Table 2.
The emotional valence of Chinese traditional music pentatonic scale (n = 32).
| Mode | Gong | Shang | Jue | Zhi | Yu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | |
| Valence | 5.34 ± 0.71 | 4.97 ± 0.79 | 5.11 ± 0.92 | 5.10 ± 0.83 | 5.45 ± 0.73 |
| Arousal | 4.59 ± 0.94 | 3.50 ± 1.01 | 3.34 ± 1.03 | 4.27 ± 1.08 | 4.55 ± 0.93 |