Table 1.

Regression analysis of mood and specific self-efficacy (SSE) on cognitive task performance (reading comprehension)

Variable	B	SE
Step 1
Contrast 1: positive mood versus negative mood and control groups	−.16	1.16
Contrast 2: negative mood versus control group	.98	1.5
SSE	.65*	.18*
Step 2
Contrast 1	−.16	1.14
Contrast 2	.64	1.49
SSE	.50*	.19*
Contrast 1 × SSE	.88*	.36*
Contrast 2 × SSE	−.24	.50

SSE specific self-efficacy

* p < .02