Table 3. Correlation comparisons of...

Table 3.

Correlation comparisons of current study with pre-2005 studies

Study	Correlation comparisons		Observations
Connolly & Viswesvaran (2000)	PA–JS (k = 15; n = 3,326; ρ = 0.49)	NA–JS (k = 27; n = 6,233; ρ = -0.33)	Current study effect sizes are higher for PA–JS and NA–JS
Current study	PA–JS (k = 7; n = 4,389; ρ = 0.6694)	NA–JS (k = 17; n = 6,137; ρ = −0.3742)	Current study effect sizes are higher for PA–JS and NA–JS
Thoresen et al. (2003)	PA–JS (k = 79; n = 23,419; ρ = 0.34)	NA–JS (k = 176; n = 59,733; ρ = −0.34)	Current study effect sizes are higher for PA–JS and NA–JS
Current study	PA–JS (k = 7; n = 4,389; ρ = 0.6694)	NA–JS (k = 17; n = 6,137; ρ = −0.3742)	Current study effect sizes are higher for PA–JS and NA–JS
Thoresen et al. (2003)	PA–OC (k = 15; n = 4,873; ρ = 0.35)	NA–OC (k = 27; n = 8,040; ρ = −0.27)	Current study effect sizes are higher for PA–OC and NA–OC
Current study	PA–OC (k = 6; n = 2,290; ρ = 0.4802)	NA–OC (k = 7; n = 2,875; ρ = −0.2948)	Current study effect sizes are higher for PA–OC and NA–OC
Thoresen et al. (2003)	PA–TI (k = 18; n = 5,327; ρ = −0.17)	NA–TI (k = 35; n = 8,671; ρ = 0.28)	Current study effect size is higher for PA–TI but lower for NA–TI
Current study	PA–TI (k = 7; n = 3,271; ρ = −0.4319)	NA–TI (k = 16; n = 5,760; ρ = 0.2157)
metaBUS database	PA–JS (k = 30; n = 10,367; r = 0.376)	NA–JS (k = 53; n = 16,638; r = −0.212)	Current study effect sizes are higher for PA–JS and NA–JS
Current study	PA–JS (k = 7; n = 4,389; ρ = 0.6694)	NA–JS (k = 17; n = 6,137; ρ = −0.3742)	Current study effect sizes are higher for PA–JS and NA–JS
Walter et al. (2019) MTurker sample	PA–JS (k = 4; n =1,689; ρ = 0.36)	NA–JS (k = 8; n = 2,952; ρ = −0.27)	Current study effect sizes are higher for PA–JS and NA–JS
Walter et al. (2019)OPD sample	PA–JS (k = 4; n = 1,661; ρ = 0.45)	NA–JS (k = 10; n = 3,084; ρ = −0.30)
Current study	PA–JS (k = 7; n = 4,389; ρ = 0.6694)	NA–JS (k = 17; n = 6,137; ρ = −0.3742)
Walter et al. (2019) MTurker sample	(Did not report)	NA–OC (k = 4; n = 1,789; ρ = −0.19)	Current study effect size for NA–OC is higher than Walter et al.'s MTurk sample but slightly lower than OPD sample
Walter et al. (2019)OPD sample		NA–OC (k = 5; n = 998; ρ = −0.31)
Current study		NA–OC (k = 7; n = 2,875; ρ = −0.2948)
Walter et al. (2019) MTurker sample	(Did not report)	NA–TI (k = 4; n = 1,097; ρ = 0.34)	Current study effect size is higher for PA–TI but lower for NA–TI
Walter et al. (2019)OPD sample	PA–TI (k = 3; n = 852; ρ = −0.34)	NA–TI (k = 6; n = 1,872; ρ = 0.42)
Current study	PA–TI (k = 7; n = 3,271; ρ = −0.4319)	NA–TI (k = 16; n = 5,760; ρ = 0.2157)

