Table 2.
Experiment 2: Responses on key variables across conditions.
| Variable | Autonomy Support | Neutral | Controlling | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
M |
SD |
M |
SD |
M |
SD |
|
| Interest/Enjoyment: Thought Suppression | 14.08a | 3.89 | 13.28a,b | 4.32 | 10.98b | 4.32 |
| Interest/Enjoyment: Stop Signal | 13.08a | 4.93 | 15.80a | 5.09 | 13.00a | 4.25 |
| Perceived Choice: Thought Suppression | 26.21a | 6.01 | 26.60a | 5.66 | 24.70a | 5.99 |
| Perceived Choice: Stop Signal | 19.5a | 8.02 | 22.60a | 4.54 | 21.90a | 6.01 |
| Felt Competence: Thought Suppression | 20.92a | 6.01 | 20.75a | 5.69 | 20.85a | 4.95 |
| Felt Competence: Stop Signal | 19.96a | 6.73 | 21.15a | 6.15 | 24.10a | 5.26 |
| Pressure: Thought Suppression | 10.13a | 4.17 | 11.65a,b | 4.75 | 13.75b | 6.58 |
| Pressure: Stop Signal | 11.38a | 7.60 | 12.55a | 6.49 | 13.80a | 6.10 |
| Subjective Vitality | 21.8a | 6.12 | 23.6a | 8.08 | 19.1b | 6.04 |
| Mood | .333a | 8.61 | 3.25a | 7.75 | 3.31a | 6.49 |
| Arousal | 22.8a | 4.86 | 22.2a | 3.66 | 21.2a | 3.65 |
| White bears | 3.38a | 2.55 | 5.00a | 3.11 | 4.45a | 4.41 |
| Effort | 5.71a | 1.16 | 5.55a | 1.50 | 5.15a | 1.42 |
| Confidence | 5.33a | 1.13 | 5.40a | 1.10 | 4.90a | 1.55 |
| Level of Motivation | 3.92a | 1.67 | 3.85a | 1.39 | 4.20a | 1.24 |
| Correct Sorts | 101a | 99.4 | 123a | 95.1 | 111a | 105 |
| Inhibition Failures | 24.5a | 9.97 | 26.9a,b | 9.17 | 30.7b | 9.11 |
Note. N = 66. Means with different subscripts differ at p < .05.