Table 2 Proportions of perceived high/ very high pandemic-related restrictions and burden calculated by Chi Squared Tests
Kind of restriction/change | Wave I (Feb. 21-June 21) | Wave II (June 21-Oct. 21) | Wave III (Oct. 21-March 22) | Wave I versus Wave II | Wave II versus Wave III | Wave I versus Wave III | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (n) | Statistical significance b (Effect size φ) | ||||||||
Participants perceiving a high/very high level of restrictionsa related to… | |||||||||
 Parent social contacts | 75.1 (754) | 32.6 (306) | 41.1 (410) | * (−0.426) | * (0.088) | * (−0.345) | |||
 Child social contacts | 63.6 (638) | 27.4 (275) | 30.7 (307) | * (−0.362) | n.s. (0.037) | * (−0.328) | |||
 Family support services | 74.8 (751) | 55.7 (523) | 58.6 (585) | * (−0.200) | n.s. (0.029) | * (−0.172) | |||
 Leisure activities | 93.3 (937) | 59.3 (557) | 68.1 (680) | * (−0.403) | * (0.091) | * (−0.320) | |||
Participants perceiving a high/very high level of pandemic-related changesa | |||||||||
 Changes in childcare situation | 42.3 (425) | 28.6 (268) | 25.1 (251) | * (−0.144) | n.s. (−0.039) | * (−0.182) | |||
 Increased family conflicts | 16.5 (165) | 15.6 (147) | 16.1 (161) | n.s. ( 0.010) | n.s. (0.006) | n.s. (−0.004) | |||
 Worries about COVID- Infections | 47.7 (479) | 34.4 (320) | 55.7 (555) | * (−0.138) | * (0.216) | * (−0.079) | |||
 Overall perceived pandemic burden | % (n) | Statistical significance (Effect size φ) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Participants perceiving the pandemic as stressful/ very stressfula | ||||||
 Parent | 65.3 (656) | 57.5 (539) | 62.2 (621) | * (−0.082) | n.s. (0.049) | n.s. (−0.032) |
 Child (parent report) | 36.3 (365) | 34.5 (323) | 35.0 (350) | n.s. (−0.02) | n.s. (0.007) | n.s. (0.013) |