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Table 1 Perceived health, happiness, self-esteem, and difficulties according to adolescent lockdown perception clusters from the PARIS birth cohort (N = 791)

From: Subgroups of perceptions and related behaviors during the COVID-19 lockdown: experience of adolescents in the PARIS birth cohort

Variables, n (%)

Cluster “unhappy”

Cluster “intermediate”

Cluster ”happy”

Total

p values*

 

n = 146 (19)

n = 334 (42)

n = 311 (39)

N = 791

“unhappy” vs. ”intermediate”

“unhappy” vs. ”happy”

“intermediate” vs. ”happy”

Perceived health

Overall health

    

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.04

 Poor, medium

12 (8)

12 (3)

5 (1)

29 (4)

   

 Good

61 (42)

76 (23)

52 (17)

189 (24)

   

 Very good, excellent

73 (50)

246 (74)

254 (82)

573 (72)

   

Energy to spare during the past week

    

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.59

 None of the time, rarely

40 (27)

50 (15)

39 (13)

129 (16)

   

 Some of the time, often

93 (64)

210 (63)

196 (63)

499 (63)

   

 All of the time

13 (9)

74 (22)

76 (24)

163 (21)

   

Deterioration since the beginning of lockdown

 Own health

21 (14)

18 (5)

8 (3)

47 (6)

0.001

< 0.001

0.07

 Health of relatives

22 (15)

33 (10)

23 (7)

78 (10)

0.10

0.01

0.26

 Weight

48 (33)

79 (24)

39 (13)

166 (21)

0.04

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Physical fitness

60 (41)

69 (21)

65 (21)

194 (25)

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.94

 More frequent lack of energy

68 (47)

73 (22)

51 (16)

192 (24)

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.08

 More often weak, tired

84 (58)

72 (22)

56 (18)

212 (27)

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.26

Happiness

Happy

    

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.004

 Not at all, rather not

35 (24)

18 (5)

5 (2)

58 (7)

   

 Quite

79 (54)

73 (22)

50 (16)

202 (26)

   

 Rather, very

32 (22)

243 (73)

256 (82)

531 (67)

   

During the past week

       

 Feeling cheerful

    

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

  None of the time, rarely

39 (27)

11 (3)

8 (3)

58 (7)

   

  Some of the time, often

107 (73)

294 (88)

230 (74)

631 (80)

   

  All of the time

0 (0)

29 (9)

73 (23)

102 (13)

   

Feeling optimistic about the future

    

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

  None of the time, rarely

67 (46)

74 (22)

39 (13)

180 (23)

   

  Some of the time, often

76 (52)

237 (71)

219 (70)

532 (67)

   

 All of the time

3 (2)

23 (7)

53 (17)

79 (10)

   

Feeling loved

    

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.001

  None of the time, rarely

32 (22)

10 (3)

6 (2)

48 (6)

   

  Some of the time, often

107 (73)

219 (66)

164 (53)

490 (62)

   

  All of the time

7 (5)

105 (31)

141 (45)

253 (32)

   

Deterioration of morale since the beginning of lockdown

82 (56)

92 (28)

37 (12)

211 (27)

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Self-esteem

During the past week

       

 Feeling confident

    

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

  None of the time, rarely

68 (47)

52 (15)

9 (3)

129 (16)

   

  Some of the time, often

76 (52)

246 (74)

228 (73)

550 (70)

   

  All of the time

2 (1)

36 (11)

74 (24)

112 (14)

   

 Feeling good about myself

    

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

  None of the time, rarely

69 (47)

73 (22)

12 (4)

154 (20)

   

  Some of the time, often

72 (49)

211 (63)

209 (67)

492 (62)

   

  All of the time

5 (4)

50 (15)

90 (29)

145 (18)

   

 Dealing with problems well

    

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

  None of the time, rarely

51 (35)

56 (17)

25 (8)

132 (17)

   

  Some of the time, often

91 (62)

241 (72)

221 (71)

553 (70)

   

  All of the time

4 (3)

37 (11)

65 (21)

106 (13)

   

Able to make up own mind about things

    

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.008

  None of the time, rarely

23 (16)

20 (6)

8 (2)

51 (6)

   

  Some of the time, often

101 (69)

223 (67)

189 (61)

513 (65)

   

  All of the time

22 (15)

91 (27)

114 (37)

227 (29)

   

Thinking clearly

    

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

  None of the time, rarely

46 (32)

49 (15)

7 (2)

102 (13)

   

  Some of the time, often

85 (58)

219 (65)

195 (63)

499 (63)

   

  All of the time

15 (10)

66 (20)

109 (35)

190 (24)

   

 Feeling useful

    

0.001

< 0.001

0.002

  None of the time, rarely

79 (54)

119 (36)

90 (29)

288 (36)

   

  Some of the time, often

65 (45)

203 (61)

189 (61)

457 (58)

   

  All of the time

2 (1)

12 (3)

32 (10)

46 (6)

   

 Interested in new things

    

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.08

  None of the time, rarely

46 (32)

43 (13)

47 (15)

136 (17)

   

  Some of the time, often

91 (62)

246 (73)

205 (66)

542 (69)

   

  All of the time

9 (6)

45 (14)

59 (19)

113 (14)

   

Difficulties

       

Deterioration since the beginning of lockdown

       

 Family’s financial situation

18 (12)

40 (12)

17 (6)

75 (10)

0.91

0.01

0.004

 School situation

56 (38)

79 (24)

46 (15)

181 (23)

0.001

< 0.001

0.004

  1. * Pairwise chi-squared and Fisher’s exact tests were used to compare adolescent perception clusters