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Table 3 Descriptive Statistics and Kruskal-Wallis Tests results for emotional state and COVID-19-scales, N = 252

From: Emotional distress in the early stages of the COVID-19 related lockdowns depending on the severity of the pandemic and emergency measures: a comparative online-survey in Germany, Austria and Italy

Scales

 

Italy

(n = 84)

Austria

(n = 84)

Germany

(n = 84)

p

χ2

STAI State Anxiety

M

49.46

41.43

41.33

< .001

43.64

MD

49

38.50

40

  

SD

3.45

12.40

10.52

  

PANAS Negative Affect

M

26.88

19.44

20.45

< .001

59.91

MD

27

19

20

  

SD

4.87

5.88

7

  

Perceived Severity of COVID-19

M

8.64

8.11

8.01

.035

6.70

MD

9

8

8

  

SD

1.41

1.69

1.75

  

Perceived Risk of Disease

M

8.20

8.82

9.17

.014

8.53

MD

8

9

9

  

SD

1.76

2.40

2.22

  

Emergency measure acceptance

M

68.80

70.25

66.12

< .001

17.75

MD

71

73

68

  

SD

5.78

7.70

10.25

  

Emotional distress due to emergency measures

M

20.90

14.36

15.37

< .001

74.19

MD

20

12

13

  

SD

5.54

6.63

7.72

  

App-Usage

M

1

.30

.20

< .001

102.86

MD

1

0

0

  

SD

.54

.60

.64