Table 2.

Meta-Regression of Associations Between Variables

Variable	k	β	SE	CI	Q	I 2 (%)	p Value
Association between physical capability and life satisfaction
Year of publication	35	−0.002	0.02	−0.03 to 0.03	0.01	97	.91
Mean age	26	−0.003	0.01	−0.02 to 0.03	0.07	84	.80
Female proportion	33	−0.01	0.01	−0.02 to 0.001	0.91	90	.34
Association between social support and life satisfaction
Year of publication	20	−0.003	0.01	−0.02 to 0.03	0.04	91	.84
Mean age	17	−0.07	0.01	−0.13 to −0.02	6.99	93	.008**
Female proportion	20	−0.02	0.01	−0.04 to 0.003	2.66	92	.10
Association between loneliness and life satisfaction
Year of publication	8	−0.05	0.03	−0.10 to 0.004	3.21	85	.07
Mean age	8	−0.02	0.04	−0.09 to 0.05	0.19	78	.67
Female proportion	11	−0.02	0.01	0.004 to −0.04	5.87	90	.02*
Association between depression and life satisfaction
Year of publication	24	−0.03	0.03	−0.08 to 0.03	1.04	99	.31
Mean age	18	−0.03	0.03	−0.09 to 0.02	1.40	96	.24
Female proportion	22	0.02	0.01	−0.0008 to 0.04	3.53	97	.06

*p < .05.

**p < .01.