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Table 2 Facial expression and PANAS response to film clips for AN, RecAN and HC participants

From: Emotional facial expression in women recovered from anorexia nervosa

 

Amusing film clip

Sad film clip

Neutral film clip

 

AN (n=49) M (SD)

RecAN (n=21) M (SD)

HC (n=53) M (SD)

post hoc differences

Cohen’s dES

AN (n=49) M (SD)

RecAN (n=21) M (SD)

HC (n=53) M (SD)

post hoc differences

Cohen’s dES

AN (n=49) M (SD)

RecAN (n=21) M (SD)

HC (n=53) M (SD)

post hoc

Positive expression1

4.0

8.6

11.0

AN<HC**

1.72

0.1

0.2

0.3

p>0.01

 

0

0

0

p>0.01

(4.1)

(4.2)

(4.0)

AN<RecAN**

1.10

(0.3)

(0.5)

(0.8)

  

(0)

(0)

(0.2)

 
   

RecAN=HC

0.50

         

Negative expression1

0.8

1.0

0.2

AN>HC*

0.59

0.8

1.6

2.9

AN<HC**

1.13

0

0

0

p>0.01

(1.3)

(1.3)

(0.7)

AN=RecAN

0.15

(1.4)

(2.0)

(2.2)

AN=RecAN

0.46

(0.2)

(0.2)

(0.2)

 
   

RecAN>HC*

0.74

   

RecAN=HC

0.61

    

Looking away1

0.9

0.2

0.5

p>0.01

 

4.6

1.6

0.6

AN>HC**

1.11

2.6

1.7

3.2

p>0.01

(2.0)

(0.5)

(1.9)

  

(5.0)

(2.5)

(1.0)

AN>RecAN**

0.75

(4.6)

(2.1)

(6.5)

 
        

RecAN=HC

0.52

    

PANAS positive2

11.2

13.8

16.9

AN<HC**

0.86

4.6

7.0

7.1

AN<HC*

0.52

-

-

-

 

(6.7)

(6.0)

(6.5)

AN=RecAN

0.40

(4.4)

(6.6)

(4.6)

AN=RecAN

0.42

    
   

RecAN=HC

0.50

   

RecAN=HC

0.01

    

PANAS negative2

3.0

1.1

1.0

p>0.01

 

7.6

7.1

6.5

P>0.01

 

-

-

-

 

(4.0)

(2.0)

(2.3)

  

(7.3)

(5.1)

(4.8)

      
  1. M = Means; SD = standard deviations presented in brackets; AN = anorexia nervosa; RecAN=recovered anorexia nervosa; HC = healthy controls; PANAS = positive and negative affect scale; ES= effect size; 1frequency count; 2PANAS not recorded subsequent to neutral film clip; * = p <.01, ** = p <.001.
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