Table 3.
Descriptive statistics: self-report and physiological measures (N = 76).
| Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure | EC-Women (n = 17) | EC-Men (n = 19) | NoEC-Women (n = 21) | NoEC-Men (n = 19) |
| STAI-State | ||||
| STAIB | 36.94 (8.50) | 34.58 (6.69) | 37.43 (10.97) | 34.58 (11.78) |
| STAI1 | 45.53 (11.73) | 39.16 (12.31) | 36.43 (11.60) | 30.68 (12.43) |
| STAI2 | 32.94 (7.20) | 29.26 (6.83) | 33.00 (8.33) | 31.05 (6.56) |
| Cortisol | ||||
| CORTB | 1.08 (1.06) | 1.96 (2.04) | 1.97 (2.28) | 2.57 (2.86) |
| CORT1 | 4.11 (2.89) | 7.03 (4.65) | 1.55 (1.90) | 1.82 (2.23) |
| CORT2 | 1.30 (0.81) | 2.65 (2.35) | 1.16 (1.37) | 1.55 (1.97) |
Note. Data presented are means with standard deviations in parentheses. STAI, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Cortisol levels are measured in nanomoles per liter (nmol/l). Where cortisol levels for a participant were measured at <0.50 nmol/l, 0.45 nmol/l was used as an estimate.