Table 3.
Effects of Suppression Instruction on Facial Expression, Subjective Target Emotion Experience, and Physiological Reactivity in Three Age Groups
| 20s | 40s | 60s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facial Expressiona | Just Watch | .47 (.10) | .53 (.10) | .48 (.11) |
| Suppress | .08 (.06) | .17 (.06) | .20 (.07) | |
| Subjective Experience | Just Watch | 4.78 (.33) | 5.80 (.32) | 5.20 (.34) |
| Suppress | 3.66 (.42) | 5.18 (.41) | 4.95 (.43) | |
| Physiological Reactivityb | Just Watch | .05 (.07) | .00 (.07) | −.03 (.08) |
| Suppress | −.11 (.07) | .08 (.06) | .01 (.07) |
Note. Cell values reflect estimates based upon modified population marginal means.
a
Mean values represent the average intensity of disgust expression across all 5-second bins of the film clip.
b
More negative Physiological Reactivity values indicate smaller increases in arousal from baseline to film clip. Apparent increases from Just Watch trial to Suppress trial are an artifact of the separate z-scoring for these trials, and reflect smaller decreases in reactivity across trials rather than actual increases.