Table 3.
Intercorrelations of electrodermal measures.
| Electrodermal measures | SCL | SCLstd | NSF (number) | NSF (amplitude) | SCLstd/SCL (coefficient of SC variation) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCL | Between-S | W1: 0.9** | W1: 0.9** | W1: 0.7** | W1: 0.3* |
| S: 0.8** | S: 0.8** | S: 0.1 | S: −0.7** | ||
| Within-S | W2: 0.9** | W2: 0.8** | W2: 0.6** | W2: 0.2 | |
| SCLstd | W1: 11.1*** | Between-S | W1: 0.9** | W1: 0.9** | W1: 0.7** |
| S: 3.7*** | S: 0.9** | S: 0.2 | S: −0.2 | ||
| W2: 12.0*** | Within-S | W2: 0.9** | W2: 0.8** | W2: 0.6** | |
| NSF (number) | W1: 8.1*** | W1: 8.7*** | Between-S | W1: 0.7** | W1: 0.6** |
| S: 4.0*** | S: 4.7*** | S: 0.2 | S: −0.3* | ||
| W2: 8.0*** | W2: 8.9*** | Within-S | W2: 0.6** | W2: 0.5** | |
| NSF (amplitude) | W1: 3.3*** | W1: 12.6*** | W1: 1.9*** | Between-S | W1: 0.8** |
| S: 2.3*** | S: 4.2*** | S: 1.3*** | S: −0.0 | ||
| W2: 2.6*** | W2: 8.0*** | W2: 1.7*** | Within-S | W2: 0.7** | |
| SCLstd/SCL (coefficient of SC variation) | W1: 4.9*** | W1: 9.3*** | W1: 9.3*** | W1: 12.8*** | Between-S |
| S: 0.8** | S: 6.0*** | S: 3.2*** | S: 4.0*** | ||
| W2: 5.1*** | W2: 9.2*** | W2: 7.5*** | W2: 6.7*** | Within-S | |
Note. Between-subjects correlations represent Spearman’s rho correlation coefficients, within-subject values represent Cohen’s d effect sizes (based on t statistics and degrees of freedom from testing Fisher’s z-transformed correlation coefficients);
p-value<0.05,
p-value<0.01,
p-value <0.005;
Abbreviations. SCL, skin conductance level; SCLstd, SCL standard deviation; NSF, non-specific fluctuations; Within-S, within-subject correlations; Between-S, between-subjects correlations; W1, Waking on day 1; W2, Waking on day 2; S, Sleeping.