Table 2.
Descriptive statistics and comparisons by treatment for Study 2
| Unhappy music | Happy music | Control | T | T | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable (Scale) |
M
N = 69 |
SD |
M
N = 60 |
SD |
M
N = 59 |
SD | Control and unhappy | Control and happy |
| Age (1–4) | 1.145 | 0.459 | 1.067 | 0.250 | 1.034 | 0.181 | 1.89 | 0.54 |
| Male (0/1) | 0.681 | 0.466 | 0.617 | 0.486 | 0.492 | 0.500 | 2.20 | 1.40 |
| Econ Major (0/1) | 0.145 | 0.352 | 0.150 | 0.357 | 0.051 | 0.220 | 1.69 | 1.69 |
| VCM 1 (0–10) | 4.710 | 3.241 | 5.766 | 3.202 | 4.678 | 3.781 | 0.06 | 1.85 |
| VCM 5 (0–10) | 3.971 | 3.208 | 6.483 | 3.170 | 4.424 | 3.500 | −0.78 | 3.41*** |
| VCM 10 (0–10) | 3.319 | 3.441 | 5.467 | 3.615 | 3.695 | 3.720 | −0.59 | 2.70* |
| VCM 15 (0–10) | 4.275 | 3.617 | 4.533 | 3.432 | 3.237 | 3.385 | −1.68 | 2.03 |
| VCM 20 (0–10) | 2.942 | 3.543 | 4.983 | 4.015 | 2.271 | 2.999 | 1.07 | 4.17*** |
| Mood 1 (4–20) | 14.507 | 3.225 | 14.367 | 3.178 | 14.814 | 2.892 | 0.56 | 0.80 |
| Mood 2 (4–20) | 13.232 | 3.477 | 14.750 | 3.160 | 14.763 | 2.849 | 2.70** | 0.02 |
| Mood 3 (4–20) | 12.232 | 3.663 | 14.850 | 3.129 | 14.356 | 3.010 | 3.55*** | −0.88 |
| Mood 4 (4–20) | 12.284 | 11.269 | 14.333 | 3.448 | 14.322 | 2.837 | 3.170** | −0.020 |
*
p < 0.05;
**
p < 0.01;
***
p < 0.001.