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. 2022 Jun 8;13:879163. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.879163

TABLE 2.

Mean characteristics of the primary percipient’s history of encounter experiences.

Number of memorable events Event typea Settingb Contextc (% of experiences coinciding with distress or eustress) Proximityd Fear/anxietye
Childhood 5 1.6 1.2 0 1.2 3
Teenage 11 1.5 1 0 1 3
Young adult 24 1.2 1.4 0.38
(Distress = 08%
Eustress = 29%)
1.4 2
Adult—“Residence A” 13 1.2 1.4 0.92
(Distress = 43%
Eustress = 43%)
1.3 2.2
Adult—post “Residence A” 315 1.8 1.7 0.37
(Distress = 27%
Eustress = 10%)
1.5 1.9

aEvent Type: “subjective/psychological = 1, objective/physical = 2”.

bSetting: “experienced alone = 1, others present = 2”.

cContext: “notable stressors, emotions, or situations happening at the time = 1, no notable stressors, emotions, or situations happening at the time = 0”.

dProximity: “event occurred inside personal space = 1, event occurred outside personal space = 2”.

eFear/Anxiety: “not at all anxious/scared = 0, a little anxious/scared = 1, somewhat anxious/scared = 2, very anxious/scared = 3”.