Summary of the effect size results
| Authors | No. of ES | Mean ES | 95% Confidence interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abogazia et al. (2022) | 14 | 0.306 | 0.259 | 0.353 |
| Adegboyegun et al. (2020) | 2 | 0.010 | −0.134 | 0.154 |
| Affan (2019) | 1 | 0.277 | 0.013 | 0.541 |
| Agarwal (2020) | 7 | 0.041 | 0.023 | 0.059 |
| Anifowose et al. (2020) | 18 | 0.050 | 0.046 | 0.054 |
| Arguelles et al. (2015) | 30 | 0.032 | 0.018 | 0.047 |
| Barth et al. (2017) | 51 | 0.005 | −0.012 | 0.023 |
| Barth et al. (2022) | 24 | −0.078 | −0.095 | −0.061 |
| Buallay et al. (2021) | 6 | −0.061 | −0.128 | 0.005 |
| Caglio et al. (2020) | 65 | −0.014 | −0.026 | −0.002 |
| Chanatup et al. (2020) | 2 | 0.010 | −0.080 | 0.100 |
| Chouaibi et al. (2022) | 6 | −0.142 | −0.191 | −0.093 |
| Ciubotariu et al. (2021) | 12 | 0.440 | 0.353 | 0.527 |
| Cooray et al. (2020) | 2 | −0.057 | −0.187 | 0.073 |
| Dey (2020) | 6 | 0.008 | −0.060 | 0.075 |
| Donkor et al. (2022) | 38 | −0.124 | −0.139 | −0.109 |
| Eugster and Wagner (2020) | 131 | 0.053 | 0.048 | 0.057 |
| Fernando et al. (2017) | 1 | −0.014 | −0.156 | 0.127 |
| Hamad et al. (2022) | 3 | 0.447 | 0.385 | 0.510 |
| Hoang et al. (2020) | 12 | −0.079 | −0.104 | −0.054 |
| Kim et al. (2017) | 5 | −0.066 | −0.158 | 0.026 |
| Kosovic and Patel (2013) | 2 | 0.144 | 0.027 | 0.262 |
| Lee and Yeo (2016) | 9 | 0.086 | 0.063 | 0.108 |
| Leukhardt et al. (2022) | 1 | −0.031 | −0.170 | 0.108 |
| Loprevite et al. (2018) | 2 | 0.081 | 0.041 | 0.122 |
| Maama and Marimuthu (2022) | 7 | −0.050 | −0.070 | −0.030 |
| Martinez (2016a) | 1 | −0.135 | −0.277 | 0.008 |
| Martinez (2016b) | 6 | 0.101 | 0.043 | 0.159 |
| Matemane and Wentzel (2019) | 5 | 0.157 | 0.002 | 0.312 |
| Obeng et al. (2021) | 23 | −0.028 | −0.033 | −0.023 |
| Omran et al. (2021) | 10 | 0.243 | 0.211 | 0.276 |
| Pavlopoulos et al. (2017) | 8 | −0.695 | −0.731 | −0.659 |
| Pavlopoulos et al. (2019) | 12 | 0.101 | 0.068 | 0.134 |
| Raimo et al. (2022) | 1 | −0.154 | −0.253 | −0.056 |
| Senani et al. (2022) | 4 | −0.150 | −0.236 | −0.064 |
| Serafeim (2015) | 18 | 0.040 | 0.032 | 0.048 |
| Soriya and Rastogi (2022) | 4 | 0.014 | −0.089 | 0.117 |
| Soumillion (2018) | 3 | 0.024 | −0.086 | 0.134 |
| Sriani and Agustia (2020) | 14 | 0.000 | −0.063 | 0.063 |
| Sun et al. (2022) | 5 | 0.112 | 0.084 | 0.140 |
| Vitolla et al. (2020) | 1 | −0.193 | −0.377 | −0.008 |
| Wen et al. (2017) | 16 | −0.101 | −0.138 | −0.065 |
