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Published in final edited form as: J Pers Soc Psychol. 2020 Dec 17;122(6):1022–1055. doi: 10.1037/pspi0000312

Table 3.

Results of multiple regression analyses examining upward affective crossover predicting expressers’ outcomes from targets’ approach motivation using across Studies 1 and 2.

Positive Emotions
Perceived Partner Responsiveness
95% CI 95% CI
Path Predictor B p Lower Upper r B p Lower Upper r
Target Interaction Outcome (Reactivity) Target Approach Motivation 0.41 ** <.001 0.23 0.58 .29 0.23 ** .001 0.11 0.35 .24
Condition −0.08 .53 −0.32 0.17 .04 −0.15 .07 −0.32 0.01 .12
Target Global Outcome 0.25** <.001 0.13 0.37 .27 0.24** <.001 0.15 0.33 .32
Target Avoidance Motivation −0.01 .65 −0.08 0.05 .03 0.01 .76 −0.04 0.05 .02
Expresser Global Outcome 0.08 .16 −0.03 0.20 .09 0.19** <.001 0.10 0.29 .26
Expresser Avoidance Motivation −0.01 .70 −0.07 0.05 .03 −0.02 .41 −0.06 0.02 .05
Expresser Approach Motivation −0.05 .56 −0.22 0.12 .04 0.01 .99 −0.12 0.12 .001
Observed Praise 0.23** .001 0.09 0.37 .21 0.28** <.001 0.19 0.38 .36
Data Source 0.37** .002 0.13 0.60 .20 0.12 .15 −0.04 0.28 .09
Outcome Predictor B p Lower Upper r B p Lower Upper r
Expresser Interaction Outcome (Crossover) Target Approach Motivation 0.07 .44 −0.10 0.23 .05 −0.08 .28 −0.24 0.07 .07
Target Interaction Outcome 0.17 ** .005 0.05 0.29 .18 0.15 .057 0.00 0.31 .13
Condition 0.03 .82 −0.20 0.25 .02 −0.18 .08 −0.38 0.02 .12
Target Global Outcome 0.09 .13 −0.03 0.20 .10 0.17** .005 0.05 0.29 .19
Target Avoidance Motivation −0.04 .23 −0.09 0.02 .08 0.01 .97 −0.05 0.05 .00
Expresser Global Outcome 0.24** <.001 0.14 0.35 .28 0.17 .01 0.05 0.29 .18
Expresser Avoidance Motivation 0.01 .66 −0.04 0.07 .03 −0.04 .17 −0.09 0.02 .09
Expresser Approach Motivation 0.31** <.001 0.15 0.46 .25 0.22** .003 0.08 0.37 .19
Observed Praise 0.27** <.001 0.14 0.40 .26 0.17** .007 0.05 0.29 .18
Data Source −0.01 .90 −0.24 0.21 .01 −0.03 .80 −0.22 0.17 .02

Note.

**

p < .01

*

p < .05. Focal predictors from each model are presented in bold.