Table 1 Demographic Characteristics at Time 2 (2020) and mental health scores among adolescents before (Time 1 [2019]) and during the early COVID-19 lockdown (Time 2 [2020]) (n = 3577)
Demographics at Time 2 (2020) | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Grade | Section 1 (QC only) | 21 | 0.6% |
Section 2 (QC only) | 631 | 17.6% | |
Section 3/Gr 9 | 623 | 17.4% | |
Section 4/Gr 10 | 957 | 26.8% | |
Section 5/Gr 11 | 939 | 26.3% | |
Gr 12 | 375 | 10.5% | |
Other | 31 | 0.9% | |
Gender | Female | 2297 | 64.2% |
Male | 1247 | 34.9% | |
Describe Differently/ Prefer not to say | 33 | 0.9% | |
Province | BC | 176 | 4.9% |
ON | 1241 | 34.7% | |
QC | 2160 | 60.4% | |
Weekly Spending Money | Zero | 692 | 19.3% |
$1-$20 | 631 | 17.6% | |
$21-$40 | 300 | 8.4% | |
$41-$100 | 358 | 10.0% | |
More than $100 | 764 | 21.4% | |
Don’t Know | 832 | 23.3% | |
Household Size | 1 or 2 people | 223 | 6.2% |
3 people | 690 | 19.3% | |
4 people | 1435 | 40.1% | |
5 people | 804 | 22.5% | |
6 or more people | 425 | 11.9% | |
Mental Health Outcomes | T1 (2019) M (SD) | T2 (2020) M (SD) | T2-T1 M (SD) |
Depression (CESD10) | 8.4 (6.0) | 9.1 (6.2) | 0.8 (5.5) |
Anxiety (GAD7) | 5.9 (5.2) | 6.4 (5.6) | 0.5 (4.7) |
Psychosocial well-being (FS) | 32.8 (5.5) | 32.6 (5.5) | -0.2 (4.7) |
Emotional dysregulation (DERS) | 13.9 (4.7) | 14.5 (4.7) | 0.6 (4.5) |