TABLE 3.
Rankings of Life Regrets Within Life Domains (Studies 1 and 2a)
| Study 1 (Meta-Analysis)
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Study 2a (College Student Sample)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Domain | Proportion (%) | Rank | Domain | Frequency (%) |
| 1 | Education | 32.2 | 1 | Romance | 26.7 |
| 2 | Career | 22.3 | 2 | Friends | 20.3 |
| 3 | Romance | 14.8 | 3 | Education | 16.7 |
| 4 | Parenting | 10.2 | 4 | Leisure | 10 |
| 5 | Self | 5.5 | 5 | Self | 10 |
| 6 | Leisure | 2.5 | 6 | Career | 6.7 |
| 7 | Finance | 2.5 | 7 | Family | 3.3 |
| 8 | Family | 2.3 | 8 | Health | 3.3 |
| 9 | Health | 1.5 | 9 | Spirituality | 3.3 |
| 10 | Friends | 1.5 | 10 | Community | 0 |
| 11 | Spirituality | 1.3 | 11 | Finance | 0 |
| 12 | Community | 0.95 | 12 | Parenting | 0 |
NOTE: The ranking for Study 1 is based on the proportion of all regrets mentioned that centered on a particular life domain (codings sometimes include more than one regret per participant). The ranking for Study 2a is based on the frequency with which the sole regret cited by each participant centered on a particular life domain.