Table 2. Associations between coping and positive affect.

Coping scale	No. of studies	Total N	Mean R	Confidence interval	P	R adj. for publication bias (CI)	Q (p)	I2	Interactions
Primary Control Coping	17	3706	0.09	−0.04, 0.22	0.089		132.26 (<0.001)	87.903
Direct Action	15	3323	0.15	0.18, 0.01	0.006		113.93 (<0.001)	87.712	TSD, CSC
Planning	4	437	−0.10	−0.37, 0.18	0.362		12.97 (0.005)	76.871
Seeking Social Support	10	1466	−0.09	−0.26, 0.09	0.199		57.86 (<0.001)	84.446
Secondary Control Coping	20	4238	0.28	0.15, 0.40	<0.001	0.26 (0.16, 0.36)	209.00 (<0.001)	90.909	CT, TSD
Acceptance	6	1072	0.22	0.07, 0.37	<0.001		17.34 (<0.004)	71.156	DS
Positive Reappraisal	14	3239	0.27	0.11, 0.41	<0.001		134.24 (<0.001)	90.316	TSD
Fighting Spirit	5	1043	0.20	−0.08, 0.45	0.066	0.24 (0.05, 0.41)	44.72 (<0.001)	91.055	TSD
Disengagement Coping	24	4589	−0.22	−0.32, −0.13	<0.001	−0.21 (−0.28, −0.14)	138.49 (<0.001)	83.393	CT, DS
Alcohol/Drug Disengagement	5	569	−0.26	−0.72, −0.15	<0.001	−0.32 (−0.41, −0.23)	4.64 (0.326)	13.766
Behavioral Disengagement	10	1430	−0.19	−0.38, 0.01	0.014		74.88 (<0.001)	87.980
Escape/Avoidance/Distancing	16	3591	−0.07	−0.19, 0.06	0.184		111.05 (<0.001)	86.492
Hopelessness	6	1060	−0.42	−0.50, −0.34	<0.001	−0.45 (−0.51, −0.39)	7.15 (0.210)	30.051
Social Isolation	0
Miscellaneous
Rumination	8	1146	−0.16	−0.37, 0.08	0.088		63.70 (<0.001)	89.011
Self-Controlling	3	361	−0.02	−0.72, 0.71	0.960		60.56 (<0.001)	96.698
Self-Blame	4	409	−0.36	−0.63, −0.00	0.009	−0.28 (−0.51, −0.02)	18.88 (<0.001)	84.106
Spirituality	14	3201	0.06	−0.09, 0.21	0.282	0.09 (−0.02, 0.21)	114.61 (<00.01)	88.657
Venting	9	1030	−0.07	−0.27, 0.14	0.399		48.00 (0.0)	83.334

Note: CT  =  Current Treatment; CSC  =  Cancer Specific Coping; DS  =  Disease Stage (Cancer stage); TSD  =  Time Since Diagnosis.