Table 1.

Means, standard deviations, and zero-order Pearson correlations for variables in Study 1.

Variable	Mean	SD	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	7.	8.	9.	10.
1. Age	21.76	3.21	–	−0.01	–	−0.21**	0.02	0.13*	−0.09	−0.04	−0.02	0.02
2. Gender	−0.04	1.00	−0.01	–	–	0.06	0.03	−0.06	0.00	0.09	−0.17**	−0.01
3. Gossip valence	0.03	1.00	−0.10	0.01	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
4. SCNE	2.82	1.90	−0.05	0.03	−0.77**	–	−0.05	−0.32**	0.03	0.32**	−0.08	0.14*
5. ODNE	2.93	1.88	0.09	0.01	−0.80**	0.61**	–	−0.00	−0.29**	−0.10	0.47**	−0.18**
6. SCPE	3.79	1.99	−0.01	−0.02	0.85**	−0.77**	−0.69**	–	0.25**	−0.17*	0.17**	0.05
7. ODPE	3.32	1.68	−0.13*	0.01	0.72**	−0.54**	−0.70**	0.70**	–	0.16*	−0.18**	0.52**
8. Repair	4.14	1.72	0.00	0.07	−0.44**	0.52**	0.29**	−0.45**	−0.21**	–	−0.09	0.18**
9. Retaliate	2.24	1.43	0.04	−0.14*	−0.61**	0.43**	0.71**	−0.45**	−0.54**	0.20**	–	−0.06
10. Affiliate	3.39	1.62	−0.04	−0.00	0.57**	−0.36**	−0.55**	0.50**	0.71**	−0.11	−0.39**	–

N = 226;

^*p < 0.05;

^**p < 0.01; gender was coded −1 for males and 1 for females; gossip valence was coded 1 for positive condition and −1 for negative condition; SCNE, self-conscious negative emotions; ODNE, other-directed negative emotions; SCPE, self-conscious positive emotions; ODPE, other-directed positive emotions; zero order correlations below the diagonal and partial correlations controlling for gossip valence above the diagonal.