Review Article

Depression, Alcohol Abuse, and Alcoholism in One versus Two Parents and the Implications for Child Attachment and Self-Regulation in Infancy through Adolescence

Table 10

Estimates of effect size for self-regulation malfunction for combined disordered parents.

StudyCohen’s SE Lower CIUpper CI value

Milgrom et al. [13]2.630.152.332.93<0.01
Trapolini et al. [16]1.510.310.902.11<0.01
Campbell et al. [17]5.120.244.665.88<0.01
Wittenborn [14]2.910.252.423.40<0.01
Harris [15]2.510.273.041.97<0.01
Eiden et al. [22], depressed dad0.710.200.311.11<0.01
Eiden et al. [22], depressed mom0.520.200.120.91>0.02
Slep and O’Leary [23], depressed mom0.560.100.370.75<0.01
Slep and O’Leary [23], depressed dad0.450.100.260.64<0.01
Eiden et al. [20]0.230.140.040.49>0.10
Kelley and Fals-Stewart [21]2.420.222.86−1.98<0.01
El-Sheikh and Buckhalt [18, 19]1.710.171.382.03<0.01
Eiden et al. [22], dad binge drinking 3.130.282.583.67<0.01
Eiden et al. [22], mom binge drinking2.500.252.002.99<0.01
Slep and O’Leary [23], mom alcoholic0.260.090.080.45<0.01
Slep and O’Leary [23], dad alcoholic0.240.090.060.43<0.01

= Cohen’s effect; SE = standard error; 95% CI: the 95% confidence interval ; value < 0.05.