Table 2.

Positive emotional experience group comparisons.

	Healthy Controls M(SE)	svPPA M(SE)	bvFTD M(SE)	Significance
	Awe Trial
Amusement Experience	0.4 (1.0)	2.2 (1.6)	0.9 (1.3)	svPPA > Healthy controls** svPPA > bvFTD*
Awe Experience	3.0 (0.8)	2.7 (1.5)	2.0 (1.6)	N.S.
Love Experience	1.2 (1.1)	2.4 (1.2)	1.4 (1.7)	svPPA > Healthy controls*
Compassion Experience	0.8 (1.0)	2.1 (1.4)	1.1 (1.5)	svPPA > Healthy controls*
	Love Trial
Amusement Experience	2.1 (1.1)	3.1 (0.6)	1.9 (1.5)	svPPA > bvFTD*
Awe Experience	1.2 (1.0)	2.3 (1.3)	1.2 (1.4)	svPPA > Healthy controls* svPPA > bvFTD*
Love Experience	2.9 (0.7)	3.1 (0.9)	2.6 (1.4)	N.S.
Compassion Experience	2.0 (1.2)	2.9 (1.0)	2.6 (1.5)	N.S.
	Neutral Trial
Amusement Experience	0.3 (0.6)	1.0 (1.3)	0.5 (1.0)	N.S.
Awe Experience	0.1 (0.3)	0.8 (1.2)	0.1 (0.4)	svPPA > Healthy controls* svPPA > bvFTD*
Love Experience	0.2 (0.5)	1.2 (1.3)	0.2 (0.7)	svPPA > Healthy controls* svPPA > bvFTD*
Compassion Experience	0.1 (0.5)	0.9 (1.3)	0.4 (1.2)	N.S.
	Fear Trial
Amusement Experience	0.5 (0.7)	1.4 (1.3)	0.5 (1.0)	svPPA > Healthy controls * svPPA > bvFTD*
Awe Experience	1.1 (0.7)	1.1 (1.0)	0.8 (1.1)	N.S.
Love Experience	0.0 (0.0)	0.8 (1.2)	0.6 (1.4)	N.S.
Compassion Experience	0.2 (0.5)	1.0 (0.8)	0.4 (1.0)	svPPA > Healthy controls *

^*=p<.05

^**=p<.001, mean (standard error).

Follow-up ANCOVAs (controlling for age and sex) for each type of positive emotional experience. N.S. indicates non-significant.