Table 3.
Average Intensity Ratings (M, SD) for Males and Females by Movie Clip
| Target Emotions | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Amusement | Excitement | Happiness | Calmness | Anger | Disgust | Fear | Sadness | Surprise | ||||||||||
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | ||
| MTI | M (N = 48) | 5.02 | 2.4 | 2.32 | 2.0 | 2.98 | 2.4 | 3.09 | 2.6 | .86 | 1.7 | .66 | 1.6 | .29 | .9 | .63 | 1.2 | 1.45 | 1.8 |
| F (N = 74) | 5.29 | 1.7 | 2.53 | 2.3 | 2.89 | 2.2 | 2.32 | 2.3 | 1.15 | 1.7 | .79 | 1.6 | .74 | 1.4 | .99 | 1.6 | 1.58 | 1.8 | |
| HAN | M (N = 48) | 7.10 | 1.2 | 4.75 | 2.2 | 5.38 | 1.8 | 3.81 | 2.5 | .15 | .5 | 1.21 | 2.1 | .60 | 1.4 | .29 | .9 | 1.92 | 2.4 |
| F (N = 74) | 6.57 | 1.5 | 4.08 | 1.9 | 4.32 | 2.3 | 3.33 | 2.4 | .18 | .5 | 1.59 | 1.9 | .58 | 1.4 | .18 | .6 | 1.96 | 2.3 | |
| 300 | M (N = 45) | 5.02 | 2.3 | 6.13 | 1.9 | 2.84 | 2.1 | 2.30 | 2.5 | 1.11 | 1.9 | .80 | 1.7 | 1.16 | 2.0 | .59 | 1.3 | .89 | 1.8 |
| F (N = 75) | 3.20 | 2.5 | 3.85 | 2.3 | .62 | 1.4 | 1.96 | 2.3 | .86 | 1.4 | 1.12 | 1.8 | 2.14 | 2.3 | .95 | 1.9 | 1.59 | 1.9 | |
| TBI | M (N = 62) | 5.03 | 2.2 | 5.94 | 1.7 | 2.98 | 2.3 | 1.94 | 2.3 | .35 | .8 | .16 | .5 | 1.42 | 1.9 | .21 | .6 | 2.23 | 2.6 |
| F (N = 73) | 4.01 | 2.4 | 5.45 | 1.7 | 1.66 | 2.1 | 1.14 | 1.8 | .51 | 1.4 | .26 | 1.2 | 2.41 | 2.4 | .49 | 1.4 | 2.40 | 2.3 | |
| RTT | M (N = 56) | 5.14 | 2.4 | 6.30 | 2.0 | 6.13 | 2.3 | 1.68 | 2.1 | .41 | .9 | .27 | .7 | 1.27 | 2.1 | .64 | 1.4 | 1.38 | 2.2 |
| F (N = 72) | 4.61 | 2.4 | 5.75 | 2.2 | 5.88 | 2.0 | 2.10 | 2.0 | .29 | .8 | .17 | .6 | 1.03 | 1.7 | .82 | 1.5 | 1.22 | 1.9 | |
| WALL | M (N = 46) | 5.61 | 1.9 | 4.37 | 2.0 | 5.93 | 2.0 | 5.72 | 2.0 | .37 | 1.1 | .52 | 1.5 | .26 | 1.0 | .93 | 1.9 | .54 | 1.3 |
| F (N = 71) | 5.83 | 1.3 | 3.53 | 2.4 | 6.10 | 1.7 | 5.83 | 1.9 | .17 | 1.0 | .52 | 1.5 | .17 | .8 | .65 | 1.6 | .59 | 1.2 | |
| PRP | M (N = 62) | 2.50 | 2.1 | 1.42 | 1.9 | 3.69 | 2.6 | 6.06 | 2.1 | .13 | .4 | .13 | .7 | .21 | .7 | .37 | 1.0 | .36 | .9 |
| F (N = 73) | 2.58 | 2.1 | 1.82 | 1.9 | 4.92 | 2.0 | 6.40 | 1.7 | .14 | .6 | .11 | .7 | .19 | .8 | .48 | 1.3 | .26 | .7 | |
| SBF | M (N = 42) | 3.36 | 2.2 | 2.05 | 1.8 | 2.83 | 2.5 | 4.76 | 2.4 | .36 | .8 | .10 | .6 | .21 | .7 | .76 | 1.7 | 1.95 | 2.6 |
| F (N = 73) | 3.16 | 1.9 | 1.24 | 1.6 | 2.03 | 2.0 | 4.90 | 2.2 | .35 | 1.1 | .28 | 1.0 | .13 | .5 | 1.61 | 2.3 | 1.64 | 2.0 | |
| CRA | M (N = 42) | 1.36 | 1.4 | 1.26 | 1.6 | .17 | .44 | 1.14 | 1.7 | 5.62 | 2.6 | 5.88 | 2.8 | 1.45 | 2.3 | 3.86 | 2.4 | 2.74 | 2.8 |
| F (N = 73) | 1.00 | 1.9 | 1.01 | 1.6 | .06 | .29 | .90 | 1.4 | 6.48 | 1.5 | 6.93 | 1.6 | 3.41 | 2.6 | 4.59 | 2.7 | 3.14 | 2.6 | |
| GTA | M (N = 58) | 1.19 | 1.7 | 1.00 | 1.7 | .48 | 1.2 | 2.78 | 2.5 | 3.58 | 2.6 | 3.02 | 2.5 | .50 | 1.0 | 2.98 | 2.5 | 2.02 | 2.2 |
