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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 3 Caregiver feelings regarding COVID-19 quarantine

From: Parenting practices and interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: an exploratory cross-sectional study of caregivers in Brazil, Mexico, and the United States

 

Total

Brazil

Mexico

USA

p value

n = 704

n = 286

n = 225

n = 193

Calm

5.9 (2.3)

6.0 (2.2)

6.1 (2.4)

5.6 (2.4)

>.05

Hopeful

6.1 (2.6)

6.5 (2.6)

6.3 (2.7)

5.5 (2.5)

.002

Irritated

5.3 (2.6)

5.5 (2.6)

4.9 (2.6)

5.5 (2.6)

.05

Fearful

5.4 (2.8)

5.8 (2.9)

5.5 (2.8)

4.6 (2.7)

<.001

Tired

6.8 (2.9)

7.3 (2.7)

6.4 (3.1)

6.5 (2.9)

.01

  1. Subjective units of distress: 1 indicates less intensity and 10 indicates great intensity. p values represent the Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test