Table 5. Regression analyses from Study 3 predicting temporal psychological distance.
| Whole sample | Anger | Guilt | Sadness | Control | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 827) | (n = 191) | (n = 215) | (n = 209) | (n = 212) | ||||||
| R 2 = .24*** | R 2 = .26*** | R 2 = .22*** | R 2 = .28*** | R 2 = .23*** | ||||||
| β | t-value | β | t-value | β | t-value | β | t-value | β | t-value | |
| Rumination | -.38*** | -10.15 | -.36*** | -5.1 | -.36*** | -5.18 | -.44*** | -6.44 | -.18** | -2.65 |
| Emotional intensity | -0.04 | -0.91 | 0.02 | 0.22 | -0.03 | -0.43 | 0.06 | 0.81 | -.22** | -2.83 |
| Months ago event occurred | .16*** | 5.31 | .21** | 3.23 | 0.03 | 0.47 | .18** | 2.88 | .22*** | 3.57 |
| Approach motivation | -.11** | -3.46 | -.23 ** | -3.43 | -0.06 | -0.82 | -0.02 | -0.32 | -.13ǂ | -1.83 |
| Fluency | -0.04 | -1.25 | -0.09 | -1.22 | -0.03 | -0.39 | -0.05 | -0.74 | 0.02 | 0.22 |
| Construal level | .09** | 2.6 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.94 | .21** | 3.11 |
| Visual perspective | .06ǂ | 1.86 | 0.05 | 0.73 | -0.01 | -0.15 | 0.03 | 0.4 | .13* | 1.97 |
| Vividness | -.11** | -3.15 | -0.1 | -1.34 | -.15 * | -2.25 | -.12ǂ | -1.79 | -0.05 | -0.7 |
The left column represents the whole sample controlling for condition. Regression coefficients are standardized. Underlined coefficients indicate significant mediators.
***p < .001.
** p < .01.
*p < .05.
ǂ p < .10.