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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pain Med. 2014 Apr 9;15(6):947–953. doi: 10.1111/pme.12422

Table 1.

presents mean pain ratings at each condition and percent analgesia resulting from viewing pictures of a romantic partner and acquaintance. Standard deviations are indicated in parentheses.

Study 1: Low Pain (3/10) Moderate (5/10) High (7/10)
Romantic Partner 2.19 4.62 7.07
Acquaintance 2.56 4.95 7.69
Analgesia 16.56% (26.9) 5.09% (18.4) 8.101% (11.5)
Study 2: No Pain (0/10) Moderate (4/10) High (7/10)
Romantic Partner 0.04 2.49 5.90
Acquaintance 0.17 3.76 7.28
Analgesia - 39.35% (31.41) 19.71% (17.7)