Table 1.
Self-reported emotional experiences accompanying the negative-affect, positive-affect, and neutral smile episodes selected as stimulus material for Studies 1 and 2.
| Smile type | Age group of target | State angera | Negative affecta | Amusementb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (POMPc) | SD | M (POMPc) | SD | M (POMPc) | SD | ||
| Negative-affect smile | Younger | 3.75 (31.25%) | 2.82 | 12.69 (31.73%) | 6.99 | – | – |
| Older | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Positive-affect smile | Younger | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.00 | 0.69 (1.73%) | 1.25 | 80.42 (80.42%) | 12.46 |
| Older | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.00 | 0.94 (2.35%) | 1.06 | 79.38 (79.38%) | 12.06 | |
| Neutral smile | Younger | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.00 | 0.69 (1.73%) | 1.14 | 10.83 (10.83%) | 8.48 |
| Older | 0.00 (0.00%) | 0.00 | 0.38 (0.95%) | 1.09 | 15.00 (15.00%) | 10.11 | |
Sixteen smile episodes per smile type and age group of targets.
a
State anger and negative affect were assessed after the anger-induction phase, amusement-induction phase, and posing-instruction phase for negative-affect, positive-affect, and neutral smiles, respectively.
b
Amusement was assessed immediately after each smile episode.
c
POMP, percent of maximum possible score.