| Author |
Inclusion criteria reported by authors |
Exclusion criteria reported by authors |
|
| Kitzmann et al. (2003)N = 118 studies included: 84 journal articles, 5 book chapters, 29 dissertations/theses |
Published and unpublished studies in EnglishFocused on DV exposure, but included studies with simulated physical aggressionReports of psychosocial outcomes (emotional, behavioral, self-esteem, social competence, academic)Empirical data from correlational designs, multiple regression analyses, and group comparison designs with groups formed based on DV exposure rather than other characteristics (e.g., groups formed by delinquency status)From 2000 or earlier |
Studies that looked at types of family aggression other than physical aggression (verbal, parent–sibling, community violence)Studies with majority of participants older than 19Studies reporting physical health outcomesNot reported: Whether type or quality of outcome measure was considered in inclusion/exclusion of articlesNot reported: Decisions related to multiple sources reporting the same study, and exclusion of any multiple reports of the same data set |
| Wolfe et al. (2003)N = 41 studies included all journal articles |
Published in peer-reviewed journalsFocused on children exposed to DVStandardized measures reporting emotional, behavioral, PTSD outcomesEmpirical data with mean and standard deviation for at least two groups (experimental/comparison) or correlations within a target group |
Unpublished (dissertations, theses, book chapters)Studies of children exposed to simulated conflictsRetrospective studiesStudies focusing on conflict rather than violenceOverlapping populations (studies where children in comparison group also were exposed to DV to some degree)Studies using measure's normative sample as comparison groupMultiple reports of same study |
| Davies (2005)N = 57 studies included: 38 journal articles, 3 book chapters, 15 dissertations/theses (One article reported results for 2 independent Studies) |
Published and unpublished studies in EnglishFocused on children 18 and younger exposed to DVEmpirical data sufficient for effect size calculation, reporting internalizing and externalizing behavior outcomes with standardized measures1990–2003 only |
Retrospective studiesStudies prior to 1990Studies that looked at types of family aggression other than physical aggression (verbal, parent–sibling, community violence)Multiple reports of same study |
| Jacobus (2005)N = 36 studies included: 22 journal articles, 3 book chapters, 11 dissertations/theses |
Published and unpublished studies in EnglishFocused on children ages 4–18 exposed to DVStandardized measures for one or more of these outcomes: internalizing, externalizing, social competence, intellectual performance, PTSDEmpirical data, between subjects design with mean and standard deviation for two well-matched groups (experimental/comparison) |
Participants older than 18Overlapping populations (studies where children in comparison group also were exposed to DV to some degree)Studies using measure's normative sample as comparison groupMultiple reports of same study |
| Sternberg et al. (2006)N = 1,870 individual subjects (Note: Mega-analysis of individual subject data rather than meta-analysis) |
Raw data from 15 studies (N = 1,870) that reported Child Behavior Checklist outcomes and these individual child characteristics: type of family violence experienced, age, gender |
Nine researchers approached did not provide their data for various reasons |
