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Version 1.3 – Updated November 2024

Depression

Overview

  • Influence: Depression
  • Domain: Student
  • Sub-Domain: Emotions
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have a negative impact
  • Influence Definition: A mental health disorder that impairs daily functioning by depressing mood and reducing interest in activities.

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 4
  • Number of studies: 3,639
  • Number of students: 56,523
  • Number of effects: 3,655
  • Weighted mean effect size: -0.37
  • Robustness index: 4

Meta-Analyses

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
Conference paper Chan, Zadeh, Jahng & Mak Canada Depression and academic achievement: A meta-analysis. 2008 Depression on achievement 27 0 32 -0.42
Dissertation Buehner USA A meta-analysis of the longitudinal relationship between adolescent depression and academic achievement. 2017 Depression on achievement 26 31,966 31 -0.16
Journal of Child and Family Studies Huang, Costeines, Kaufman, & Ayala Taiwan Parenting Stress, Social Support, and Depression for Ethnic Minority Adolescent Mothers: Impact on Child Development 2014 Depression on achievement 43 24,557 50 -0.30
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Stanek & Ones USA Meta-analytic relations between personality and cognitive ability.  2023 Depression on achievement 3,543 0 3,542 -0.37
TOTAL/AVERAGE 3,639 56,523 3,655 -0.31
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