Table 1 Study characteristics
From: Parental military deployment as risk factor for children’s mental health: a meta-analytical review
Author | Year | Age group assessed | Instruments | Effect size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total problem score | Anxiety/depression | Aggressive behavior | Hyperactivity/inattention | ||||
Kelley et al. [33] | 2001 | EC | CBCL | – | – | – | SMD |
Ryan-Wenger [34] | 2001 | MC | RCMAS | RCMAS | – | – | SMD |
Ahmadzadeh and Malekian [35] | 2004 | AD | AGQ | CAS | AGQ | – | SMD |
Weber and Weber [36] | 2005 | AD | BPI | – | – | – | SMD |
Chartrand et al. [37] | 2008 | MC | CBCL | CES-DC | – | – | SMD |
Chandra et al. [6] | 2008 | MC AD | SDQ | Emotional problems (SDQ) | Conduct problems (SDQ) | Hyperactivity/inattention (SDQ) | SMD |
Flake et al. [38] | 2009 | MC | PSC | – | – | Attention issues (PSC) | SMD |
Morris and Age [39] | 2009 | AD | SDQ | Emotional problems (SDQ) | Conduct problems (SDQ) | EATQ–R | SMD |
Chandra et al. [40] | 2010 | AD | SDQ | – | Behavior problems (PBFS) | – | SMD |
Gorman et al. [41] | 2010 | EC | PSY DIAG | Anxiety disorder (PSY DIAG) | Pediatric behavioral disorders (PSY DIAG) | ADHD (PSY DIAG) | log OR |
Lester et al. [42] | 2010 | MC | CBCL | MASC | – | – | SMD |
Aranda et al. [43] | 2011a | MC | PSC | – | – | Attention issues (PSC) | SMD |
Aranda et al. [43] | 2011b | AD | Y-PSC | – | – | Attention issues (PSC) | SMD |
Herzog et al. [44] | 2011 | MC | CBCL | – | – | – | SMD |
Pfefferbaum et al. [45] | 2011 | AD | BASC–2 | Emotional symptoms (BASC–2) | Behavioral symptoms (BASC–2) | Hyperactivity/attention problems (BASC–2) | SMD |
Mansfield et al. [46] | 2011 | AD | PSY DIAG | Depressive and anxiety disorder (PSY DIAG) | Pediatric behavioral disorders (PSY DIAG) | Impulse control disorder (PSY DIAG) | log OR |
Reed et al. [47] | 2011 | AD | HYS | HYS | – | – | log OR |
Wilson et al. [48] | 2011 | MC | SDQ | – | Conduct problems (SDQ) | Hyperactivity/inattention (SDQ) | SMD |
Millegan et al. [49] | 2013 | AD | PSY HOSP | – | – | – | log OR |
Cederbaum et al. [50] | 2014 | AD | Kessler6 | Kessler6 | – | – | log OR |
Hisle-Gorman et al. [51] | 2014 | MC | PSY DIAG | – | – | ADHD (PSY DIAG) | log OR |
Lucier-Greer et al. [52] | 2014 | AD | CES-DC | CES-DC | – | – | SMD |
Gewirtz et al. [53] | 2014 | MC | BERS–2 | – | – | – | SMD |
Wilson et al. [54] | 2014 | EC MC AD | SDQ | Emotional problems (SDQ) | Conduct problems (SDQ) | Hyperactivity/inattention (SDQ) | SMD |
Arnold et al. [55] | 2015 | AD | CES-DC | CES-DC | – | – | SMD |
Mustillo et al. [56] | 2016 | EC MC | SDQ | Emotional problems (SDQ) | Conduct problems (SDQ) | Hyperactivity/inattention (SDQ) | SMD |
2016 | MC AD | SDQ | Emotional problems (SDQ) | Conduct problems (SDQ) | Hyperactivity/inattention (SDQ) | SMD | |