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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Health Psychol. 2020 Sep 17;39(12):1109–1124. doi: 10.1037/hea0001019

Table 5.

Impact of Positive Affect on Appetitive Risk Cognitions and Behavior

k d 95% CI p Q p (Q) I2 Tau2

Positive affective states (all)
Behavior 41 *0.08 −0.22, 0.39 .592 264.78 <.001 84.89 0.78
Intentions 22 *0.08 −0.10, 0.25 .392 39.38 .009 46.68 0.08
Craving 5 0.41 −0.26, 1.08 .226 26.66 <.001 85.00 0.48
Attitudes/ evaluations/ expectancies 19 *−0.10 −0.27, 0.07 .238 30.43 .033 40.86 0.06
Implicit evaluations/ attention 12 0.02 −0.17, 0.21 .807 10.56 .480 0.00 0.00
Perceived behavioral control 3 0.30 −0.13, 0.73 .168 2.82 .244 29.01 0.05
Information seeking 5 0.09 −0.37, 0.56 .694 6.83 .145 41.46 0.11
Positive mood
Behavior 13 0.24 −0.05, 0.52 .104 20.39 .040 46.05 0.11
Craving 2 0.75 −0.59, 2.08 .272 15.27 <.001 93.45 0.87
Attitudes/ evaluations/ expectancies 4 0.02 −0.28, 0.33 .879 1.23 .772 0.00 0.00
Implicit evaluations/ attention 7 −0.13 −0.38, 0.12 .308 2.36 .853 0.00 0.00
Perceived behavioral control 1 0.54 0.13, 0.95 .009 - - - -
Amusement
Behavior 15 *−0.05 −0.47, 0.37 .818 58.70 <.001 76.15 0.45
Intentions 2 0.98 0.43, 1.53 <.001 1.13 .288 11.47 0.02
Craving 2 0.42 −0.15, 1.00 .149 0.04 .846 0.00 0.00
Implicit evaluations/ attention 3 0.33 −0.00, 0.66 .052 1.33 .514 0.00 0.00
Information seeking 1 −0.39 −0.75, 0.03 .032 - - - -
Contentment
Behavior 1 0.23 −0.75, 1.22 .645 - - - -
Intentions 2 −0.01 −0.43, 0.41 .961 0.00 .961 0.00 0.00
Craving 1 −0.25 −0.71, 0.21 .286 - - - -
Attitudes/ evaluations/ expectancies 3 −0.23 −0.54, 0.09 .154 1.37 .503 0.00 0.00
Happiness
Behavior 5 0.00 −0.42, 0.42 .995 6.41 .170 37.61 0.09
Intentions 12 0.02 −0.15, 0.19 .824 5.60 .899 0.00 0.00
Attitudes/ evaluations/ expectancies 10 −0.07 −0.37, 0.24 .674 21.15 .012 57.45 0.13
Implicit evaluations/ attention 2 −0.11 −0.95, 0.73 .802 1.75 .186 42.75 0.16
Information seeking 2 0.38 −0.31, 1.07 .277 0.09 .761 0.00 0.00
Hope
Intentions 2 0.05 −0.26, 0.35 .773 0.78 .376 0.00 0.00
Attitudes/ evaluations/ expectancies 2 −0.08 −0.74, 0.59 .820 3.27 .057 72.43 0.17
Information seeking 2 0.38 −0.30, 1.07 .275 0.42 .518 0.00 0.00
Pride
Behavior 7 0.39 −1.45, 2.23 .676 165.76 <.001 96.38 5.80
Intentions 6 0.04 −0.58, 0.66 .889 20.75 .001 75.90 0.45
Attitudes/ evaluations/ expectancies 5 −0.20 −0.70, 0.30 .429 14.70 .005 72.78 0.22
Implicit evaluations/ attention 2 −0.11 −0.95, 0.73 .802 1.75 .186 42.75 0.16
Surprise
Intentions 2 −0.09 −0.45, 0.26 .605 0.14 .712 0.00 0.00

Note: When an outcome is not listed under a particular affective state, this indicates that no studies targeting that affective state assessed that outcome. Significant overall effect sizes are bolded. Significant overall effect sizes are bolded. Asterisks indicate main effects with at least one significant moderator.