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Published in final edited form as: J Pers Soc Psychol. 2022 Sep 15;124(5):1053–1078. doi: 10.1037/pspp0000440

Table 3b.

Meta-Analyzed Semi-Partial Correlations Between Predictors and Negative Affect

Effect k N r sp 95% CI around rsp t-statistic τ2 95% CI around τ2 Q I 2
Fixed Effects
 Pre-Test 5 1950 .59*** [.56, .62] 29.91
 Gratitude (vs. Rumination) 5 1950 −.09*** [−.13, −.05] −3.96
 Distraction (vs. Rumination) 5 1950 −.08*** [−.12, −.03] −3.35
 Depression (Centered) 5 1950 .07** [.03, .12] 3.23
 Gratitude (vs. Rumination) × Depression 5 1950 −.05* [−.09, −.005] −2.16
 Distraction (vs. Rumination) × Depression 5 1950 −.05* [−.09, −.003] −2.11
 Gratitude (vs. Distraction) 5 1950 −.01 [−.06, .03] −0.61
 Gratitude (vs. Distraction) × Depression 5 1950 −.002 [−.05, 0.04] −0.08
Random Effects
 Pre-Test 5 1950 0.58*** [.53, .64] 21.63 0.003 [0.00, 0.03] 8.10 50.60
 Gratitude (vs. Rumination) 5 1950 −.09* [−.16, −.03] −4.01 0.0005 [0.00, 0.02] 4.20 4.80
 Distraction (vs. Rumination) 5 1950 −.08* [−.12, −.03] −4.36 0.0000 [0.00, 0.008] 2.36 0.00
 Depression (Centered) 5 1950 .07* [.01, .14] 3.23 0.0001 [0.00, 0.02] 4.00 0.00
 Gratitude (vs. Rumination) × Depression 5 1950 −.05 [−.11, .01] −2.38 0.0000 [0.00, 0.02] 3.32 0.00
 Distraction (vs. Rumination) × Depression 5 1950 −.05* [−.09, −.01] −3.49 0.0000 [0.00, 0.005] 1.46 0.00
 Gratitude (vs. Distraction) 5 1950 −.01 [−.05, 0.02] −1.17 0.0000 [0.00, 0.004] 1.10 0.00
 Gratitude (vs. Distraction) × Depression 5 1950 −.002 [−.03, 0.03] −0.16 0.0000 [0.00, 0.004] 1.07 0.00

Note. See note under Table 3a for information on how these meta-analyses were conducted. Model-Predicted Affect by