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. 2020 May;32(2):765–778. doi: 10.1017/S0954579419000749

Table 2.

Results of the three-level meta-analysis models

k studies n Effect Size Test Statistic
r 95% CI
Random-effects model
Overall effect size 56 220 .15 [.12, .17] t(219) = 12.94, p < .001
Mixed-effects models Substantive Moderators
Region F(2, 208) = 1.01, p = .365
North America 35 138 .13 [.10, .16]
Europe 9 46 .16 [.12, .21]
Australasia 9 27 .17 [.12, .22]
Age of child F(2, 215) = 0.62, p = .541
0 to 5 years 6 22 .18 [.11, .24]
6 to 11 years 8 25 .14 [.08, .20]
12 to 18 years 41 171 .14 [.11, .16]
Gender of child (% female) 41 181 t(179) = -0.16, p = .873
Gender of parent F(2, 217) = 0.86, p = .426
Father 25 82 .16 [.13, .19]
Mother 16 59 .14 [.10, .18]
Both 31 79 .13 [.10, .17]
Parental substance abuse F(3, 205) = 50.15, p = .002
Alcohola 21 83 .13 [.09, .16]
Tobaccob 25 70 .13 [.10, .16]
Drug usea,b,c,d 8 14 .25 [.19, .31]
Alcohol use disorderc 11 42 .14 [.09, .19]
Child well-being dimension F(2, 214) = 20.65, p = .073
Physical 38 162 .15 [.12, .17]
Psychological 16 42 .15 [.11, .19]
Cognitive 4 13 .06 [-.02, .14]
Methodological Moderators
Informant on parental substance abuse t(212) = -10.08, p = .280
Parent self-report 47 159 .15 [.13, .18]
Child report 7 55 .12 [.06, .17]
Informant on child well-being F(2, 203) = 10.53, p = .220
Child self-report 42 166 .13 [.11, .16]
Parent report 12 33 .17 [.12, .22]
Teacher report 4 7 .10 [.02, .19]
Shared informant t(218) = 10.34, p = .182
Not shared 44 142 .14 [.11, .16]
Shared 17 78 .17 [.13, .21]
Mode parental substance abuse t(169) = -0.29, p =.770
Interview 24 83 .15 [.12, .18]
Questionnaire 27 88 .14 [.11, .18]
Mode child well-being t(174) = 0.02, p = .998
Interview 17 57 .14 [.11, .18]
Questionnaire 26 119 .14 [.11, .17]
Time lag association (months) 51 195 t(193) = -0.43, p = .667

Note. Some moderators were missing for certain studies. Each study can contribute multiple effect sizes, thus study sample size across subgroups can exceed the total study sample size for the Level 2 moderators. Within each moderator having more than two subgroups, identical letter superscripts indicate significant (p < .05) pairwise comparisons between subgroups.