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. 2012 May 11;7(3):293–296. doi: 10.1007/s11552-012-9419-z

Table 5.

Comparison of “cracked,” “inflamed,” “overused,” “broken,” “worn,” and “ruptured” on the three dimensions: pleasure, arousal, and dominance

Cracked Inflamed Overused Broken Worn
Pleasure 7.24 (1.43)+++**$$ 7.02 (1.58)^^!!! 5.95 (1.74)+++^^=== ? 7.95(1.17)**!!!===βββ 6.48(1.50)$$?βββ
Arousal 3.85(1.93)++$$ 4.38(1.68)^ 5.04(1.60)++^=== 3.77(2.00)===ββ 4.86(1.71)$$ββ
Dominance 3.55(1.99)##+++$$ 4.64(1.93)##^^^! 6.06(1.87)+++^^^=== ??? 3.81(2.05)!===ββ 4.78(1.78)$$???ββ

Data shown as mean (standard deviation). Degrees of significance difference based on t-test analyses are depicted as follows: *p < .05, **p < .01, and ***p < .001. Each pair of words has been assigned a symbol as follows: #cracked–inflamed pair, +cracked–overused pair, *cracked–broken pair, $cracked–worn pair, ^inflamed–overused pair, !inflamed–broken pair, @inflamed–worn pair, =overused–broken pair, ?overused–worn, and βbroken–worn pair