Table 1.

Mean differences for general and current emotional experiences

	General		Current		t [461]	General and current	Effect size
Emotional Experiences	M	SD	M	SD		r	Cohen’s d
Distress	3.18	1.38	3.91	1.74	− 11.44***	.64***	.54
Stress	4.05	1.68	4.60	1.91	− 6.32***	.45***	.29
Anxiety	3.02	1.74	3.83	2.03	− 10.62***	.63***	.49
Depression	2.47	1.56	3.30	2.09	− 11.39***	.67***	.53
Negative mood	2.79	1.24	3.96	1.64	− 17.60***	.54***	.82
Frustration	3.23	1.62	4.25	1.96	− 12.34***	.52***	.57
Helplessness	2.45	1.46	3.73	2.03	− 15.48***	.52***	.72
Boredom	2.70	1.51	3.89	2.07	− 13.17***	.45***	.61
Positive mood	5.25	1.18	4.34	1.44	13.76***	.44***	.65
Optimism	5.31	1.43	4.63	1.62	10.04***	.54***	.46
Satisfaction	5.04	1.38	4.05	1.73	11.90***	.35***	.55
Enjoyment	5.38	1.33	4.35	1.71	12.02***	.28***	.56

N = 462

***p < .0001