Table 4.
Mean AST error percentages as a function of mood.
| Stressed | Neutral | Positive | Sad | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High caloric food | ||||
| Approach | 13.52 (8.21) | 14.19 (7.92) | 13.86 (8.07) | 14.16 (5.35) |
| Avoid | 28.33 (14.21) | 23.81 (9.85) | 28.28 (11.69) | 23.11 (14.13) |
| Low caloric food | ||||
| Approach | 14.95 (8.33) | 13.95 (9.45) | 12.19 (9.55) | 12.68 (9.74) |
| Avoid | 34.38 (14.68) | 30.19 (13.67) | 28.57 (14.26) | 27.58 (14.39) |
| Neutral stimuli | ||||
| Approach | 16.62 (7.61) | 19.14 (10.99) | 17.47 (8.15) | 15.16 (10.46) |
| Avoid | 29.48 (13.07) | 27.48 (13.39) | 23.71 (8.17) | 23.42 (14.99) |
| AST Bias scores HC | 3.10 (10.88) | 4.95 (9.94) | 3.62 (8.99) | 1.00 (7.64) |
| AST Bias scores LC | 1.67 (10.75) | 5.19 (11.58) | 5.29 (11.14) | 2.47 (8.44) |
Means of the AST errors and bias scores, with SD in parenthesis. Approach biases were calculated by first subtracting amount of errors of approach trials from amount of errors of avoidance trials for each stimulus type separately (high caloric food, low caloric food, neutral pictures) and subsequently, subtracting the approach bias of neutral pictures from the approach bias of both high caloric and low caloric food. AST, Affective Simon Task manikin version; HC, high caloric; LC, low caloric.