Gender Moderates Change in Positive Affect in a Frustration Task

Poster Session IV

Keyword: Gender

Abstract: Gender moderated change in positive affect (PA) with frustration task. Participants (N=44) completed the PANAS before and after an unsolved puzzle. PA rose for women and not men, R² = .45, p < .001, β_interaction = 5.26, p = .044. PA measurement and intervention should consider this gendered response.

• Lillian Shattuck (Author)
• Athena Nooney (Author)
• Martin Seehuus (Presenting Author)