Table 4.
Correlation Matrix of Goals, Appraisals, Emotion Regulation Strategies and Affective and Cardiovascular Outcomes
| Variable | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | |||||||||||||||
| 1. Change Partner | --- | ||||||||||||||
| 2. Task Performance | .01 | --- | |||||||||||||
| Appraisals | |||||||||||||||
| 3. Task Enjoyment | .00 | .31 | --- | ||||||||||||
| 4. Task Performance | .05 | .37 | .51 | --- | |||||||||||
| 5. Confederate Likeability | −.25 | .25 | .45 | .17 | --- | ||||||||||
| Behavioral ER Strategy | |||||||||||||||
| 6. Moving on to Another Scenario/Topic | .04 | −.14 | −.22 | −.06 | −.27 | --- | |||||||||
| 7. Reducing Negativity | .06 | −.11 | −.09 | −.16 | −.21 | .06 | --- | ||||||||
| 8. Humor | −.02 | −.14 | −.07 | −.13 | .05 | −.10 | .19 | --- | |||||||
| Affective Outcomes | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Task Negative Affect | .33 | −.11 | −.31 | −.18 | −.32 | .10 | .11 | −.14 | --- | ||||||
| 10. Post-Task Negative Affect | .31 | −.20 | −.25 | −.19 | −.33 | .03 | .19 | −.06 | .56 | --- | |||||
| 11. Task Positive Affect | .06 | .25 | .43 | .38 | .33 | −.05 | −.05 | −.07 | −.01 | −.02 | --- | ||||
| 12. Post-Task Positive Affect | .07 | .40 | .46 | .45 | .37 | −.14 | −.12 | −.15 | −.02 | −.16 | .70 | --- | |||
| Cardiovascular Outcomes | |||||||||||||||
| 13. Task Systolic BP | −.12 | .11 | .05 | .06 | .20 | −.03 | −.11 | −.18 | .06 | −.11 | .20 | .25 | --- | ||
| 14. Task Diastolic BP | −.09 | −.04 | −.02 | .02 | .04 | .09 | −.09 | −.12 | .08 | −.03 | .02 | .08 | .72 | --- | |
| 15. Task PR | .12 | −.14 | −.18 | −.12 | −.21 | .22 | .03 | .02 | .19 | .12 | −.15 | −.12 | .11 | .29 | --- |
Note. ER = emotion regulation. BP = blood pressure. PR = pulse rate. Correlations in boldface font are significant at p < .05.