Table 5. Coping as a predictor of positive/negative affect and physical health in prospective studies.
| No. of studies | Total N | Mean R | Confidence interval | P | R adj. for publication bias (CI) | Q (p) | I2 | Interactions | |
| Primary Control Coping | |||||||||
| Outcome: | |||||||||
| Positive Affect | 5 | 723 | 0.13 | 0.03, 0.22 | 0.001 | 0.14 (0.08, 0.21) | 1.94 (0.747) | 0.000 | |
| Negative Affect | 5 | 686 | 0.03 | −0.10, 0.16 | 0.524 | −0.04 (−0.15, 0.06) | 5.35 (0.253) | 25.240 | |
| Physical Health | 2 | 203 | −0.02 | −0.12, 0.16 | 0.796 | <0.01 (0.967) | 0.000 | ||
| Secondary Control Coping | |||||||||
| Outcome: | |||||||||
| Positive Affect | 6 | 1412 | 0.17 | 0.08, 0.28 | <0.001 | 0.22 (0.14, 0.31) | 8.79 (0.118) | 43.105 | |
| Negative Affect | 3 | 535 | −0.19 | −0.38, 0.01 | 0.014 | 4.10 (0.129) | 51.198 | ||
| Physical Health | 4 | 929 | −0.06 | −0.38, 0.27 | 0.641 | 0.01 (−0.20, 0.21) | 26.15 (0.001) | 85.128 | |
| Disengagement Coping | |||||||||
| Outcome: | |||||||||
| Positive Affect | 8 | 1593 | −0.19 | −0.37, −0.04 | 0.002 | −0.23 (−0.36, −0.08) | 46.37 (<0.001) | 84.904 | DS |
| Negative Affect | 6 | 725 | 0.24 | 0.04, 0.43 | <0.002 | 0.20 (0.04, 0.35) | 16.7 (0.005) | 70.056 | |
| Physical Health | 5 | 1045 | −0.14 | −0.29, 0.03 | 0.032 | 9.85 (0.043) | 59.388 |
Note: DS = Disease Stage.