| Wu and Zhou (2022) | 40 | −0.020 | −0.023 | −0.017 |
| Zhou et al. (2017) | 15 | −0.071 | −0.100 | −0.042 |
| Zúñiga et al. (2020) | 10 | −0.280 | −0.317 | −0.243 |
| Overall | 653 | 0.006 | 0.004 | 0.008 |
| Authors | No. of ES | Mean ES | 95% Confidence interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abogazia | 14 | 0.306 | 0.259 | 0.353 |
| Adegboyegun | 2 | 0.010 | −0.134 | 0.154 |
| Affan (2019) | 1 | 0.277 | 0.013 | 0.541 |
| Agarwal (2020) | 7 | 0.041 | 0.023 | 0.059 |
| Anifowose | 18 | 0.050 | 0.046 | 0.054 |
| Arguelles | 30 | 0.032 | 0.018 | 0.047 |
| Barth | 51 | 0.005 | −0.012 | 0.023 |
| Barth | 24 | −0.078 | −0.095 | −0.061 |
| Buallay | 6 | −0.061 | −0.128 | 0.005 |
| Caglio | 65 | −0.014 | −0.026 | −0.002 |
| Chanatup | 2 | 0.010 | −0.080 | 0.100 |
| Chouaibi | 6 | −0.142 | −0.191 | −0.093 |
| Ciubotariu | 12 | 0.440 | 0.353 | 0.527 |
| Cooray | 2 | −0.057 | −0.187 | 0.073 |
| Dey (2020) | 6 | 0.008 | −0.060 | 0.075 |
| Donkor | 38 | −0.124 | −0.139 | −0.109 |
| Eugster and Wagner (2020) | 131 | 0.053 | 0.048 | 0.057 |
| Fernando | 1 | −0.014 | −0.156 | 0.127 |
| Hamad | 3 | 0.447 | 0.385 | 0.510 |
| Hoang | 12 | −0.079 | −0.104 | −0.054 |
| Kim | 5 | −0.066 | −0.158 | 0.026 |
| Kosovic and Patel (2013) | 2 | 0.144 | 0.027 | 0.262 |
| Lee and Yeo (2016) | 9 | 0.086 | 0.063 | 0.108 |
| Leukhardt | 1 | −0.031 | −0.170 | 0.108 |
| Loprevite | 2 | 0.081 | 0.041 | 0.122 |
| Maama and Marimuthu (2022) | 7 | −0.050 | −0.070 | −0.030 |
| Martinez (2016a) | 1 | −0.135 | −0.277 | 0.008 |
| Martinez (2016b) | 6 | 0.101 | 0.043 | 0.159 |
| Matemane and Wentzel (2019) | 5 | 0.157 | 0.002 | 0.312 |
| Obeng | 23 | −0.028 | −0.033 | −0.023 |
| Omran | 10 | 0.243 | 0.211 | 0.276 |
| Pavlopoulos | 8 | −0.695 | −0.731 | −0.659 |
| Pavlopoulos | 12 | 0.101 | 0.068 | 0.134 |
| Raimo | 1 | −0.154 | −0.253 | −0.056 |
| Senani | 4 | −0.150 | −0.236 | −0.064 |
| Serafeim (2015) | 18 | 0.040 | 0.032 | 0.048 |
| Soriya and Rastogi (2022) | 4 | 0.014 | −0.089 | 0.117 |
| Soumillion (2018) | 3 | 0.024 | −0.086 | 0.134 |
| Sriani and Agustia (2020) | 14 | 0.000 | −0.063 | 0.063 |
| Sun | 5 | 0.112 | 0.084 | 0.140 |
| Vitolla | 1 | −0.193 | −0.377 | −0.008 |
| Wen | 16 | −0.101 | −0.138 | −0.065 |
| Wu and Zhou (2022) | 40 | −0.020 | −0.023 | −0.017 |
| Zhou | 15 | −0.071 | −0.100 | −0.042 |
| Zúñiga | 10 | −0.280 | −0.317 | −0.243 |
| 653 | 0.006 | 0.004 | 0.008 | |