Table 2.
Personality, baseline mood, and post-drink mood according to drink condition and sex
| Alcohol M (SD) |
Placebo M (SD) |
Control M (SD) |
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| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| Personality (NEO-FFI) | ||||||
| NeuroticismG | 17.98 (7.18) | 19.22 (7.77) | 17.78 (7.44) | 19.23 (6.52) | 17.42 (7.71) | 18.79 (8.34) |
| ExtraversionG | 31.51 (6.90) | 32.18 (6.63) | 31.97 (6.15) | 32.66 (32.66) | 31.14 (5.27) | 33.25 (6.40) |
| Openness | 32.18 (6.43) | 31.49 (7.25) | 30.33 (6.39) | 31.01 (6.74) | 31.60 (7.08) | 30.59 (7.01) |
| ConscientiousnessG | 32.43 (6.74) | 33.34 (6.94) | 31.12 (7.63) | 33.10 (7.55) | 31.67 (7.32) | 34.45 (6.38) |
| AgreeablenessG | 30.87 (5.62) | 33.76 (5.98) | 31.01 (6.18) | 32.65 (6.37) | 30.99 (6.93) | 33.93 (6.47) |
| Baseline SR Mood (PANAS) | ||||||
| Positive MoodG | 27.40 (6.96) | 24.80 (7.08) | 25.82 (6.71) | 25.76 (6.88) | 25.71 (7.33) | 24.23 (6.65) |
| Negative Mood | 11.76 (2.32) | 11.86 (2.72) | 11.94 (2.42) | 12.08 (2.65) | 11.64 (2.58) | 11.34 (2.38) |
| SR Mood Immediately After Group Drink Period* | ||||||
| Positive MoodA,G | 3.44 (0.87) | 3.62 (0.77) | 3.08 (0.77) | 3.35 (0.82) | 3.19 (0.83) | 3.44 (0.79) |
| Negative moodA,G | 0.40 (0.47) | 0.27 (0.36) | 0.83 (0.72) | 0.52 (0.46) | 0.68 (0.65) | 0.52 (0.52) |
| Social BondingA,G | 7.02 (1.26) | 7.42 (1.21) | 6.49(1.65) | 6.98 (1.34) | 6.89 (1.30) | 7.25 (1.28) |
SR = Self Report.
*
See methods section for a description of the post-interaction mood measures used. Different mood measure was used before vs. after the social interaction to avoid anchoring effects.
Superscripts: A = Main effect of alcohol; G = Main effect of sex.
No significant interactions between alcohol and sex emerged with respect to any of the above variables.