Table 3.
Means and SD's (in parenthesis) of self reported happiness, general mood, and sadness ratings in Study 3, in the different emotional engagement conditions.
| Baseline | Post sad induction | Post happy induction | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engaging instructions | Happiness | 5.57 (1.16) | 3.07 (1.54) | 7.29 (1.44) |
| Gen. mood | 6.43 (1.50) | 3.21 (1.19) | 7.5 (1.29) | |
| Sadness | 3.07 (1.64) | 6.86 (1.51) | 2.86 (1.70) | |
| Disengaging instructions | Happiness | 6.07 (1.43) | 4.29 (1.90) | 6.79 (1.25) |
| Gen. mood | 6.29 (1.54) | 4.36 (1.74) | 7 (1.24) | |
| Sadness | 2.29 (1.54) | 4 (2.15) | 2.79 (1.72) |
Scales of all measures range from 1 to 10.