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Fostering overseas success: A meta-analysis 103 Table 5.6: Random effects meta-analysis of social support and retention. k N r ρ se CI95 CR80 I 2 Q w Q b Family domain 5 818 .23 .25 .03 [ .19, .32] [ .16, .35] 68.84% 18.45 ** 0.86 Spousal support 5 818 .23 .25 .04 [ .18, .33] [ .14, .36] 77.05% 18.45 ** 57.58 *** Work domain 24 5665 .17 .19 .03 [ .14, .25] [ .03, .36] 91.10% 281.21 *** Mentoring 5 898 .05 .06 .04 [-.03, .14] [-.06, .17] 72.07% 15.12 ** 19.02 ** Peer support 4 997 .14 .17 .02 [ .13, .21] [ .11, .22] 0.16% 2.75 Supervisory support 5 1085 .23 .26 .03 [ .20, .31] [ .18, .33] 0.00% 2.51 Cross-cultural training 3 437 .02 .03 .13 [-.23, .29] [-.27, .32] 86.94% 16.30 *** Logistical support 4 648 .18 .20 .15 [-.09, .49] [-.17, .57] 93.58% 46.88 *** POS 9 3076 .23 .26 .04 [ .18, .34] [ .11, .42] 85.82% 68.11 *** POS career 4 593 .26 .28 .08 [ .12, .45] [ .07, .50] 87.69% 27.33 *** POS financial 6 1329 .16 .19 .06 [ .08, .29] [ .01, .36] 74.98% 19.64 ** Note: k = number of independent studies; N = total independent sample size; r = estimated correlation in the population; ρ = estimated true correlation in the population; se = standard error of the true correlation; CI95 = 95% confidence interval of the true correlation; CR80 = 80% credibility interval of the true correlation; I 2 = variance in true effect sizes as proportion of total variance; Q w = test of within-group homogeneity; Q b = test of between-group homogeneity; POS = perceived organizational support. * p < .05; ** p < .01; *** p < .001 Table 5.7: Random effects models of moderator effect of mobility status k N r ρ se CI95 CR80 I 2 Q w Q b Mobility status Adjustment Expatriate agent 6 991 .11 .13 .06 [ .02, .25] [-.04, .31] 90.22% 66.11*** 2.41 HCN agent 19 3675 .22 .25 .04 [ .18, .32] [ .04, .46] 95.73% 466.51*** Physical proximity Adjustment Home country agent 32 7302 .18 .21 .03 [ .14, .27] [ .04, .45] 97.54% 1370.11*** 2.35 Host country agent 42 8387 .23 .27 .02 [ .22, .31] [ .07, .46] 96.52% 1255.39*** Commitment Home country agent 7 1130 .24 .28 .03 [ .21, .35] [ .17, .40] 88.58% 101.58*** 0.01 Host country agent 10 2171 .25 .29 .05 [ .20, .39] [ .09, .50] 92.85% 152.66*** Performance Home country agent 14 2078 .17 .19 .03 [ .12, .25] [ .03, .35] 74.69% 57.91*** 0.10 Host country agent 26 4875 .15 .17 .02 [ .13, .22] [ .04, .31] 82.95% 158.91*** Retention Home country agent 12 3330 .15 .16 .05 [ .07, .25] [-.04, .37] 90.79% 141.72*** 0.95 Host country agent 16 2927 .18 .20 .02 [ .16, .24] [ .10, .31] 72.64% 60.20*** Note: k = number of independent studies; N = total independent sample size; r = estimated correlation in the population; ρ = estimated true correlation in the population; se = standard error of the true correlation; CI95 = 95% confidence interval of the true correlation; CR80 = 80% credibility interval of the true correlation; I 2 = variance in true effect sizes as proportion of total variance; Q w = test of within-group homogeneity; Q b = test of between-group homogeneity; POS = perceived organizational support. * p < .05; ** p < .01; *** p < .001