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Table 5 Mental health problems and health-related quality of life at the pretest and the posttest

From: Physical activity and mental health in school-aged children: a prospective two-wave study during the easing of the COVID-19 restrictions

 

Pretest

Posttest

t-test

(df = 169)

p-value

Cohen’s dz

Mental health problems

      

Mental health problems (total)

11.08 ± 5.72

10.48 ± 6.55

1.88

0.062

0.14

 

Emotional symptoms

3.01 ± 2.37

2.90 ± 2.64

0.78

0.436

0.06

 

Conduct problems

2.14 ± 1.70

1.96 ± 1.74

1.65

0.100

0.13

 

Hyperactivity

3.81 ± 2.35

3.47 ± 2.31

2.90

0.004

0.22

 

Peer problems

2.14 ± 1.66

2.15 ± 1.83

-0.11

0.916

0.01

 

Health-related quality of life

      

Physical well-being

17.29 ± 3.29

17.86 ± 3.40

-2.92

0.004

0.22

 

Psychological well-being

23.21 ± 5.26

23.69 ± 4.76

-1.77

0.079

0.14

 

Moods and emotion

27.53 ± 6.01

27.61 ± 6.20

-0.24

0.814

0.02

 

Self-perception

19.76 ± 4.51

19.82 ± 4.95

-0.28

0.778

0.02

 

Autonomy

18.61 ± 3.56

19.94 ± 3.43

-5.83

0.000

0.48

 

Parent relation

24.16 ± 4.11

24.15 ± 4.37

0.21

0.983

0.00

 

Financial resources

12.72 ± 2.49

12.71 ± 2.57

0.04

0.972

0.00

 

Social support

22.72 ± 4.54

22.73 ± 4.36

-0.04

0.969

0.00

 

School environment

22.79 ± 4.71

23.59 ± 4.76

-2.69

.008

0.21

 

Social acceptance

13.05 ± 2.24

13.03 ± 2.48

0.14

0.891

0.01

 
  1. Note: Data are presented as mean ± SD. Significant p-values are marked bold. Cohen’s dz is the measure of effect size. By convention, effect sizes of 0.20, 0.50, and 0.80 are considered small, medium, and large, respectively.