Table 1. Self-report Measures and Dance Interpretations in Pierced and Non-pierced Participants.

Measure	Role	Pre-Dance		Post-Dance
		Mean (SD)	95% CI	Mean (SD)	95% CI
Positive affect	Pierced	3.54 (.76)	[3.30–3.78]	3.54 (.79)	[3.27–3.80]
	Non- pierced	3.92 (.72)	[3.64–4.20]	3.68 (.89)	[3.37–4.00]
Negative affect	Pierced	1.69 (.54)	[1.52–1.87]	1.20 (.31)	[1.11–1.30]
	Non- pierced	1.45 (.57)	[1.25–1.66]	1.19 (.29)	[1.08–1.30]
Stress	Pierced	1.95 (1.00)	[1.63–2.27]	1.18 (.45)	[1.01–1.35]
	Non- pierced	1.71 (1.01)	[1.34–2.09]	1.32 (.61)	[1.12–1.52]
Sexual arousal	Pierced	1.72 (.86)	[1.44–1.99]	2.49 (1.36)	[2.05–2.93]
	Non- pierced	1.71 (.85)	[1.39–2.04]	2.36 (1.42)	[1.84–2.88]
IOS	Pierced	3.77 (1.65)	[3.21–4.33]	4.28 (1.82)	[3.73–4.84]
	Non- pierced	4.36 (1.87)	[3.70–5.02]	4.93 (1.63)	[4.27–5.59]
How spiritual	Pierced	3.85 (1.30)	[3.47–4.23]	3.85 (1.18)	[3.48–4.22]
	Non- pierced	3.92 (1.08)	[3.55–4.29]	3.97 (1.21)	[3.53–4.41]
How sadomasochistic	Pierced	2.99 (1.26)	[2.63–3.35]	2.68 (1.16)	[2.32–3.04]
	Non- pierced	2.14 (1.10)	[1.76–2.52]	2.19 (1.06)	[1.80–2.58]
How sexual	Pierced	2.08 (1.05)	[1.78–2.38]	2.49 (1.26)	[2.10–2.88]
	Non- pierced	2.30 (1.18)	[1.90–2.70]	2.38 (1.29)	[1.91–2.85]

Note. A total of 39 pierced individuals and 28 non-pierced individuals completed the PANAS, stress, sexual arousal, and IOS measures. A total of 40 pierced individuals (39 on how spiritual) and 29 non-pierced individuals answered the pre-Dance interpretation questions, whereas 46 pierced individuals and 33 non-pierced individuals answered the post-Dance interpretation questions. SD = standard deviation. 95% CI = 95% confidence intervals.