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Table 2 Profiles of the mental health scores (PROMIS EC) of young children during the COVID-19 pandemic

From: Factors associated with mental health of young children during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands

Anger (N = 2762)a

 Normal range

2471 (89.5%)

 Moderate

269 (9.7%)

 Severe

22 (0.8%)

Anxiety (N = 2637)a

 Normal range

2277 (86.3%)

 Moderate

323 (12.2%)

 Severe

37 (1.4%)

Depressive symptoms (N = 2508)a

 Normal range

2006 (80.0%)

 Moderate

483 (19.3%)

 Severe

19 (0.8%)

Sleeping problems (N = 2315)a

 Normal range

1970 (85.1%)

 Moderate

315 (13.6%)

 Severe

30 (1.3%)

Positive affect (N = 2415)b

 Low

430 (15.4%)

 Average

1767 (73.2%)

 High

218 (9.0%)

Self-regulation (N = 2413)b

 Low

371 (15.4%)

 Average

1827 (75.7%)

 High

215 (8.9%)

  1. Data were missing for anxiety (N = 125), depression (N = 254), sleep (N = 447), positive affect (N = 347), and self-regulation (N = 349)
  2. aNormal range refers to < 1 SD above the mean, moderate refers to 1–2 SD above the mean, severe refers to ≥ 2SD above the mean
  3. bLow refers to > 1 SD below the mean, and high refers to > 1 SD above the mean