Table 1.
Mean and standard deviation of arousal, feeling, and physical effort as a function of experimental condition, gender, and measurement.
| Condition |
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| MS + Self |
MS |
Control |
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| Measure | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD |
| Arousal (range: 1–9) | ||||||
| Male | ||||||
| Pre | 5.76 | 1.18 | 5.95 | 1.75 | 5.76 | 1.34 |
| Post | 5.86 | 1.31 | 5.63 | 1.74 | 5.62 | 1.60 |
| Female | ||||||
| Pre | 5.65 | 1.76 | 5.90 | 1.14 | 6.00 | 1.82 |
| Post | 5.70 | 1.89 | 6.05 | 1.16 | 5.76 | 1.70 |
| Feeling (range: 1–9) | ||||||
| Male | ||||||
| Pre | 5.24 | 1.00 | 5.37 | 1.16 | 5.24 | 1.00 |
| Post | 5.29 | 1.01 | 5.26 | 1.15 | 5.19 | 0.81 |
| Female | ||||||
| Pre | 5.05 | 1.00 | 5.19 | 1.17 | 5.24 | 1.41 |
| Post | 5.15 | 1.09 | 5.24 | 1.09 | 5.14 | 1.53 |
| Physical effort (range: 1–5) | ||||||
| Male | ||||||
| Pre | 4.71 | 0.46 | 4.80 | 0.41 | 4.71 | 0.46 |
| Post | 4.76 | 0.44 | 4.80 | 0.41 | 4.76 | 0.44 |
| Female | ||||||
| Pre | 4.70 | 0.47 | 4.57 | 0.51 | 4.57 | 0.75 |
| Post | 4.60 | 0.50 | 4.71 | 0.46 | 4.52 | 0.81 |