Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia (RSA), Heart Rate (HR), Positive Affect, and Negative Affect Across Each Period.
| RSA | HR | PA | NA | |||||
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Neutral Film #1 | 102.68 | 58.69 | 69.16 | 10.79 | 13.48 | 5.24 | 6.52 | 3.70 |
| Sad Film | 92.28 | 48.24 | 67.90 | 10.82 | 10.76 | 4.92 | 8.87 | 4.32 |
| Recovery Period | 96.44 | 49.16 | 71.92 | 10.72 | 11.67 | 5.41 | 7.25 | 4.21 |
| Neutral Film #2 | 95.94 | 49.95 | 70.11 | 10.62 | 12.08 | 5.51 | 6.40 | 4.00 |
| Amusement Film | 95.92 | 46.20 | 69.46 | 10.71 | 13.93 | 4.90 | 6.39 | 4.19 |
Note. RSA = Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia (RSA); HR = Heart Rate; PA = Positive Affect; NA = Negative Affect; SD = Standard Deviation.