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Table 3 Prolonged pandemic sample means, standard deviations, ANCOVA F value probabilities and effect sizes for pediatric symptom checklist (PSC-35) scores based on time cohort

From: Mental health symptoms of youth initiating psychiatric care at different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic

 

2019

2020

ANCOVA F value

Effect size

M ± SD

M ± SD

p

Eta-squared

Youth PSC-35

 Total

25.8 ± .23

27.9 ± .26

 < .001

.01

 Attention

4.7 ± .05

5.2 ± .06

 < .001

.01

 Internalizing

4.5 ± .06

5.2 ± .07

 < .001

.01

 Externalizing

3.1 ± .06

3.1 ± .06

n.s

–

Caregiver PSC-35

 Total

26.0 ± .20

27.0 ± .23

.003

 < .01

 Attention

4.3 ± .04

4.6 ± .06

 < .001

.01

 Internalizing

4.3 ± .04

4.8 ± .06

 < .001

.01

 Externalizing

4.8 ± .06

4.4 ± .07

.024

 < .01