. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jun 2.

Published in final edited form as: J Posit Psychol. 2009;4(2):105–127. doi: 10.1080/17439760802650519

Table 3.

Studies 2a and 2b: Rated emotion words by condition.

	Study 2a condition			Study 2b condition
Emotion word	Elevation	Admiration	Amusement	Elevation	Admiration	Amusement
FACTOR 1 (Admiration)
Admiration	4.72^a	5.33^a	1.00^b	3.25^b	4.62^a	1.10^c
Respect	4.77^a	5.27^a	0.59^b	3.38^b	4.31^a	0.93^c
Moved	4.05^a	3.82^a	0.34^b	2.63^a	3.30^a	0.65^b
Inspired	4.03^a	4.56^a	0.57^b	2.26^b	3.82^a	0.72^c
Awe	2.69^b	4.40^a	0.45^c	1.53^b	3.26^a	0.57^c
Averaged rating, 3 = 0.95, 0.91	4.05^b	4.68^a	0.59^c	2.61^b	3.90^a	0.79^c
FACTOR 2 (Warmth)
Gratitude	2.77^a	1.62^b	0.66^c	2.98^a	2.15^a	1.17^b
Love	2.21^a	1.24^b	0.41^b	1.42	1.48	0.95
Averaged rating, 3 = 0.82, 0.62	2.49^a	1.43^b	0.53^c	2.20^a^**	1.82^b	1.06^b
FACTOR 3 (Amusement)
Entertained	1.69^b	4.20^a	3.80^a	1.14^b	3.09^a	3.62^a
Amused	1.15^c	2.29^b	3.82^a	0.85^b	1.63^b	3.29^a
Averaged rating, 3 = 0.79, 0.86	1.42^c	3.24^b	3.81^a^*	0.99^c	2.36^b	3.45^a
Pride	1.72^a	2.27^a	0.25^b	1.12^b	2.38^a	0.52^b
Happiness	3.33	3.51	2.64	2.91	3.50	2.71

Note: Words were rated on a scale from 0 (not at all) to 6 (very much). Study 2a, N = 130; Study 2b, N = 100. One-way ANOVA was used for all analyses, followed by Tukey’s post-hoc test. Sex of participant was included as an independent variable in all analyses. Letters next to means indicate significant differences between conditions, p<0.05. Bold indicates the highest two ratings in each condition. The emotions of relief, discomfort, embarrassment, disgust, and resentment were not reported, because all means were below 1.50 for these items.

Tukey post-hoc test showed no differences between amusement and admiration in Study 2a. However, we tested our hypothesis that amusement participants would have higher ratings than those in the other two conditions with a planned contrast (2, −1, −1), which was significant, F(1, 122) = 4.69, p<0.05.

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Tukey post-hoc test showed no differences between admiration and elevation in Study 2b. However, we tested our hypothesis that elevation would cause higher ratings than the other conditions with a planned contrast (2, −1, −1), which was significant, F(1, 93) = 6.83, p = 0.01.