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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 16.
Published in final edited form as: Cogn Emot. 2012 Mar 9;26(7):1153–1175. doi: 10.1080/02699931.2011.638909

Table 2.

SAM Valence and Arousal Ratings in Study 1

Valence Arousal

DS ND DS ND
Positive 5.54 (.79) 6.49 (.71) 5.14 (1.22) 5.52 (1.51)
Neutral 4.98 (.49) 5.11 (.45) 2.81 (1.31) 3.73 (1.34)
Negative 3.64 (1.13) 2.39 (.76) 5.05 (1.39) 5.49 (1.46)

Note: Tabled values are means; standard deviations in parentheses. DS = Depression Symptom group; ND = Non-Depression group. Ratings ranged from 0 to 9 with higher numbers indicating more pleasant or arousing feelings.