Table 4. Pearson correlations between the change-sensitive candidates and the anticipatory mood changes (anxiety and anger) per test phase in CPT and TSST.
| Variable | r, pa | ||
| Anxiety | Anger | ||
| CPT | |||
| Stress | |||
| NTT | .45, .042 | .54, .015 | |
| POT | .23, .194 | .28, .151 | |
| HR | −.36, .097 | −.34, .110 | |
| FT | −.45, .042 | .24, .185 | |
| COR | .05, .428 | −.01, .491 | |
| Recovery | |||
| NTT | .13, .312 | .17, .260 | |
| HR | .42, .060 | −.20, .243 | |
| TSST | |||
| Anticipation | |||
| NTT | −.16, .280 | .00, .500 | |
| CRT | −.40, .065 | −. 69, .002 | |
| CHT | −. 65, .003 | −. 72, .001 | |
| HR | −.13, .315 | −.32, .114 | |
| FT | .15, .277 | −.03, .449 | |
| Stress | |||
| CHT | −. 60, .007 | −.51, .022 | |
| HR | −.32, .115 | −.46, .037 | |
| FT | .11, .340 | .17, .262 | |
| AA | .30, .122 | .14, .297 | |
| COR | −.03, .455 | −.04, .441 | |
| Recovery | |||
| NTT | −.05, .430 | −.02, .466 | |
| POT | −.12, .323 | −.14, .304 | |
| FT | −.03, .461 | .04, .447 | |
Note. AA: alpha-amylase; CHT: chin temperature; COR: cortisol; CRT: corrugator temperature; FT: finger temperature; HR: heart rate; NTT: nose tip temperature; POT: perioral temperature.
a
after multiple comparisons correction, p≤.010 for the anticipation phase of the TSST, the stress phases of both tests and p≤.025/.017 for the CPT/TSST recovery phases.