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. 2019 Sep 11;8(3):351–371. doi: 10.1556/2006.8.2019.44
Study Methodological quality criteria
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total (0–10)
Babusa and Túry (2012) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5
Babusa et al. (2012) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 6
Baile et al. (2011) 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 5
Bo et al. (2014) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
Brown et al. (2017) 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 6
Cafri et al. (2008) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 5
Castro López et al. (2013) 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 5
De Santis et al. (2011) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 6
Dryer et al. (2016) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 6
Giardino and Procidano (2012): Study 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6
Giardino and Procidano (2012): Study 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6
Giardino and Procidano (2012): Study 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6
Giardino and Procidano (2012): Study 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6
Goodale et al. (2001) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 6
Guidi et al. (2013) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
Hale et al. (2013) 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6
Hildebrandt et al. (2004) 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6
Hildebrandt et al. (2006) 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 6
Hildebrandt et al (2010) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3
Hildelbrandt et al. (2011) 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6
Hildebrandt et al. (2012) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 6
Hughes et al. (2016) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 6
Jin et al. (2015) 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7
Kanayama et al. (2006) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3
Klimek et al. (2018) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 6
Lamanna et al. (2010): Study 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 6
Lamanna et al. (2010): Study 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 6
Latorre-Román et al. (2014) 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6
Lopez et al. (2015) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3
Magallares (2016) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 5
Maida et al. (2005) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
McFarland and Kaminski (2009) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
Mitchell, Murray, Cobley, et al. (2017) 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 6
Murray et al. (2012) 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7
Murray et al. (2016) 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7
Nieuwoudt et al. (2015) 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7
Olivardia et al. (2000) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
Pope et al. (2005) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
Rhea et al. (2004) 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7
Santarnecchi and Dettore (2012) 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5
Segura-García et al. (2010): Sample 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4
Segura-García et al. (2010): Sample 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4
Segura-García et al. (2010): Sample 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4
Sladek et al. (2014) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
Walker et al. (2009) 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 6

Note. The methodological quality checklist consists of 10 criteria with a dichotomous response scale. The presence of the criterion is given 1 point and its absence 0 points. The total quality score for each study was obtained by summing the 1s and 0s through the 10 quality items (see Appendix A for a description of the quality items).