Table 2 Descriptive statistics of study variables for target group at the pre-test and the post-test administration with t-test results and Cohen’s d.

From: The experience of children with a parent suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis during the COVID-19 pandemic

Measures

Pre-test

(N = 27)

Post-test

(N = 27)

t (26)

Cohen's d

M

DS

M

DS

RFQ—Certainty about mental states1

0.65

0.46

0.46

0.50

2.15*

0.41

RFQ—Uncertainty about mental states1

0.67

0.34

0.78

0.36

 − 1.20

 − 0.23

TDRS—Death representation as annihilation

2.70

0.70

2.81

0.47

 − 0.88

 − 0.17

PANAS—Positive Affect

49.26

11.37

47.70

10.08

0.73

0.14

PANAS—Negative Affect

35.41

11.76

37.56

10.40

 − 1.03

 − 0.20

SDQ—Total Problems

13.96

8.30

14.37

6.65

 − 0.39

 − 0.07

SS—Attachment security mother

45.96

5.52

46.07

5.52

 − 0.11

 − 0.02

SS—Attachment security father

43.70

6.84

43.85

8.70

 − 0.16

 − 0.03

MSCS—Interpersonal Relationships

77.78

9.40

75.51

9.01

2.10*

0.40

MSCS—Competence Environmental Control

72.11

8.02

72.30

9.06

 − 0.14

 − 0.03

MSCS—Emotionality

72.48

11.13

68.64

10.90

1.89

0.36

MSCS—Scholastic Success

72.69

13.01

69.10

10.29

2.09*

0.40

MSCS—Family Life

83.66

9.78

82.63

9.89

0.55

0.11

MSCS—Body Identity

74.11

9.82

71.49

10.07

1.32

0.25

MSCS—Total self-esteem

452.78

49.76

439.67

42.12

1.62

0.31

DESSA—Total socio-emotional competence

161.15

40.03

169.89

43.99

 − 1.43

 − 0.27

  1. 1A square root transformation was applied to normalize the distribution of the two RFQ factors.
  2. *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.