Results of the meta-analysis
| Main effect | k | N | r0 | SDr | ρ | SDρ | CI LL | CI UL | z-test | p-value | Hypothesis test result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1. Positive affect | |||||||||||
| (a) Job satisfaction | 7 | 4,389 | 0.7634 | 0.0700 | 0.6694 | 0.0753 | 0.6693 | 0.6696 | – | Supported | |
| (b) Organizational commitment | 6 | 2,290 | 0.5298 | 0.0995 | 0.4802 | 0.1370 | 0.4797 | 0.4807 | Supported | ||
| (c) Turnover intentions | 7 | 3,271 | −0.3925 | 0.1093 | −0.4319 | 0.1212 | −0.4323 | −0.4315 | Supported | ||
| H2. Negative affect | |||||||||||
| (a) Job satisfaction | 17 | 6,137 | −0.3372 | 0.0976 | −0.3742 | 0.0958 | −0.3744 | −0.3740 | Supported | ||
| (b) Organizational commitment | 7 | 2,875 | −0.2624 | 0.1984 | −0.2948 | 0.2196 | −0.2954 | −0.2942 | Supported | ||
| (c) Turnover intentions | 16 | 5,760 | 0.2132 | 0.3512 | 0.2157 | 0.3959 | 0.2154 | 0.2160 | Supported | ||
| Moderating effect of age | |||||||||||
| H3a. Negative affect × Age – Job satisfaction | |||||||||||
| Older than 35 years | 9 | 3,362 | −0.3398 | 0.0915 | −0.3803 | 0.0923 | −0.3808 | −0.3799 | −5.6677 | < 0.001 | Not supported |
| 35 years and younger | 8 | 2,775 | −0.3340 | 0.0950 | −0.3668 | 0.1057 | −0.3673 | −0.3662 | |||
| H3b. Negative affect × Age – Turnover intentions | |||||||||||
| Older than 35 years | 6 | 2,200 | −0.0544 | 0.3186 | −0.0708 | 0.3721 | −0.0717 | −0.0699 | −55.6923 | < 0.001 | Supported |
| 35 years and younger | 10 | 3,560 | 0.3510 | 0.2871 | 0.3928 | 0.3115 | 0.3924 | 0.3932 | |||
| Main effect | Hypothesis test result | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Job satisfaction | 7 | 4,389 | 0.7634 | 0.0700 | 0.6694 | 0.0753 | 0.6693 | 0.6696 | – | Supported | |
| (b) Organizational commitment | 6 | 2,290 | 0.5298 | 0.0995 | 0.4802 | 0.1370 | 0.4797 | 0.4807 | Supported | ||
| (c) Turnover intentions | 7 | 3,271 | −0.3925 | 0.1093 | −0.4319 | 0.1212 | −0.4323 | −0.4315 | Supported | ||
| (a) Job satisfaction | 17 | 6,137 | −0.3372 | 0.0976 | −0.3742 | 0.0958 | −0.3744 | −0.3740 | Supported | ||
| (b) Organizational commitment | 7 | 2,875 | −0.2624 | 0.1984 | −0.2948 | 0.2196 | −0.2954 | −0.2942 | Supported | ||
| (c) Turnover intentions | 16 | 5,760 | 0.2132 | 0.3512 | 0.2157 | 0.3959 | 0.2154 | 0.2160 | Supported | ||
| Older than 35 years | 9 | 3,362 | −0.3398 | 0.0915 | −0.3803 | 0.0923 | −0.3808 | −0.3799 | −5.6677 | < 0.001 | Not supported |
| 35 years and younger | 8 | 2,775 | −0.3340 | 0.0950 | −0.3668 | 0.1057 | −0.3673 | −0.3662 | |||
| Older than 35 years | 6 | 2,200 | −0.0544 | 0.3186 | −0.0708 | 0.3721 | −0.0717 | −0.0699 | −55.6923 | < 0.001 | Supported |
| 35 years and younger | 10 | 3,560 | 0.3510 | 0.2871 | 0.3928 | 0.3115 | 0.3924 | 0.3932 | |||
k = Number of independent samples; n = sample size; r¯0 = uncorrected sample-size-weighted mean correlation; SDr = sample-size-weighted standard deviation of observed mean correlations; ρ = corrected sample-size-weighted mean correlation; SDρ = sample-size-weighted standard deviation of corrected mean correlations; CI LL and CI UL = lower and upper bounds of corrected 95% confidence interval; z-test was used to evaluate the statistical significance of between-group difference in effect sizes