Table 2.
Description of study measures
Measure | Description | Prompt | Scale | Sample descriptive, mean (standard deviation)/% |
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COVID measures | ||||
Physical interaction | Degree of physical interaction during COVID | Since the Coronavirus pandemic, besides your immediate family (the people you live with), how much physical contact have you had with others in the last 2 weeks? | Scaled 1 = almost no outside contact to 4 = normal contact | 2.03 (0.91) |
Use of food bank | Use of food bank during COVID | In the last 2 weeks, how often have you or your family depended on a local food bank, church, or school for food during the Coronavirus pandemic due to money issues? | Scaled 1 = did not use to 4 = used often (more than once a week) | 1.43 (0.79) |
Change in money situation | Change in money situation due to COVID | How would you describe the money situation in your family BEFORE the Coronavirus pandemic? How would you describe the money situation in your family AFTER the Coronavirus pandemic? | Response 1 = comfortable to 3 = not enough money to pay the bills. Scaled as the difference between before/after with −1 = got worse, 0 = stayed the same, 1 = got better | −0.11 (0.50) |
Job loss/reduced hours | Lost job or reduced hours of immediate family member due to COVID | Because of the Coronavirus pandemic, did anyone in your immediate family (people you live with) lose their job or have their hours reduced? | 1 = yes, 0 = no | 43.7% |
Loneliness | Degree of loneliness due to COVID | How often have you felt lonely because of the Coronavirus? | Scaled 1 = not at all to 4 = a whole lot | 2.11 (1.06) |
Increased difficulty with family | Degree of family relationship difficulty due to COVID | How much has your relationship with your family been more difficult since the Coronavirus pandemic? | Scaled 1 = not at all to 4 = a whole lot | 1.82 (0.89) |
Stress | Stress level during COVID | In general, how stressed have you been during the Coronavirus pandemic? | Scaled 1 = not at all to 4 = a whole lot | 2.15 (0.97) |
Mental health symptoms | ||||
Anxiety | Generalized Anxiety Disorder subscale of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders | In general, how true are the following statements about you: I am nervous | Mean of 9 items, scaled 1 = not true/hardly ever true to 3 = very true/often true | 1.89 (0.53) |
Depression | Center for Epidemiologic Studies Short Depression Scale | Below is a list of the ways you might have felt or behaved. How often have you felt this way during the past week? | Mean of 10 items, scaled 1 = rarely or never (<1 day) to 4 = more or all of the time (5–7 days) | 1.87 (0.55) |
Substance use | ||||
Alcohol use | Past year alcohol use | In the past year, have you ever used: alcohol (more than a few sips) | Coded 1 = yes, 0 = no | 14.1% |
Episodic heavy drinking | Episodic heavy drinking in the last month | Binge drinking is defined as 5 or more drinks for boys and 4 or more drinks for girls. In the past month, how many days would you say your participated in binge drinking? | Coded 1 = 1 or more days, 0 = 0 days | 3.4% |
Marijuana use | Past year marijuana use | In the past year, have you ever used: marijuana | Coded 1 = yes, 0 = no | 10.0% |
Hard drug use | Past year hard drug use | In the past year, have you ever used: synthetic marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, inhalants, hallucinogens, over-the-counter cold or cough medicine with the intent of getting high, ecstasy | Seven drug use items, coded 1 = yes to any, 0 = no to all | 4.6% |
Rx drug misuse | Past year Rx drug misuse | In the past year, have you ever used: prescription pain medications such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, morphine, fentanyl, or Adderall, Ritalin, Xanax, or Valium, not prescribed to you or in an amount more than directed | Four Rx drug use items (not prescribed, more than prescribed), coded 1 = yes to any, 0 = no to all | 3.2% |
e-Cigarette use | Past year e-cigarette use | In the past year, have you ever used: electronic cigarettes (e-cigs, vapors, JUUL) | Coded 1 = yes, 0 = no | 8.3% |
Rx = medical prescription.