Table 1.
Number of participants in each age and valence group and characteristics of final sample. Note that participants who reported a history of depression, anxiety, or use of medications that affect the central nervous system were excluded after T1 and not sent the T2 survey.
| Time 1 Survey | Time 2 Survey (Final Sample) | |||||||
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| T1 N | N Excluded | T2 N | Percentage of Eligible Time 1 Completed | N of Females | M (SE) Age | M(SE) Years of Education | M(SE) Number of Days Between Election and T1 Responses | |
| Positive | ||||||||
| Younger | 134 | 22 | 74 | 66% | 54 | 25.85 (.52) | 15.91 (.23) | 5.49 (.17) |
| Middle | 64 | 12 | 29 | 56% | 23 | 44.52 (1.26) | 15.41 (.36) | 5.52 (.34) |
| Older | 57 | 0 | 45 | 79% | 38 | 74.39 (.85) | 16.98 (.38) | 5.40 (.40) |
| Negative | ||||||||
| Younger | 43 | 7 | 26 | 72% | 19 | 26.69 (.94) | 14.96 (.39) | 5.54 (.30) |
| Middle | 37 | 6 | 19 | 61% | 16 | 44.05 (1.22) | 15.05 (.42) | 5.47 (.26) |
| Older | 18 | 1 | 14 | 82% | 9 | 73.00 (2.09) | 15.00 (.66) | 4.64 (.96) |
| Neutral | ||||||||
| Younger | 23 | 1 | 10 | 45% | 3 | 27.00 (1.32) | 15.90 (.89) | 6.40 (.22) |
| Middle | 11 | 0 | 7 | 63% | 6 | 44.57 (2.68) | 13.29 (.56) | 5.29 (.61) |
| Older | 8 | 0 | 8 | 100% | 5 | 79.38 (.98) | 17.38 (.38) | 5.00 (1.21) |