Dataset supporting thesis "Effects of cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy, and paternal anxiety on youth emotional and behavioural dysregulation: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and longitudinal study"

This dataset contains:
A spreadsheet titled "MA_Intervention_Studies.xlsx" containing effect size data extracted from eligible studies for the systematic review and meta-analysis.

A spreadsheet called alspac_dataset_cleanedFZ.xlsx. Cleaned and derived variables used in a longitudinal analysis from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), including father anxiety scores and child emotional/behavioural outcomes.

R scripts for conducting a multilevel random-effects meta-analysis and generating funnel and forest plots.

Date of data collection:
Systematic Review/Meta-Analysis: February 2024 – May 2025
Longitudinal Analysis (ALSPAC): ALSPAC data originally collected between 1990 and 2010; analysis performed between January – June 2025

Data were manually extracted from peer-reviewed publications identified in the systematic review using predefined inclusion criteria.

Effect sizes were calculated using standardised mean difference methods (Hedges’ g).
Composite effect sizes were computed for studies reporting multiple emotional dysregulation outcomes (e.g., anger and sadness), following Borenstein et al. (2009).

Longitudinal data from ALSPAC were accessed through approved application procedures and cleaned using R.

Software required to view/use the data:
Microsoft Excel (or compatible spreadsheet software) – for viewing and working with the dataset.
R and RStudio (with metafor, readxl, dplyr, ggplot2) – for running the analysis scripts and reproducing the meta-analysis figures.