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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 3c.

Meta-Analyzed Semi-Partial Correlations Between Predictors and Positive 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 .79*** [.77, .80] 46.82
 Gratitude (vs. Rumination) 5 1950 .11*** [.06, .15] 4.76
 Distraction (vs. Rumination) 5 1950 −.004 [−.05, .04] −0.18
 Depression (Centered) 5 1950 .001 [−.04, .05] 0.05
 Gratitude (vs. Rumination) × Depression 5 1950 −.001 [−.05, .04] −0.03
 Distraction (vs. Rumination) × Depression 5 1950 .02 [−.03, .06] 0.74
 Gratitude (vs. Distraction) 5 1950 .11*** [.07, .16] 4.94
 Gratitude (vs. Distraction) × Depression 5 1950 −.02 [−.06, .03] −0.73
Random Effects
 Pre-Test 5 1950 .77*** [.68, .84] 14.29 0.02 [0.01, 0.20] 46.29*** 91.40
 Gratitude (vs. Rumination) 5 1950 .11** [.05, .17] 5.10 0.001 [0.00, 0.01] 3.82 0.00
 Distraction (vs. Rumination) 5 1950 −.004 [−.04, .03] −0.30 0.00 [0.00, 0.01] 1.49 0.00
 Depression (Centered) 5 1950 .001 [−.03, .03] 0.12 0.00 [0.00, 0.002] 0.77 0.00
 Gratitude (vs. Rumination) × Depression 5 1950 −.001 [−.04, .04] −0.04 0.00 [0.00, 0.005] 1.45 0.00
 Distraction (vs. Rumination) × Depression 5 1950 .02 [−.005, .04] 2.18 0.00 [0.00, 0.00] 0.46 0.00
 Gratitude (vs. Distraction) 5 1950 .12* [.04, .21] 3.97 0.003 [0.00, 0.03] 8.24 51.40
 Gratitude (vs. Distraction) × Depression 5 1950 −.02 [−.06, .02] −1.18 0.00 [0.00, 0.01] 1.52 0.00

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