Table 1.
Selected characteristics of the meta-analyses of the predictors of parents’ psychological health and parenting quality.
| Number of: | Percentage: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta-Analyses | Studies | Participants | Countries | PR Articles |
Mothers | Cw DD |
Cw MC |
Cw AR |
| Family Needs | ||||||||
| Dunst [51] | 31 | 4543 | 15 | 71 | 81 | 81 | 19 | 0 |
| Family Supports | ||||||||
| Dunst [52] | 82 | 7675 | 12 | 57 | 79 | 55 | 19 | 11 |
| Dunst [53] | 51 | 4540 | 6 | 61 | 87 | 48 | 14 | 27 |
| Dunst [54] | 29 | 3440 | 10 | 48 | 81 | 90 | 10 | 0 |
| Family Resources | ||||||||
| Dunst [55] | 50 | 8183 | 6 | 52 | 81 | 34 | 26 | 40 |
| Dunst [56] | 30 | 5247 | 4 | 60 | 83 | 46 | 23 | 18 |
| Dunst [57] | 14 | 3030 | 2 | 57 | 76 | 64 | 36 | 0 |
| Family Strengths | ||||||||
| Dunst et al. [58] | 33 | 7065 | 12 | 42 | 75 | 41 | 0 | 37 |
| Dunst [59] | 14 | 3491 | 10 | 36 | 85 | 33 | 33 | 15 |
| Dunst [60] | 53 | 4418 | 9 | 62 | 72 | 38 | 35 | 25 |
| Psychological Health | ||||||||
| Dunst [IJERPH] | 108 | 21,784 | 19 | 67 | 88 | 55 | 9 | 28 |
Notes, Cw = Children with, DD = Developmental disabilities/developmental delays, MC = Medical conditions, and AR = At risk for poor outcomes. PR = Peer-reviewed journal articles. IJERPH = Meta-analysis of the relationships between parents’ psychological health and parenting quality prepared for the special issue of IJERPH on Parenting and Mental Health. Mothers include biological mothers, stepmothers, adoptive mothers, and foster mothers.