Table S1.
Changes in interpersonal attraction during emotion observation
| Measure | Target 1 | Target 2 | Target 3 | Target 4 | Target 5 | Target 6 | Mean | T (postobservation minus preobservation) |
| Level of interpersonal attraction before and after emotion observation | ||||||||
| Experiment I (n = 40) | ||||||||
| Approach behavior | ||||||||
| Preobservation | 9.1 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 9.7 | |
| Postobservation | 11.5 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 11.2 | 3.7* |
| Willingness to meet | ||||||||
| Preobservation | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.7 | |
| Postobservation | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| Expected intimacy of communication | ||||||||
| Preobservation | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.5 | |
| Postobservation | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 2.5* |
| Experiment II (n = 52) | ||||||||
| Approach behavior | ||||||||
| Preobservation | 10.8 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 11.7 | |
| Postobservation | 12.0 | 14.8 | 13.4 | 14.4 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 12.7 | 3.2* |
| Willingness to meet | ||||||||
| Preobservation | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.9 | |
| Postobservation | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 2.8* |
| Expected intimacy of communication | ||||||||
| Preobservation | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.6 | |
| Postobservation | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 1.9* |
| Interindividual variability of interpersonal attraction before and after emotion observation (width of 66% interval) | ||||||||
| Experiment I (n = 40) | ||||||||
| Approach behavior | ||||||||
| Preobservation | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.2 | |
| Postobservation | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 2.7* |
| Willingness to meet | ||||||||
| Preobservation | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | |
| Postobservation | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.6 | −0.4 |
| Expected intimacy of communication | ||||||||
| Preobservation | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | |
| Postobservation | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.6 | −1.1 |
| Experiment II (n = 52) | ||||||||
| Approach behavior | ||||||||
| Preobservation | 8.7 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | |
| Postobservation | 9.7 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 4.2* |
| Willingness to meet | ||||||||
| Preobservation | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | |
| Postobservation | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | −0.6 |
| Expected intimacy of communication | ||||||||
| Preobservation | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| Postobservation | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
Approach behavior is measured as number of button presses. Self-reported attraction is measured on a 7-point visual scale (please see main text).
*
Significant differences between pre- and postobservation values (P < 0.05, two-tailed. Level of interpersonal attraction, df = 39 in experiment I, df = 51 in experiment II. Interindividual variability, df = 5 in both experiments).