Table 3.

Correlations in the combined sample (n = 53) between Reading the Mind in the Eyes (RMET) performance, depression severity, and emotional state (POMS)

	RMET performance
	Total correct	Negative	Positive	Neutral
Profile of Mood States (POMS)
Anger	0.14	0.09	0.01	0.16
Confusion	0.25	0.14	0.07	0.27*
Depression	0.23	0.11	0.09	0.25
Fatigue	0.21	0.07	0.14	0.22
Anxiety–Tension	0.19	0.10	0.07	0.20
Vigor	−0.33*	−0.21	−0.05	−0.36**
Total score	0.25	0.13	0.08	0.27*
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)	0.38**	0.22	0.18	0.37**

n = 53 for the BDI, POMS and SCID-II screener because of missing data from two participants (one with borderline personality disorder and one healthy control).

^*p<0.05,

^**p<0.01, two-tailed tests.