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Table 5 Least Squares Means of Gender and Coping Behaviour Interactions for Change in Emotion Dysregulation Among Adolescents (n = 3509)

From: Stronger together: Coping behaviours and mental health changes of Canadian adolescents in early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic

Least Squares Means of Interactions for Change in Emotion Regulation

Females

Males

 

Mean

95% CI

Mean

95% CI

Staying connected with friends online

Yes

1.61

[0.76, 2.46]*

0.65

[-0.35, 1.64]

No

2.42

[1.54, 3.31]

0.43

[-0.64, 1.51]

Spending time with my family (e.g., playing games, eating meals together, hanging out)

Yes

1.42

[0.56, 2.28]*

0.09

[-0.93, 1.11]

No

2.62

[1.75, 3.48]

0.99

[-0.04, 2.02]

Eating junk food

Yes

2.55

[1.68, 3.42]**

0.66

[-0.39, 1.71]

No

1.48

[0.63, 2.33]

0.42

[-0.59, 1.44]

Keeping to a regular schedule (e.g., waking up, eating meals, and going to bed around the same time as usual)

Yes

1.76

[0.89, 2.63]

0.52

[-0.52, 1.56]

No

2.27

[1.42, 3.12]

0.56

[-0.45, 1.58]

Connecting with mental health professionals

Yes

2.88

[1.80, 3.97]

1.24

[-0.34, 2.81]

No

1.15

[0.39, 1.91]

-0.15

[-0.95, 0.64]

Spending time alone

Yes

2.42

[1.57, 3.27]

1.04

[0.04, 2.05]

No

1.61

[0.74, 2.48

0.04

[-1.01, 1.08]

  1. CI: confidence interval; * indicating engaging in the coping behaviour was more beneficial and ** indicating it was more detrimental for females relative to males