| F (N = 74) | .82 | .8 | .64 | 1.2 | .14 | .5 | 2.53 | 2.3 | 4.15 | 2.4 | 3.97 | 2.8 | .68 | 1.4 | 3.73 | 2.5 | 2.01 | 2.3 | |
| NLVW | M (N = 40) | 5.85 | 2.2 | 2.85 | 2.5 | 2.70 | 2.4 | 2.78 | 2.8 | .68 | 1.6 | 6.63 | 1.9 | .40 | 1.4 | .45 | 1.2 | 2.93 | 2.9 |
| F (N = 73) | 3.75 | 2.4 | 1.25 | 1.9 | .68 | 1.4 | 1.66 | 2.1 | 1.01 | 1.9 | 7.18 | 1.4 | .46 | 1.3 | .54 | 1.2 | 3.59 | 2.7 | |
| TFL | M (N = 60) | 2.12 | 2.5 | 2.20 | 2.3 | .47 | 1.2 | 1.32 | 1.9 | 1.15 | 2.1 | 5.78 | 2.7 | 3.27 | 2.6 | 1.50 | 2.2 | 3.65 | 2.5 |
| F (N = 70) | 1.29 | 2.1 | 1.41 | 1.9 | .11 | .6 | .26 | .7 | 1.21 | 2.3 | 7.27 | 1.1 | 4.11 | 2.7 | 1.30 | 2.2 | 3.44 | 2.6 | |
| PSY | M (N = 60) | 1.88 | 2.3 | 2.90 | 2.4 | .45 | 1.1 | 1.25 | 1.8 | 1.32 | 2.0 | 2.23 | 2.1 | 3.82 | 2.5 | 2.12 | 2.3 | 3.48 | 2.8 |
| F (N = 70) | 1.89 | 2.2 | 2.20 | 2.3 | .20 | .7 | .77 | 1.2 | 1.84 | 2.4 | 3.27 | 2.7 | 5.30 | 2.2 | 2.69 | 2.6 | 3.40 | 2.7 | |
| RING | M (N = 42) | 2.79 | 2.5 | 3.76 | 2.5 | .45 | .9 | 1.36 | 1.9 | .88 | 1.5 | 2.69 | 2.6 | 3.88 | 2.3 | 1.45 | 2.1 | 2.76 | 2.5 |
| F (N = 72) | 1.58 | 2.1 | 2.32 | 2.4 | .20 | .7 | .65 | 1.4 | .72 | 1.5 | 3.52 | 2.7 | 6.13 | 2.1 | .94 | 1.6 | 3.35 | 2.6 | |
| MYG | M (N = 46) | .98 | 1.6 | .26 | .7 | .13 | .5 | 2.59 | 2.5 | 1.33 | 2.1 | .76 | 1.7 | .76 | 1.7 | 6.00 | 2.1 | 1.24 | 2.0 |
| F (N = 70) | .50 | 1.2 | .27 | .8 | .12 | .4 | 2.41 | 2.3 | 1.04 | 1.6 | .42 | 1.0 | .86 | 1.6 | 6.73 | 1.5 | .83 | 1.7 | |
| SHW | M (N = 62) | 1.82 | 2.3 | .74 | 1.2 | .71 | 1.4 | 3.18 | 2.4 | 1.50 | 2.0 | 1.24 | 2.1 | 2.15 | 2.5 | 6.42 | 1.8 | 2.24 | 2.5 |
| F (N = 74) | .81 | 1.5 | .50 | 1.0 | .41 | .9 | 2.23 | 2.0 | 1.42 | 2.1 | 1.00 | 1.9 | 2.54 | 2.5 | 7.26 | 1.0 | 2.59 | 2.6 | |
| DOA | M (N = 44) | 3.41 | 2.5 | 2.66 | 2.4 | 1.30 | 2.1 | 3.30 | 2.6 | .27 | .8 | .36 | 1.1 | .75 | 1.5 | .25 | 1.1 | 3.66 | 2.8 |
| F (N = 74) | 2.59 | 2.0 | 2.39 | 2.1 | .68 | 1.4 | 3.52 | 2.4 | .12 | .5 | .03 | .2 | 1.03 | 1.6 | .18 | .8 | 4.22 | 2.4 | |
| DEP | M (N = 62) | 4.27 | 2.7 | 5.06 | 1.9 | 2.06 | 2.5 | 1.84 | 2.4 | 1.42 | 2.1 | 1.21 | 1.8 | 1.71 | 2.3 | 1.13 | 1.9 | 4.35 | 2.1 |
| F (N = 73) | 2.05 | 2.4 | 3.44 | 2.4 | .45 | 1.3 | .47 | 1.1 | 1.42 | 2.2 | 2.75 | 2.7 | 3.77 | 2.5 | 1.41 | 2.3 | 5.27 | 2.7 | |
Note. Results for target emotions are shaded. Numbers in bold represent significant (p < .05) differences in emotion. Numbers in italics represent trend (p > .05–.10) differences in emotion.
Row key: MTI = Modern Times; HAN = The Hangover; TBI = The Bourne Identity; RTT = Remember the Titians; WALL = WALL-E; PRP = Pride & Prejudice; SBF = Searching for Bobby Fischer; CRA = Crash; GTA = Gentleman’s Agreement; NLVW = National Lampoon’s Van Wilder; TFL; The Fly; PSY = Psycho; RING = The Ring; MYG = My Girl; SHW = The Shawshank Redemption; DEP = The Departed.