Table 3 Differences between clinical and control mothers’ samples’ scores in standardized questionnaires and in some selected variables of the ad hoc survey, calculated using student’s T-test. Standard deviations are reported. Bold for p-values<.05.

From: Psychosocial impact of Covid-19 outbreak on Italian asthmatic children and their mothers in a post lockdown scenario

 

Clinical sample (N = 45)

Control sample (N = 41)

t

p

Effect size

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Standardized variables

GHQ-12

 Total score

18.00

4.59

17.76

2.76

.301

.764

.03

MAC-RF

 Total score

14.04

5.54

9.98

5.99

3.271

.002

.33

 Fears related to the body

3.56

2.30

2.37

2.05

2.517

.014

.26

 Fears related to meaningful relationships

4.60

1.98

3.22

2.35

2.953

.004

.30

 Difficulties in cognitive monitoring of concerns

2.71

1.56

2.07

1.57

1.887

.063

.14

 Behavioral difficulties related to fear

3.18

1.93

2.32

1.95

2.051

.043

.21

Variables of the survey

       

 Concerns for contagion

1.93

.44

1.66

.53

2.587

.012

.26

 Psychological well-being

2.62

.57

2.37

.66

1.921

.058

.19

 Physical well-being

2.38

.49

2.24

.48

1.266

.209

.14

 Worries for asthmatic child’s contagion

2.16

.52

1.68

.52

4.203

.000

.41

 Child’s psychological well-being (reported by mothers)

2.51

.54

2.41

.49

.850

.398

.09

 Child’s physical well-being (reported by mothers)

2.22

.59

2.32

.47

− .811

.420

− .09

 Communication

4.18

.68

4.17

.83

.043

.966

.01

 Time spent with the child before home-confinement

7.24

4.97

6.34

3.73

.945

.347

.10

 Time currently spent with the child

10.16

5.78

10.51

5.61

− .290

.773

− .03

 Concerns about the resumptions of child’s activities

3.31

.87

2.54

.97

3.879

.000

.38

  1. *Note: effect size’s r values: .00–.20 low, .30–.50 medium, .60–2.00 large.
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