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. 2005 Aug 25;5:32. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-5-32

Table 3.

Weighted average effect sizes of categories associated with parents' psychological symptoms

Category k n Weighted Zr Effect Size r Zc Homogeneity Q Fail Safe .05 N
Child factors
Disability parameters 4 385 .14 .14 2.75** 2.93 10.1
Behavior problems 3 273 .38 .37 6.22*** 2.60 30.9
Emotional problems 2 193 .50 .47 6.90*** 1.03 30.4
Social competence 2 109 -.12 -.12 -1.26 .02 0.0
Parent factors
Socio-economic characteristics 3 264 -.13 -.13 -2.13* 1.45 .36
Appraised stress 2 177 .56 .63 7.32*** 5.90* 30.8
Coping 2 76 .40 .38 3.31*** 8.55** 10.9
Parenting satisfaction/competence 2 109 -.44 -.41 -4.44*** .09 12.1
Family factors
Partner presence 3 211 -.16 -.16 -2.22* .69 1.6
Marital adjustment 2 97 -.43 -.40 -4.12*** .23 10.4
Family income 2 214 -.22 -.22 -3.15** 1.05 6.2
Positive family environment 5 340 -.45 -.42 -8.14*** 1.17 108.6
Environment factors
Quantity social support 4 240 -.29 -.28 -4.35*** 3.16 22.9
Satisfaction social support 4 351 -.29 -.28 -5.37*** 6.68 37.9
Formal support 2 214 -.07 -.07 -1.07 .01 .0

* p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001