Table 1

The results of one-way repeated-measures ANOVAs with TASK as the within-subject factor on the anxiety, pleasure, benevolence, and malevolence

HPT(mean ± SD)LT(mean ± SD)PTT(mean ± SD)F(2,78)pηp2Post hoc testa
Anxiety5.21 ± 1.444.97 ± 1.494.59 ± 1.584.170.0190.10HPT > PTT*
Pleasure2.28 ± 1.401.86 ± 0.762.46 ± 1.285.200.0080.12PTT > LT**
Benevolence1.45 ± 0.671.70 ± 0.871.79 ± 0.765.170.0080.12PTT > HPT**
Malevolence6.68 ± 0.465.95 ± 0.885.84 ± 1.1713.420.0000.26HPT > LT***
HPT > PTT***
  • *p <0.05; **p <0.01; ***p <0.001.

  • aPost hoc tests were Bonferroni corrected.