Table 1.

Samples of stimuli belonging to the affiliative (positive and negative valence) and nonaffiliative (positive and negative valence) subcategories, as well as to the emotionally neutral category

Experimental subconditions	Sample stimuli
Affiliative-positive	You taught your son to ride the bike and he came to thank you with a hug.
	You and your mom sat on the porch and talked for a long time about old times.
	You learned that your mother won a cooking contest and was very happy.
	You put together your old pictures from childhood and made an album for your mother.
Nonaffiliative-positive	You delivered a beautiful speech and the audience stood up to applaud you.
	You went to a rock concert of your favorite band and they invited you to the stage.
	You were interested in someone and she/he made some nice remarks about you.
	You made some remarks in a meeting and your boss was impressed.
Affiliative-negative	You were distracted and lost your young child in the park.
	You went to a family meeting in which your parents announced their divorce.
	You forgot your wedding anniversary and your spouse got very disappointed.
	You found out that your dad was broke and had just lost his job.
Nonaffiliative-negative	You were blamed for a problem that was not your fault and lost your job.
	You met acquaintances and realized that you were the only one unemployed.
	You went to a meeting at work and your boss publicly criticized your mistakes.
	You hired an employee and later she/he sued you for no apparent reason.
Neutral	You took a street bus close to your home and handed your ticket to the driver.
	You ordered some items from the drugstore and someone delivered them to you.
	You got some batteries in a local store and paid the cashier in cash.
	You went to have lunch and headed to a nearby restaurant with your co-workers.