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. 2010 Oct 13;5(10):e13309. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013309

Table 1. Pain ratings by temperature and task.

a) None Moderate High
Acquaintance 0.1 (0.2) 3.7 (1.7) 7.2 (1.1)
Distraction 0.0 (0.0) 2.4 (1.5) 6.2 (1.6)
Partner 0.0 (0.0) 2.4 (1.8) 6.2 (1.7)

a) Self-reported pain for none, moderate-intensity, and high-intensity heat (columns), and the three tasks: acquaintance baseline, distraction control, and partner active tasks (rows). Means are followed by standard deviations. b) Mean pain decrease during the distraction and romantic partner active tasks during moderate and high heat-intensity trials. Means and standard deviations (in parentheses) are provided, followed by average percent pain reduction.