Table 1.

Comparison of Weekly Averages of Daily Mood in Caregivers and Control Subjects

	Group		t	df	Effect Size
	Caregivers	Control Subjects
Morning Mood
Positive	1.98 ± 0.53	2.43 ± 0.45	4.33a,c	86	0.92
Negative	1.60 ± 0.56	1.19 ± 0.58	3.37a,b	86	0.73
Nightly Mood
Positive	1.72 ± 0.61	2.26 ± 0.50	4.60a,c	89	0.97
Negative	0.61 ± 0.47	0.46 ± 0.31	1.89	89	0.37

Data are mean ± SD. Effect size was calculated as Cohen’s d from t test.

^aStatistically significant value.

^bp < .01, two-tailed t test.

^cp ≤ .001, two-tailed t test.