Universal self-regulation interventions improve self-regulation in children and adolescents, with a pooled effect size of d = 0.42 (95% CI, 0.32-0.53) on task performance scores.¶

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q3 i2 Meta-analysis of 19 studies measuring SR via task performance scores found a statistically significant pooled effect favoring intervention (d = 0.42; 95% CI, 0.32-0.53). → Pandey A 2018

Evidence¶

Pandey A 2018¶

Pandey A, Hale D, Das S, Goddings A-L, Blakemore S-J, Viner RM. (2018). Effectiveness of Universal Self-regulation–Based Interventions in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Pediatrics. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6059379/

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Meta-analysis of 19 studies reporting SR outcomes based on task performance scores, pooled under a random-effects model. The review states the overall effect was statistically significant and favored the intervention, with "pooled effect size d = 0.42; 95% CI, 0.32-0.53".

"We found that the overall effect was statistically significant and favored the intervention (pooled effect size d = 0.42; 95% CI, 0.32-0.53)."

Discussion¶

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