.71)	−0.45	0.650	2.93 (0.86)	3.16 (0.76)	−2.08	0.039
SCARED	30.76 (17.35)	31.68 (15.57)	−0.31	0.756	37.58 (15.91)	35.51 (16.81)	0.96	0.341	32.72 (17.22)	31.59 (15.67)	0.37	0.715	36.21 (16.45)	35.34 (16.72)	0.40	0.691
SMFQ–P	9.56 (7.72)	11.39 (8.04)	−1.34	0.183	13.81 (7.81)	14.71 (8.06)	−1.43	0.150	9.37 (7.39)	10.54 (8.19)	−0.85	0.399	13.47 (7.96)	14.95 (7.86)	−1.36	0.174
SDQ total	16.83 (5.54)	17.62 (5.73)	−80	0.412	16.76 (5.72)	18.62 (6.53)	−2.34	0.020	16.59 (5.50)	18.83 (5.95)	−2.32	0.036	16.95 (5.76)	18.03 (6.42)	−1.38	0.170