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. 2020 Aug 27;14:154. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2020.00154

TABLE 4.

Mean and standard deviation of behavioral score among emotional states.

Item Average score Standard deviation
Nervous 1.464 0.865
Anxious 1.321 0.847
Tense 1.357 0.934
HAN 1.381 0.775
Depressed 1.214 0.619
Dejected 2.107 1.496
Hopeless 1.036 0.186
LAN 1.452 0.644
Enthusiastic 1.536 0.906
Joyful 1.786 1.013
Excited 1.214 0.674
HAP 1.512 0.627
Calm 3.964 1.742
Relaxed 4.071 1.731
At ease 3.786 1.820
LAP 3.940 1.456

Paired t-test p t beta (95% CI) df

LAP-HAP 0.00000 8.349 2.429 (1.832–3.025) 27
LAP-LAN 0.00000 8.471 2.488 (1.885–3.091) 27
LAP-HAN 0.00000 7.638 2.560 (1.872–3.247) 27
HAP-LAN 0.6858 0.409 0.060 (-0.239–0.358) 27
HAP-HAN 0.4957 0.691 0.131 (-0.258–0.520) 27
LAN-HAN 0.6078 0.519 0.071 (-0.211–0.354) 27

We report t-test results for comparing affective states during ASMR. HAN, High-activation negative state; LAN, Low-activation negative state; HAP, High-activation positive state; LAP, Low-activation positive state; df, Degrees of freedom.