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. 2014 Jun 26;9(6):e100925. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100925

Table 2. Main results – differences within conditions.

Outcome K(total) K(condition) Trainingcondition ES 95% CI p
difference between positive and negativeinterpretation bias after training1 75 35 Benign 1.33 1.11; 1.55 <.001
28 Negative −0.05 −0.28; 0.17 .66
6 Neutral 0.49 0.06; 0.93 .03
6 No training 0.28 −0.16; 0.86 .72
change in positive interpretation biasfrom pre- to post training2 34 20 Benign 0.43 0.17; 0.69 <.01
5 Negative −0.22 −0.75; 0.32 .43
6 Neutral 0.12 −0.33; 0.57 .59
3 No training 0.32 −0.30; 0.93 .31
change in negative mood from pre- to posttraining3 90 47 Benign 0.25 0.14; 0.36 <.001
25 Negative 0.20 0.35;0.05 <.01
14 Neutral 0.22 0.02; 0.41 .03
4 No training −0.03 −0.38; 0.33 .88
difference in negative mood from pre- to postemotional challenge4 35 18 Benign 0.79 1.04;0.53 <.001
10 Negative 0.80 1.10;0.49 <.001
6 Neutral 1.03 1.39;0.67 <.001
1 No training 0.77 1.49;0.05 .04

Note. ES = effect size, CI = confidence interval, k = nr of independent samples; 1positive values reflect higher positive than negative bias; 2positive values reflect increase in positive bias; 3positive values reflect decrease in negative mood; 4negative values reflect increase in negative mood.