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 17

Estimates of effect sizes from the two studies with combined disordered parents.

StudyCohen’s SE Lower CIUpper CI value

Eiden et al. [22], dad depressed0.710.200.311.11<0.01
Eiden et al. [22], mom depressed0.520.200.120.91<0.02
Eiden et al. [22], dad binging3.130.282.583.67<0.01
Eiden et al. [22], mom binging2.500.252.002.99<0.01
Slep and O’Leary [23], mom depressed0.560.100.370.75<0.01
Slep and O’Leary [23], dad depressed0.450.100.260.64<0.01
Slep and O’Leary [23], mom alcoholism0.260.090.080.45<0.01
Slep and O’Leary [23], dad alcoholism0.240.090.060.43<0.01

= effect size; SE : the standard error of Cohen’s ; 95% CI: the 95% confidence interval of Cohen’s ; value: testing if the estimated effect () is significant for each individual study. = 0.05.