Table 8.

Conditions in Study 2

			Directed Conditions
			Interdependent VA Conditions		Independent VA Conditions
	Control	Standard VA	Interdependent VA	Framed Interdependent VA	Independent VA	Framed Independent VA
Values Provided	12 values	12 values	5 values (3 interdependent, 2 neutral)	5 values (3 interdependent, 2 neutral)	5 values (3 independent, 2 neutral)	5 values (3 independent, 2 neutral)
Value Instructions	Choose LEAST important	Choose MOST important	Choose MOST important	Choose MOST important	Choose MOST important	Choose MOST important
Writing Exercise	Write about why those values may be important to someone else	Write about why those values are important to you	Write about why those values are important to you	Write about how those values make you feel closer and more connected with other people	Write about why those values are important to you	Write about how those values make you feel independent and self-sufficient

Note. VA = values affirmation.