Parental military deployment as risk factor for children’s mental health: a meta-analytical review

Table 2 Summary of study outcomes included in meta-analyses

Outcome	k	N	N	Effect size		Confidence interval 95%	Correlation coefficient r	Heterogenity I² (%)
Outcome	k	Military sample	Civilian sample/normative data	Effect size		Confidence interval 95%	Correlation coefficient r	Heterogenity I² (%)
Total problem score	21	6560	103,060	SMD	0.51*	0.31–0.70	0.25	98*
Total problem score	6	874,041	281,372	log OR	1.02	-0.63–2.66	0.27	100*
Anxiety/depression	13	4453	54,506	SMD	0.55*	0.39–0.70	0.26	94*
Anxiety/depression	4	339,363	21,798	log OR	1.56*	0.45–2.68	0.40	97*
Aggression	9	3582	45,819	SMD	0.44*	0.16–0.72	0.21	97*
Aggression	2	156,497	6084	log OR	1.66	− 0.27–3.59	0.42	100*
Hyperactivity/inattention	10	2085	63,081	SMD	0.32*	0.04–0.60	0.16	96*
Hyperactivity/inattention	3	1,249,100	9126	log OR	− 1.22	− 3.88–1.45	0.32	100*

Outcome	k	N	N	Effect size		Confidence interval 95%	Correlation coefficient r	Heterogenity I² (%)
Outcome	k	Deployed sample	Non-deployed sample	Effect size		Confidence interval 95%	Correlation coefficient r	Heterogenity I² (%)
Total problem score	13	1370	1681	SMD	0.30*	0.15–0.45	0.15	67*
Total problem score	5	340,399	418,583	log OR	1.37	− 0.82–3.56	0.35	100*
Anxiety/depression	8	1013	1426	SMD	0.15*	0.00–0.30	0.08	47
Anxiety/depression	5	340,419	418,584	log OR	0.97	− 0.11–2.05	0.26	100*
Aggression	5	768	911	SMD	0.05	− 0.04–0.15	0.03	0.00
Aggression	3	335,216	414,236	log OR	0.98*	0.07–1.90	0.26	100*
Hyperactivity/inattention	6	818	961	SMD	0.08	− 0.10–0.25	0.04	45
Hyperactivity/inattention	2	193,545	113,185	log OR	0.44	− 0.23–1.11	0.12	76*

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