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Means and SD's (in parenthesis) of self reported happiness, general mood, and sadness ratings in Study 2, in the different emotional engagement conditions.
| Baseline | Post happy induction | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Engaging instructions | Happiness | 6.11 (2.05) | 7.17 (1.54) |
| Gen. mood | 6.11 (2.00) | 7.61 (1.61) | |
| Sadness | 2.83 (2.15) | 2.22 (1.77) | |
| Disengaging instructions | Happiness | 6.11 (1.24) | 6.79 (1.55) |
| Gen. mood | 6.63 (1.38) | 7.11 (1.29) | |
| Sadness | 2.21 (0.92) | 1.79 (1.23) |
Scales of all measures range from 1 to 10.
