Table 3.
Means and tests of differences in means across the writing conditions in Studies 1 through 3.
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| Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | t | df | p | d (95% CI) | |
| Study 1 Writing 1 | ||||||||
| Positive Mood | 90 | 111 | 3.48 (0.83) | 2.87 (0.93) | 4.90 | 199 | <.001 | 0.69 (0.41, 0.98) |
| Negative Mood | 90 | 111 | 1.53 (0.68) | 2.16 (0.99) | −5.10 | 199 | <.001 | −0.72 (−1.01, −0.44) |
| Happy Life | 90 | 111 | 5.51 (0.94) | 5.41 (0.92) | 0.73 | 199 | .46 | 0.10 (−0.17, 0.39) |
| Life Satisfaction | 90 | 111 | 7.40 (1.63) | 6.85 (1.78) | 2.28 | 199 | .02 | 0.32 (0.04, 0.60) |
| Happy (Now) | 89 | 111 | 5.12 (1.14) | 4.50 (1.26) | 3.65 | 198 | <.001 | 0.52 (0.23, 0.79) |
| Unhappy (Now) | 90 | 111 | 2.32 (1.29) | 3.15 (1.46) | −4.23 | 199 | <.001 | −0.60 (−0.88, −0.31) |
| Good | 90 | 111 | 5.21 (1.28) | 4.51 (1.37) | 3.70 | 199 | <.001 | 0.53 (0.26, 0.82) |
| Bad | 90 | 111 | 2.18 (1.26) | 2.95 (1.54) | −3.81 | 199 | <.001 | −0.54 (−0.81, −.24) |
| Study 2 Writing 2 | ||||||||
| Positive Mood | 81 | 118 | 3.09 (0.94) | 2.74 (1.04) | 2.41 | 197 | .02 | 0.34 (0.06, 0.63) |
| Negative Mood | 81 | 118 | 1.93 (0.94) | 2.15 (1.03) | −1.50 | 197 | .14 | −0.21 (−0.50, 0.07) |
| Happy Life | 81 | 118 | 5.40 (1.06) | 5.27 (1.15) | 0.77 | 197 | .44 | 0.11 (−0.17, 0.40) |
| Life Satisfaction | 81 | 118 | 6.99 (1.78) | 7.04 (1.84) | −0.21 | 197 | .83 | −0.03 (−0.31, 0.26) |
| Happy (Now) | 81 | 118 | 4.68 (1.37) | 4.37 (1.33) | 1.58 | 197 | .12 | 0.23 (−0.05, 0.51) |
| Unhappy (Now) | 81 | 118 | 3.02 (1.60) | 3.32 (1.54) | −1.32 | 197 | .19 | −0.19 (−0.47, 0.09) |
| Good | 81 | 117 | 4.73 (1.31) | 4.55 (1.43) | 0.91 | 196 | .37 | 0.13 (−0.15, 0.41) |
| Bad | 81 | 118 | 2.69 (1.51) | 3.08 (1.60) | −1.71 | 197 | .09 | −0.24 (−0.53, 0.04) |
| Study 3 Writing 3 | ||||||||
| Positive Mood | 132 | 136 | 3.42 (0.96) | 2.83 (1.05) | 4.81 | 266 | <.001 | 0.59 (0.36, 0.85) |
| Negative Mood | 132 | 136 | 1.53 (0.63) | 1.97 (0.89) | −4.70 | 266 | <.001 | −0.58 (−0.83, −0.34) |
| Happy Life | 132 | 136 | 5.61 (1.02) | 5.20 (1.15) | 3.12 | 266 | .00 | 0.38 (0.13, 0.62) |
| Life Satisfaction | 133 | 136 | 7.29 (1.87) | 6.79 (2.09) | 2.09 | 267 | .04 | 0.26 (0.01, 0.49) |
| Happy (Now) | 133 | 136 | 5.15 (1.41) | 4.38 (1.44) | 4.42 | 267 | <.001 | 0.54 (0.30, 0.78) |
| Unhappy (Now) | 133 | 136 | 2.38 (1.39) | 3.24 (1.50) | −4.87 | 267 | <.001 | −0.60 (−0.81, −0.35) |
| Good | 133 | 136 | 5.29 (1.32) | 4.65 (1.46) | 3.80 | 267 | <.001 | 0.47 (0.22, 0.70) |
| Bad | 133 | 136 | 2.18 (1.36) | 2.98 (1.51) | −4.54 | 267 | <.001 | −0.56 (−0.80, −0.31) |