Authors * Siu Kit Yeung, Gilad FeldmanPlease use the format "First name initials family name" as in "Marie S. Curie, Niels H. D. Bohr, Albert Einstein, John R. R. Tolkien, Donna T. Strickland"
Abstract * <p>Action-effect refers to the phenomenon in which people experience, associate, or attribute stronger emotions for action compared to inaction. In this registered report, we conducted a meta-analysis of the action effect literature (k = [enter number of studies by Stage 2], N = [enter no. of participants by Stage 2], 1982-2021). We found support/no support/mixed support for action-effect in [positive emotions, g = X.XX, 95% CI [X.XX, X.XX]], support/no support/mixed support for action-effect in [negative emotions, g = X.XX, 95% CI [X.XX, X.XX]], and support/no support/mixed support for action-effect in [counterfactual thought, g = X.XX, 95% CI [X.XX, X.XX]]. Study heterogeneity was [low / low to medium / medium / medium to high / high], Q(XX) = XXX.XX, p = .XXX / < .001, I² = XX.XX%. [Summarize results of publication bias tests; to be completed by Stage 2]. Action-effect was stronger [list of conditions in which the effects were stronger, if there was/were, to be entered by Stage 2]. We pre-registered our meta-analysis, with all search protocol, datasets, code, and supplementary made available on the OSF: https://osf.io/acm24/ .</p>
