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. 2021 Jan 11;16(1):e0245066. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245066

Table 7. Time management and distress.

Variable k N r 95% CI Q(df) τ2 τ2(SE) I2
Overall distress 58 15,387 -0.222*** -0.273 | -0.170 611.57 (57) 0.038 0.010 90.68
    Overall stress 26 5,621 -0.225*** -0.295 | -0.153 184.49 (25) 0.031 0.012 86.44
    Emotional exhaustion 3 213 -0.260*** -0.338 | -0.179 1.86 (2) 0 0.006 0
    Stress 17 3,367 -0.286*** -0.390 | -0.176 163.84 (16) 0.05 0.024 90.23
    Work-life conflict 9 2,812 -0.163** -0.277 | -0.043 82.11 (8) 0.031 0.018 90.25
    Overall psychological distress 34 10,100 -0.254*** -0.315 | -0.190 350.58 (33) 0.034 0.012 90.85
    Anxiety 16 6,648 -0.181*** -0.255 | -0.105 140.28 (15) 0.021 0.011 89.30
    Depression 2 625 -0.226** -0.375 | -0.065 - - - -
    Psychological distress 10 2,196 -0.358*** -0.447 | -0.263 52.98 (9) 0.023 0.014 83.01
    Hopelessness 2 565 -0.218*** -0.296 | -0.138 - - - -
    Boredom 5 1,248 -0.310** -0.507 | -0.081 69.68 (4) 0.070 0.055 94.26
    Negative affect 4 2,393 -0.232 -0.451 | 0.014 70.74 (3) 0.061 0.061 95.75
    Worry 3 291 -0.191* -0.355 | -0.016 3.98 (2) 0.012 0.025 49.77
    Physical distress 7 2,067 -0.204*** -0.264 | -0.142 11.52 (6) 0.003 0.004 47.93

* p < .05

** p < .01

*** p < .001.

k = number of studies related to the variable | N = total sample size related to the variable.

r = effect size of the correlation between time management and the variable | 95% CI = confidence interval of the effect size.

Q = Cochran’s Q, a measure of between-study heterogeneity | τ2 = measure of between-study variance | I2 = alternative measure of between-study heterogeneity.