Table 2.

Meta-Regression Analyses Examining Moderators of Associations between Acceptance of Cancer and Distress Outcomes

Moderator	Outcome	k	N	I2	R2	B	SE	95% CI	Z	Q(w)
Age	General Distress	65	11,622	.91	.00	−.001	.004	−.009, .006	−.31	724.21*** (df = 69)
	Depressive Symptoms	34	6,099	.83	.11	−.010	.005	−.019, −.001	−2.10*	216.60*** (df = 36)
	Anxiety Symptoms	26	3,709	.82	.04	−.007	.005	−.017, .003	−1.30	130.81*** (df = 26)
Gender	General Distress	71	13,306	.91	.00	−.001	.001	−.003, .001	−1.32	832.24*** (df = 76)
	Depressive Symptoms	39	7,752	.87	.03	−.002	.001	−.004, .001	−1.36	344.16*** (df = 42)
	Anxiety Symptoms	28	4,503	.85	.00	−.001	.001	−.004, .002	−.85	185.19*** (df = 28)
Marital Status	General Distress	53	10,499	.91	.04	.003	.002	−.001, .008	1.55	677.57*** (df = 56)
	Depressive Symptoms	26	5,735	.89	.20	.007	.003	.001, .012	2.43*	239.84*** (df = 27)
	Anxiety Symptoms	20	3,184	.85	.18	.006	.003	.000, .011	2.08*	126.78*** (df = 19)
Time Since Diagnosis	General Distress	28	5,328	.87	.08	.036	.023	−.010, .082	1.55	182.55*** (df = 28)
	Depressive Symptoms	13	2,874	.82	.21	.047	.025	−.002, .097	1.87†	53.49*** (df = 12)
	Anxiety Symptoms	7	1,531	.85	.13	.054	.040	−.023, .131	1.37	42.28*** (df = 6)
Cancer Stage	General Distress	39	5,818	.90	.00	.000	.002	−.004, .003	−.21	363.50*** (df = 39)
	Depressive Symptoms	18	2,885	.54	.63	.004	.002	.001, .007	2.59**	40.91** (df = 16)
	Anxiety Symptoms	13	1,598	.00	1.00	.004	.001	.002, .006	3.40***	12.18 (df = 11)

^†p < .10;

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001.

Note. I² = percentage of between-study variability. k = number of records included the analysis. N = total number of participants included in the analysis. Q(w) = the variance within group means. R² = percentage of between-study variability explained by the moderator. SE = standard error. 95% CI = 95% confidence interval for B. Z = z-test for statistical significance of B. Age = the average age of the sample. Gender = percent female. Marital status = percent married/partnered. Time since diagnosis = mean time since diagnosis in years. Cancer stage = percent with advanced-stage cancer (e.g., stage III, IV, or metastatic).