Table 3. Participant characteristics.

Means (ranges in parentheses).

	Study 1 (n = 32)	Study 2
		Relationship group (n = 20)	Break-up group (n = 20)	t(38)	p
Duration known beloved/partner [months]	15.1 (2.0–65.0)	36.7 (3.8–78.0)	33.9 (7.5–76.0)	0.4	.69
Time since start love feelings [months]	8.9 (1.0–63.0)	29.2 (3.8–68.3)	26.4 (7.0–53.0)	0.5	.63
Relationship duration [months]	6.5 (3.0–17.0)	26.7 (0.5–68.3)	21.4 (5.0–47.5)	0.9	.35
Relationship quality [1–9]	7.9 (6–9)	7.9 (5–9)	7.3 (6–9)	1.8	.073
IAS infatuation score [1–9]	3.4 (1.5–5.6)	2.8 (1.8–5.1)	3.3 (1.6–5.4)	-1.8	.083
IAS attachment score [1–9]	5.8 (3.5–6.9)	6.0 (4.2–6.9)	3.7 (1.5–5.7)	7.2	< .001
PLS score [1–9]	7.2 (4.2–8.4)	6.8 (5.4–8.9)	6.1 (1.2–8.2)	1.7	.10
Positive affect, past 2 weeks [1–5]	-	3.8 (2.7–4.8)	3.4 (1.8–5.0)	1.8	.082
Negative affect, past 2 weeks [1–5]	-	1.9 (1.0–3.8)	2.5 (1.2–3.7)	-2.5	.016
Positive affect, at start of testing session [1–5]	-	3.0 (2.0–4.1)	3.2 (1.8–4.5)	-1.2	.24
Negative affect, at start of testing session [1–5]	-	1.2 (1.0–1.6)	1.8 (1.1–3.3)	-4.2	< .001
ERQ reappraisal score [1–7]	-	5.1 (2.8–6.7)	5.1 (3.2–6.7)	-0.2	.88
ERQ suppression score [1–7]	-	3.0 (1.0–5.5)	3.3 (1.5–6.0)	-0.6	.58

Note.— = data not collected.