Table 1.

Operation span (OSPAN) and affect ratings at baseline and post-stressor

	OSPAN				Negative Affect		Positive Affect
Condition	Pre	Post	d	p	Pre	Post	Pre	Post
Control	60.13 (12.25)	64.06 (10.01)	0.32	.028*	1.37 (0.37)	1.59 (0.55)	2.65 (0.73)	2.56 (0.82)
Breath Awareness	60.51 (8.49)	57.97 (13.59)	−0.30	.638	1.35 (0.32)	1.68 (0.56)	2.84 (0.76)	2.38 (1.01)
Loving-kindness	58.95 (11.19)	63.24 (12.08)	0.38	.001**	1.26 (0.23)	1.63 (0.6)	2.80 (0.71)	2.48 (0.82)
Gratitude	58.7 (12.17)	62.24 (10.65)	0.29	.028*	1.29 (0.31)	1.92 (0.71)	2.58 (0.64)	2.58 (0.87)

Note: Pre = baseline (i.e., pre-training and pre-stressor) means and standard deviations; Post = post-stressor means and standard deviations. d = Pre-post Cohen’s d computed as pre-post change divided by pre-test standard deviation. p = p-value from pre-post, within-group paired t-test. Estimates based on the full sample (i.e., not restricted to cold pressor test completers). Baseline sample sizes were 39, 37, 42, and 44, for control, breath awareness, loving-kindness, and gratitude, respectively (see Supplemental Materials Table 2 for sample sizes at each time point).

^*p < .050

^**p < .010

^***p < .001