Table 2 Comparison of CBCL scores between RS group and HS group (boys and girls of 6–11 years) during COVID-19.

From: Psychosocial and behavioral problems of children and adolescents in the early stage of reopening schools after the COVID-19 pandemic: a national cross-sectional study in China

Behavior subscales

RS group

HS group

F

P-value

Cronbach’s Alpha

Boys

n = 1747

n = 1070

   

Schizoid

1.41 (0.05)

1.33 (0.06)

0.98

0.32

0.744

Depression

1.98 (0.09)

1.61 (0.11)

6.91

0.009

0.896

Social problems

1.22 (0.05)

0.95 (0.06)

13.95

<0.001

0.775

Compulsive activity

2.18 (0.08)

1.83 (0.10)

6.82

0.01

0.866

Somatic complaints

0.60 (0.04)

0.58 (0.05)

0.04

0.85

0.851

Social withdrawal

0.95 (0.04)

0.83 (0.05)

3.30

0.07

0.769

Hyperactivity

3.22 (0.08)

2.85 (0.10)

8.38

0.004

0.826

Aggressive behavior

4.51 (0.13)

4.14 (0.17)

2.98

0.08

0.906

Delinquent behavior

1.06 (0.05)

0.88 (0.07)

4.70

0.03

0.841

Internalizing behavior

8.34 (0.31)

7.14 (0.40)

5.64

0.02

0.930

Externalizing behavior

8.79 (0.24)

7.87 (0.31)

5.47

0.02

0.835

Total score

16.79 (0.52)

14.87 (0.66)

5.20

0.02

0.974

Girls

n = 1445

n = 986

   

Depression

2.41 (0.10)

2.09 (0.12)

4.62

0.03

0.874

Social withdrawal

1.39 (0.06)

1.20 (0.08)

3.66

0.06

0.831

Somatic complaints

0.99 (0.06)

0.85 (0.07)

2.47

0.12

0.832

Schizoid/Compulsive activity

0.78 (0.05)

0.59 (0.06)

7.30

0.007

0.810

Hyperactivity

2.83 (0.09)

2.45 (0.11)

7.51

0.006

0.836

Sexual problem

0.63 (0.03)

0.56 (0.03)

2.53

0.11

0.571

Delinquent behavior

0.28 (0.02)

0.21 (0.03)

3.77

0.05

0.748

Aggressive behavior

3.75 (0.13)

3.15 (0.15)

8.96

0.003

0.896

Cruel

0.31 (0.03)

0.27 (0.03)

1.19

0.28

0.795

Internalizing behavior

5.58 (0.24)

4.73 (0.29)

5.17

0.02

0.897

Externalizing behavior

7.17 (0.24)

6.07 (0.29)

8.20

0.004

0.767

Total score

13.61 (0.50)

11.62 (0.60)

6.44

0.01

0.972

  1. COVID-19 vs. coronavirus disease 2019; RS group reopened school group, HS group home schooling group
  2. General Linear Model (GLM) Analysis of Co-variance (ANCOVA) were employed to compare the total and subscale scores between the two groups, with age as covariate. Scores of the two groups are Least Squares Means (SE). Cronbach’s Alpha were generated from Pearson Correlation to evaluate the internal consistency of the total and subscale scores.
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