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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Pers Soc Psychol. 2008 Jan;94(1):158–167. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.94.1.158

Table 2. Happiness and Sadness Means and Standard Deviations by Time Trial and Condition for Both Age Groups in Study 1.

Variable Happiness Sadness


Time 1 Time 2 Time 3 Time 1 Time 2 Time 3






M SD M SD M SD M SD M SD M SD
Younger
 Control 6.13 0.90 6.10 0.96 5.47 1.70 2.03 1.75 1.93 1.67 2.13 1.66
 Exp. 6.00 1.05 5.87 1.50 4.60 1.55 2.77 1.63 2.63 1.71 5.43 1.72
Older
 Control 6.00 1.41 5.97 1.22 5.63 1.50 2.47 2.17 2.50 2.06 2.40 2.19
 Exp. 6.23 1.04 5.73 1.34 4.47 2.39 1.87 1.41 2.03 1.47 5.33 2.25
Total
 Control 6.07 1.18 6.03 1.08 5.55 1.59 2.25 1.98 2.22 1.88 2.27 1.93
 Exp. 6.12 1.04 5.80 1.41 4.53 2.00 2.32 1.58 2.33 1.61 5.38 1.94

Note. For the Younger group, n = 60, with n = 30 in each condition. For the Older group, n = 60, with n = 30 in each condition. Exp. = Experimental.