Skip to main content

Table 3 Summary of regression coefficients for hedonic spending variety, hypothesis 2A (time-lagged predicting well-being)

From: Does variety in hedonic spending improve happiness? Testing alternative causal mechanisms between hedonic variety and subjective well-being

Outcome:

Positive Affect

Life Satisfaction

Study

β

[95% CI]

sr

p

β

[95% CI]

sr

p

2

.080

[.010, .15]

.059

.025

.069

[.013, .13]

.052

.016

3 (split self-report)

.047

[-.039, .085]

.017

.47

.015

[-.032, .063]

.011

.52

3 (limited self-report)

.002

[-.059, .064]

.002

.94

.025

[-.021, .071]

.019

.29

3 (external ratings)

.017

[-.043, .078]

.013

.58

.040

[-.006, .086]

.030

.090

  1. β = Standardized regression coefficient. sr = Semipartial correlation coefficient
  2. Denominator degrees of freedom: Study 2 = 608; Study 3 = 695