Table 2.
Average ratings of valence of emotional experience and inner tension after exclusion, inclusion, and overinclusion conditions in a Cyberball task
| Ratings | Cyberball condition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exclusion | Inclusion | Overinclusion | ||
| Valence of emotional experience | BPD | M = 2.31 | M = 3.09 | M = 3.17 |
| SD = .71 | SD = .76 | SD = .77 | ||
| HC | M = 3.22 | M = 3.72 | M = 3.76 | |
| SD = .89 | SD = .96 | SD = .87 | ||
| Inner tension | BPD | M = 3.17 | M = 2.66 | M = 2.64 |
| SD = 1.09 | SD = .97 | SD = 1.04 | ||
| HC | M = 2.15 | M = 1.86 | M = 1.82 | |
| SD = .86 | SD = 1.00 | SD = .95 | ||
Note. BPD borderline personality disorder, HC healthy control, M mean, SD standard deviation; valence of emotional experience (5 points, ranging from 1 = “very unpleasant” to 5 = “very pleasant”); the level of inner tension (5 points, ranging from 1 = “not at all” to 5 = “very strong”)