Funnel-plot asymmetry indicates small-study effects for some emotion–learning models¶

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q2 i? Egger's regression tests indicated funnel-plot asymmetry for cross-sectional negative-activating emotions and for experimental positive-activating emotions and anxiety, with lower-precision studies showing smaller effect sizes. → Elisabeth Graf 2024

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Elisabeth Graf 2024¶

Elisabeth Graf, Johanna L. Donath, Elouise Botes, Martin Voracek, Thomas Goetz. (2024). The Associations Between Discrete Emotions and Political Learning: A Cross-Disciplinary Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09893-y

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Publication-bias assessment using an adaptation of Egger's regression test suitable for dependent effect sizes, plus funnel plots and publication-status moderators. The article "found significant, negative effects in the model of negative-activating emotions of cross-sectional designs, indicating funnel-plot asymmetry", and the same pattern for experimental positive-activating and anxiety models.

"We found significant, negative effects in the model of negative-activating emotions of cross-sectional designs, indicating funnel-plot asymmetry"

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