Table 4 Characteristics of narratives of P-All and P-Lost at the beginning of lockdown.

From: Facing the pandemic and lockdown: an insight on mental health from a longitudinal study using diaries

 

P-All* participants

P-Lost** participants

Statistical comparison of the scores between groups

Total number of narratives

39.9 ± 13.3

13.5 ± 14.3

F (1, 160) = 135.8, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.46

Total number of narratives during week 2

5.8 ± 1.7

3.8 ± 2.7

F (1, 160) = 24.1, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.13

Average number of words per narrative (subjects without narratives excluded)

207.4 ± 86.3

193 ± 104.7

F (1, 153) = 0.18, n.s. η2 = 0.001

Average number of words per narrative during week 2 (subjects without narratives excluded)

217 ± 88

176 ± 92

F (1, 148) = 5.6, p < 0.05 η2 = 0.036

Ratio of negative among emotional words in the narratives of week 2

51.6% ± 13%

52.5% ± 23%

F (1, 134) = 0.38, n.s. η2 = 0.003

  1. Statistics are based on ANOVAs.
  2. *P-All participants filled in all questionnaires; **P-Lost participants filled in the first questionnaire but did not complete all of them.
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