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Table 1 Selected descriptives and effect sizes for included studies

From: The relation between behavioral problems and social competence: A correlational Meta-analysis

Study

Sample

Mean age

% girls

Measure

r

N

Ansari, 2018

USA

4.0

51.0

EXT/ SS

−.65

15,070

Arnold et al., 2012

USA

4.7

48.2

AGG/ SS

−.38

467

Baker et al., 2015

USA

4.6

50.0

CP/ SS

−.46

760

Barnett et al., 2010

USA

3.5

52.0

EXT/ SC

−.32

127

Bjørknes & Manger, 2013

Norway

5.9

37.0

EXT/ SS

−.59

96

Blandon et al., 2010

USA

5.8

54.0

CP/ SS

−.67

253

Brock & Curby, 2014

USA

5.1

48.0

CP/ SC

−.70

2938

Broekhuizen et al., 2015

Netherlands

3.0

46.6

EXT/ SC

−.45

545

Buck, 2014

USA

6.5

52.0

EXT/ SS

−.20

1022

[17]

USA

7.4

48.1

EXT/ SC

−.23

258

Chen et al., 2010

China

8.3

48.7

AGG/ SC

−.50

1140

Chen et al., 2011

China

7.7

55.5

EXT/ SC

−.15

425

Denham et al., 2013

USA

4.5

50.0

AGG/ SC

−.34

298

Dollar & Stifter, 2012

USA

4.5

47.8

AGG/ SC

−.35

90

Engle et al., 2011

USA

3.0

48.9

EXT/ SS

−.55

567

Erturk, 2017

Turkey

3.5

52.8

CP/ SS

−.55

53

Gresham et al., 2011

USA

9.2

54.1

EXT/ SS

−.47

146

Hoglund et al., 2015

USA

8.2

50.1

AGG/ SC

−.74

941

Hosokowa & Katsura, 2017

Japan

6.1

48.5

EXT/ SS

−.44

1604

Huang et al., 2017

Uganda

6.5

50.7

CP/ SC

−.24

303

Hubbard et al., 2013

USA

10.5

52.0

AGG/ SC

−.18

594

Hukkelberg et al., 2018a

Norway

7.3

31.9

CP/SC

−.55

216

Hukkelberg et al., 2018b

Norway

8.4

36.5

CP/SC

−.61

137

Jia et al., 2012

USA

4.0

48.2

EXT/ SC

−.31

112

Kim et al., 2010

Korea

6.1

63.2

CP/ SC

−.30

76

Korucu et al., 2017

Turkey

4.5

0.5

AGG/ SC

−.40

212

Li et al., 2015

China

4.6

44.3

EXT/ SS

−.29

543

Main et al., 2017

USA

9.2

48.1

EXT/ SC

−.36

238

Marti et al., 2016

USA

3.8

51.0

EXT/ SC

−.12

106

Mihic et al., 2016

Croatia

4.5

45.0

AGG/ SC

−.40

182

Mirabile, 2014

USA

4.5

53.0

EXT/ SC

−.61

81

[59]

USA

4.1

33.9

CP/ SS

−.72

118

Nix et al., 2016

USA

4.0

54.0

AGG/ SC

−.78

356

Orta et al., 2013

Turkey

4.6

42.4

EXT/ SC

−.47

118

Pasiak & Menna, 2015

Canada

4.6

23.7

AGG/ SS

−.67

59

Perry-Parrish et al., 2012

USA

6.5

47.0

EXT/ SC

−.16

523

Pluess & Belsky, 2009

UK

4.5

 

CP/ SC

−.62

968

Razza & Raymond, 2013

USA

4.5

49.2

EXT/ SS

−.55

1007

Razza et al., 2015

USA

9.0

52.2

EXT/ SS

−.53

669

Ren, 2014

Australia

4.3

46.0

AGG/ SS

−.40

100

Rich, 2008

USA

4.0

48.1

AGG/ SS

−.49

77

Roberts et al., 2016

USA

4.0

49.1

CP/ SS

−.13

2203

Sette et al., 2015

Italy

4.6

51.1

AGG/ SC

−.35

493

Sette et al., 2017

Italy

4.7

51.8

EXT/ SC

−.31

112

[69]

Iceland

8.0

27.0

CP/ SS

−.15

102

Skalicka et al., 2015

Norway

4.0

50.0

EXT/ SS

−.19

981

[73]

Norway

11.5

49.4

EXT/SS

−.52

8013

Torres et al., 2014

Portugal

4.5

52.8

AGG/ SC

−.41

295

Valiente et al., 2011

USA

6.1

44.9

EXT/ SC

−.23

214

Veiga et al., 2016

Portugal

5.8

53.8

EXT/ SC

−.23

78

Wildenger & McIntyre, 2012

USA

5.4

59.3

CP/ SS

−.11

86

Wilson et al., 2012

Australia

4.2

48.0

CP/ SC

−.03

128

Zhang, 2012

China

3.5

53.9

EXT/ SC

−.48

103

Zhou et al., 2015

China

7.7

55.5

EXT/ SC

−.15

425

  1. Notes. EXT Externalizing behaviors, CP = Conduct problems, AGG = Aggression, SC = Social competence, SS = Social skills