Table 4.
Mood ratings of bingers [B] and non-bingers [NB] before [Pre-] and immediately after stress induction [Post-] in Experiment 2 (there was no non-stress condition).
| Pre- | Post- | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
POMS Anxiety§§§ |
B | 0.2 (0.1) | 1.0 (0.2) |
| NB | 0.4 (0.1) | 1.3 (0.2) | |
|
POMS Depression |
B | 0.2 (0.1) | 0.6 (0.2) |
| NB | 0.2 (0.1) | 0.2 (0.1) | |
|
POMS Anger§§ |
B | 0.1 (0.0) | 0.6 (0.2) |
| NB | 0.2 (0.1) | 0.4 (0.1) | |
|
POMS Arousal |
B*# | 0.7 (0.3) | 0.2 (0.3) |
| NB | 1.1 (0.2) | 1.5 (0.4) | |
|
POMS Positive Mood§§ |
B** | 1.1 (0.1) | 0.2 (0.2) |
| NB | 1.4 (0.2) | 1.1 (0.2) | |
|
KUSTA Tension/Relaxation‡§§§ |
B | 12.4 (0.7) | 8.5 (0.9) |
| NB | 10.9 (0.9) | 7.4 (0.9) |
Values represent means (+/−SEM).
‡
- reverse rating: low score=tense, high score=relaxed).
§§
p<0.01,
§§§
p<0.001 – significant effects of stress (ANOVA main effect of time point)
*
p<0.05
**
p<0.01 – ANOVA main effect of binge group.
#
– the main effect did not remain significant when controlling for the habitual alcohol intake level (ANCOVA)