Family structure
Overview
- Influence: Family structure
- Domain: Home
- Sub-Domain: Family structure
- Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have a small positive impact
- Influence Definition: Families can include one, two, or more parents (in some cultures, children are brought up in multiple family situations), LGBTQ+ parents, and parents who work or stay at home with their children.
Evidence
- Number of meta-analyses: 4
- Number of studies: 231
- Number of students: 45,318
- Number of effects: 576
- Effect size: 0.16
Meta-Analyses
| Journal Title | Author | First Author's Country | Article Name | Year Published | Variable | Number of Studies | Number of Students | Number of Effects | Effect Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychological Bulletin | Falbo & Polit | USA | Quantitative review of the only child literature: Research evidence and theory development | 1986 | Only vs. non-only children | 115 | 0 | 115 | 0.17 |
| Review of Educational Research | Kim | USA | 2013 | Effects of mothers | 63 | 0 | 408 | 0.28 | |
| Psychological Bulletin | Murray, Farrington, & Sekol | England | Children's antisocial behavior, mental health, drug use, and educational performance after parental incarceration: a systematic review and meta-analysis | 2012 | Incarcerated parents | 40 | 44,699 | 40 | 0.08 |
| Journal of Homosexuality | Allen & Burrell | USA | Comparing the Impact of Homosexual and Heterosexual Parents on Children | 1996 | Heterosexual vs.. Homosexual parents | 13 | 619 | 13 | 0.11 |
| TOTAL/AVERAGE | 231 | 45,318 | 576 | 0.16 | |||||
Confidence
The Confidence is the average of these four measures, each divided into five approximately equal groups and assigned a value from 1 to 5 based on the following criteria:
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Number of Meta-analyses
- 1 = 1
- 2 = 2–3
- 3 = 4–6
- 4 = 7–9
- 5 = 10+
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Number of Studies
- 1 = 1–10
- 2 = 11–50
- 3 = 51–200
- 4 = 201–400
- 5 = 400+
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Number of Students
- 1 = 1–2,500
- 2 = 2,501–10,000
- 3 = 10,000–20,000
- 4 = 20,000–100,000
- 5 = 100,001+
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Number of Effects
- 1 = 1–100
- 2 = 101–300
- 3 = 301–600
- 4 = 601–1,200
- 5 = 1,200+
| Number of Meta-Analyses | Number of Studies | Number of Students | Number of Effects | Overall Confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confidence Factor | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |