Table 1 The summary of experiment design, critical analysis and outcomes in Experiments 1 and 2.

From: Light makeup decreases receivers’ negative emotional experience

Study

Tasks

Sample

Sample size

Independent variables

Dependent variables

Analyses

F or t

df

p

Partial η2 or Cohen’s d

Experiment 1

Evaluation of valence, arousal (only non-makeup)

Sample A

27 (male = 10)

Emotion

Valence

Repeated measures ANOVA

262.06

3.78

***

0.91

Emotion

Arousal

Repeated measures ANOVA

60.19

3.78

***

0.7

Evaluation of naturalness, attractiveness

Sample B

23 (male = 9)

Emotion*Treatment

Naturalness

Repeated measures ANOVA

0.19

3.66

ns

0.01

Treatment

Attractiveness (only neutral)

Paired sample t-test (two-tailed)

5.391

22

***

1.108

Emotional contagion task

Sample C

48 (male = 16)

Emotion*Treatment

Emotional experience

Repeated measures ANOVA

4.803

3.141

**

0.093

Experiment 2

Evaluation of naturalness, attractiveness

Sample B

23 (male = 9)

Emotion*Treatment

Naturalness

Repeated measures ANOVA

1.476

3.66

ns

0.062

Treatment

Attractiveness (only neutral)

Paired sample t-test(two-tailed)

3.712

22

***

0.774

Emotional contagion task

Sample D

40 (male = 10)

Emotion*Treatment

Emotional experience

Repeated measures ANOVA

3.062

3.117

*

0.071

Evaluation of valence, arousal

Sample D

40 (male = 10, one was excluded)

Emotion

Valence

Repeated measures ANOVA

5.22

3.114

**

0.121

Emotion

Arousal

Repeated measures ANOVA

4.858

3.114

***

0.113

Further communication choice

Sample D

40 (male = 10)

Attractiveness

Selection proportion

Pearson product-moment correlation

0.668

*

  
  1. (1) Table summarizes the design, analysis, and outcomes of the current study is mainly concerned. (2) Samples A, B, C, and D were used to represent different sources of participants. (3) Samples A and B were mainly recruited to complete the experiments on the operational validity test, including the evaluation of attractiveness, naturalness, and emotional attributes (valence and arousal), except for the evaluation of emotional attributes in Experiment 2; Samples C and D were recruited to accomplish the formal experiments (emotional contagion task). (4) To ensure that the manipulation of emotional materials was effective, Sample A was employed to evaluate the emotional valence and arousal before Experiment 1. Meanwhile, given that the evaluation of material naturalness and attractiveness may lead participants to guess the purpose of the emotional contagion task or pay too much attention to whether the emotional expression is natural, Sample B was recruited to evaluate the naturalness and attractiveness of the materials in Experiment 1. Moreover, to ensure evaluation consistency of naturalness and attractiveness between the two experiments, Sample B was also recruited in Experiment 2. Furthermore, in Experiment 2, we used Sample D for emotional contagion, emotional valence, and arousal, considering the need to calculate the correlation between the two. (5) “*”means p < 0.05, “**”means p < 0.01, “***”means p < .001, “ns” means p > 0.05.
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