Study	Correlation comparisons		Observations
Connolly & Viswesvaran (2000)	PA–JS (k = 15; n = 3,326; ρ = 0.49)	NA–JS (k = 27; n = 6,233; ρ = -0.33)	Current study effect sizes are higher for PA–JS and NA–JS
Current study	PA–JS (k = 7; n = 4,389; ρ = 0.6694)	NA–JS (k = 17; n = 6,137; ρ = −0.3742)	Current study effect sizes are higher for PA–JS and NA–JS
Thoresen et al. (2003)	PA–JS (k = 79; n = 23,419; ρ = 0.34)	NA–JS (k = 176; n = 59,733; ρ = −0.34)	Current study effect sizes are higher for PA–JS and NA–JS
Current study	PA–JS (k = 7; n = 4,389; ρ = 0.6694)	NA–JS (k = 17; n = 6,137; ρ = −0.3742)	Current study effect sizes are higher for PA–JS and NA–JS
Thoresen et al. (2003)	PA–OC (k = 15; n = 4,873; ρ = 0.35)	NA–OC (k = 27; n = 8,040; ρ = −0.27)	Current study effect sizes are higher for PA–OC and NA–OC
Current study	PA–OC (k = 6; n = 2,290; ρ = 0.4802)	NA–OC (k = 7; n = 2,875; ρ = −0.2948)	Current study effect sizes are higher for PA–OC and NA–OC
Thoresen et al. (2003)	PA–TI (k = 18; n = 5,327; ρ = −0.17)	NA–TI (k = 35; n = 8,671; ρ = 0.28)	Current study effect size is higher for PA–TI but lower for NA–TI
Current study	PA–TI (k = 7; n = 3,271; ρ = −0.4319)	NA–TI (k = 16; n = 5,760; ρ = 0.2157)
metaBUS database	PA–JS (k = 30; n = 10,367; r = 0.376)	NA–JS (k = 53; n = 16,638; r = −0.212)	Current study effect sizes are higher for PA–JS and NA–JS
Current study	PA–JS (k = 7; n = 4,389; ρ = 0.6694)	NA–JS (k = 17; n = 6,137; ρ = −0.3742)	Current study effect sizes are higher for PA–JS and NA–JS
Walter et al. (2019) MTurker sample	PA–JS (k = 4; n =1,689; ρ = 0.36)	NA–JS (k = 8; n = 2,952; ρ = −0.27)	Current study effect sizes are higher for PA–JS and NA–JS
Walter et al. (2019)OPD sample	PA–JS (k = 4; n = 1,661; ρ = 0.45)	NA–JS (k = 10; n = 3,084; ρ = −0.30)
Current study	PA–JS (k = 7; n = 4,389; ρ = 0.6694)	NA–JS (k = 17; n = 6,137; ρ = −0.3742)
Walter et al. (2019) MTurker sample	(Did not report)	NA–OC (k = 4; n = 1,789; ρ = −0.19)	Current study effect size for NA–OC is higher than Walter et al.'s MTurk sample but slightly lower than OPD sample
Walter et al. (2019)OPD sample		NA–OC (k = 5; n = 998; ρ = −0.31)
Current study		NA–OC (k = 7; n = 2,875; ρ = −0.2948)
Walter et al. (2019) MTurker sample	(Did not report)	NA–TI (k = 4; n = 1,097; ρ = 0.34)	Current study effect size is higher for PA–TI but lower for NA–TI
Walter et al. (2019)OPD sample	PA–TI (k = 3; n = 852; ρ = −0.34)	NA–TI (k = 6; n = 1,872; ρ = 0.42)
Current study	PA–TI (k = 7; n = 3,271; ρ = −0.4319)	NA–TI (k = 16; n = 5,760; ρ = 0.2157)

Note(s):

PA = Positive affect; NA = negative affect; JS = job satisfaction; OC = organizational commitment; TI = turnover intentions; OPD = online panel data; k = number of independent samples; n = sample size; ρ = corrected sample-size-weighted mean correlation; r = uncorrected mean correlation

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