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Table 3 Changes in anxiety symptoms and depression symptoms based on the three profiles of attentional biases

From: Patterns of attentional biases in children and emotional symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: a two-wave longitudinal study

 

1. Low negative and positive attentional bias

2. High positive and moderate negative attentional bias

3. Moderate positive and high negative attentional bias

Difference Between profiles

Time effect

Profile * Time

 

Means (SD)

Means (SD)

Means (SD)

   
 

T1

T2

T1

T2

T1

T2

F

F

F

Anxiety symptoms

25.20 (19.33)

32.50 (16.51)

19.95 (19.34)

21.12 (20.94)

29.37 (21.63)

28.06 (20.10)

5.66** 2 < 3

1.89

2.01

Depression symptoms

7.10 (5.93)

8.60 (4.62)

3.93 (4.90)

4.54 (5.19)

6.08 (5.48)

6.45 (5.59)

6.43** 2 < 3

2.49

.34

Fear of COVID-19

13.80 (12.32)

20.60 (9.63)

10.77 (10.14)

24.63 (10.99)

14.76 (11.31)

27.74 (10.99)

4.10*

112.55**

2.64

  1. * p < .05 ** p < .01; SD: Standard Deviation; T1: Time one; T2: Time two; Profile*time: Interaction between profile and time