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Published in final edited form as: J Pers Soc Psychol. 2020 Mar 23;120(3):816–835. doi: 10.1037/pspp0000289

Table 10:

Sample-Level Situation-Specific Affect Ratings Based on DRM and ESM Ratings in Study 2

Positive Affect Negative Affect
Situation DRM ESM DRM ESM
What: Commuting 4.42 (1.14) 4.63 (1.23) 2.18 (1.08) 2.34 (1.18)
What: Errands 4.98 (1.34) 5.00 (1.28) 2.20 (1.40) 2.03 (1.04)
What: Housework 4.63 (1.18) 4.73 (1.09) 2.26 (1.31) 2.53 (1.16)
What: Appointment 4.41 (1.64) 4.55 (1.23) 2.27 (1.15) 2.59 (1.15)
What: Work 4.49 (1.30) 4.65 (1.16) 2.33 (1.13) 2.17 (0.95)
What: Class 4.05 (1.21) 4.45 (1.09) 2.43 (1.26) 2.41 (1.18)
What: Homework 4.17 (1.24) 4.51 (1.11) 2.62 (1.26) 2.48 (1.13)
What: FoodPrep 5.00 (1.29) 4.98 (1.25) 1.96 (1.01) 2.22 (1.08)
What: Eating 5.31 (1.09) 5.33 (1.10) 1.88 (1.01) 2.06 (1.10)
What: Socializing 5.45 (1.12) 5.26 (1.08) 1.87 (0.99) 1.96 (0.96)
What: Sex 6.18 (1.00) 5.93 (1.13) 1.47 (0.70) 1.92 (1.09)
What: Grooming 4.57 (1.20) 4.95 (1.25) 2.05 (1.08) 2.10 (1.14)
What: Sleeping 5.41 (1.44) 4.92 (1.12) 1.72 (1.02) 2.16 (1.12)
What: Relaxing 5.26 (1.17) 5.20 (1.07) 1.94 (0.98) 2.03 (1.02)
What: Reading 5.34 (1.15) 5.61 (0.94) 2.13 (1.14) 1.55 (0.79)
What: Entertaining 5.46 (1.07) 5.25 (1.05) 1.87 (0.98) 1.94 (0.99)
What: Exercise 5.54 (1.20) 5.50 (1.04) 1.92 (0.98) 2.13 (0.98)
What: TV 5.32 (1.13) 5.19 (1.11) 1.87 (1.03) 1.97 (1.07)
What: Internet 4.73 (1.34) 4.63 (1.08) 2.16 (1.19) 2.20 (1.07)
What: Phone 4.76 (1.26) 4.89 (1.14) 2.25 (1.25) 2.23 (1.17)
What: Worship 5.27 (1.61) 5.31 (1.13) 1.97 (1.33) 2.23 (1.29)
Who: Nobody 4.78 (1.07) 4.62 (1.01) 2.07 (1.01) 2.30 (1.06)
Who: Partner 5.38 (1.25) 5.43 (1.17) 1.98 (1.02) 2.06 (1.05)
Who: Friends 5.06 (1.12) 5.16 (1.02) 2.03 (1.01) 2.11 (1.00)
Who: Roommate 4.93 (1.14) 4.95 (1.07) 2.11 (1.10) 2.18 (1.10)
Who: Patrons 4.73 (1.41) 4.75 (1.35) 2.30 (1.12) 2.32 (1.31)
Who: Colleagues 4.22 (1.28) 4.52 (1.15) 2.36 (1.25) 2.27 (1.10)
Who: Boss 4.81 (1.35) 4.97 (1.46) 2.08 (0.96) 2.11 (0.85)
Who: Family 5.22 (1.28) 5.06 (1.19) 2.02 (1.16) 2.23 (1.09)
Who: Other 4.71 (1.35) 4.69 (1.24) 2.21 (1.29) 2.46 (1.40)
Where: Home 5.01 (1.04) 4.97 (1.02) 2.00 (0.92) 2.17 (1.06)
Where: School 4.40 (1.12) 4.54 (1.04) 2.28 (1.10) 2.37 (1.11)
Where: Work 4.62 (1.29) 4.77 (1.13) 2.30 (1.09) 2.10 (1.01)
Where: Other 5.04 (1.10) 5.11 (1.21) 1.99 (0.97) 2.18 (1.12)

Note. DRM = Day Reconstruction Method; ESM = Experience Sampling Method. Ns vary across situations depending on how many participants reported participating in each activity.