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Table 2 Mean scores on mental health indexes over time

From: Adolescents’ mental health and maladaptive behaviors before the Covid-19 pandemic and 1-year after: analysis of trajectories over time and associated factors

 

T0

Mean (SD)

T1

Mean (SD)

P-value#

PHQ-9 Total (range 0–27)

7.8 (4.7)

8.3 (4.8)

0.261

SCARED Total (range 38–114)

65.3 (12.1)

67 (12.6)

0.002

 Panic disorder

20.2 (5.8)

20.4 (5.6)

0.383

 Generalized anxiety

19.4 (3.9)

20.4 (4.2)

0.001

 Separation anxiety

11.2 (2.5)

11.1 (2.6)

0.574

 School anxiety

6.8 (1.9)

7.6 (2.3)

< 0.001

 Social anxiety

7.6 (2.4)

7.7 (2.6)

0.400

ASQ Total (range 27–135)

76 (18.7)

69.5 (16.1)

< 0.001

 Home life

11.9 (4.2)

10.2 (4.1)

< 0.001

 School performance

10 (3.2)

10.2 (3.4)

0.501

 School attendance

6.7 (2.1)

5.6 (2.1)

< 0.001

 Romantic relationships

6.4 (3.5)

4.5 (3)

< 0.001

 Peer pressure

8.9 (4.6)

6.1 (2.8)

< 0.001

 Teacher interaction

7.5 (4.1)

7.8 (3.6)

0.419

 Future uncertainty

9.6 (3.5)

10.5 (3.7)

0.002

 School leisure conflict

10.6 (3.2)

11.2 (3.2)

0.072

 Financial pressure

4.4 (2.6)

3.4 (2)

< 0.001

DERS Total (range 36–180)

87.9 (22.8)

90.1 (21.2)

0.212

 Non-acceptance

12.8 (5.3)

12.9 (5.2)

0.893

 (Difficulties engaging in) goal-directed behaviour

15.6 (4.7)

15.8 (4.4)

0.711

 (Lack of) emotional awareness

15.9 (4.6)

16.8 (5.1)

0.031

 Impulsivity

12.7 (4.7)

13.2 (4.4)

0.138

 (Limited) strategies

18.1 (7.2)

19 (6.8)

0.102

 (Lack of) clarity

12.9 (4.2)

12.6 (4.2)

0.455

  1. PHQ patient health questionnaire-9; SCARED screen for child anxiety related emotional disorders; ASQ adolescent stress questionnaire; DERS difficulties in emotion regulation scale
  2. #P-value of paired t-test