Table 3.

Responses to the control task and TSST among all participants.

	Control	TSST	t
Cortisol (ug/dL)	−0.11 ± 0.03	0.04 ± 0.04	−4.3***
Heart rate (bpm)	4.1 ± 0.9	13.0 ± 1.2	7.4***
Systolic (mm Hg)	4.1 ± 1.0	12.5 ± 1.1	6.0***
Diastolic (mm Hg)	2.3 ± 0.8	8.5 ± 0.7	5.6***
Friendliness	−0.06 ± 0.08	−0.55 ± 0.08	4.7***
Anxiety	0.01 ± 0.05	0.37 ± 0.07	−4.6***
Depression	0.05 ± 0.03	0.14 ± 0.04	−2.2*
Anger	0.01 ± 0.04	0.32 ± 0.06	−5.0***
Elation	−0.03 ± 0.08	−0.46 ± 0.08	4.3***
Confusion	0.05 ± 0.05	0.28 ± 0.06	−3.1**
Positive Mood	−0.08 ± 0.09	−0.60 ± 0.09	4.5***

Values indicate mean ± s.e.m. Asterisks indicate a significant difference between the samples (

^*p < 0.05,

^**p < 0.01,

^***p < 0.001, Independent Samples t-test).