A meta-analysis, including 13 studies, was undertaken on the relationship between the exercise of student prayer and academic and behavioral outcomes in urban schools. Analyses both with and without sophisticated controls (e.g., socioeconomic status, race, and gender) were used. Additional analyses were done to determine whether the effects of prayer differed by the quality of the study. The results indicated that the exercise of prayer is associated with better levels of student outcomes. Moreover, the effects of prayer were greater for high-quality studies. The significance of these results is discussed.

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祷告与学生成绩关系的元分析

一项包含 13 项研究的荟萃分析就城市学校学生祈祷的练习与学业和行为成果之间的关系进行了分析。使用和不使用复杂控制（例如，社会经济地位、种族和性别）的分析。进行了额外的分析以确定祈祷的效果是否因研究质量而异。结果表明，祈祷的练习与更好的学生成绩相关。此外，祈祷对高质量研究的影响更大。讨论了这些结果的重要性。