Table 2.

Subjective stress ratings on day 2^{^a}

	Stress condition		Control condition
	Mean	SEM	Mean	SEM
Elevated versus depressed mood (MDBF)
Before TSST/control manipulation	33.58	0.57	32.55	0.68
After TSST/control manipulation	28.12^^,^*	0.96	32.78	0.63
Before working memory testing	29.32^**	0.90	30.70^**	0.84
After working memory testing	31.30^**	0.79	31.98	0.67
Calmness versus restlessness (MDBF)
Before TSST/control manipulation	32.20	0.61	30.65	0.83
After TSST/control manipulation	24.47^^,^*	0.94	30.65	0.71
Before working memory testing	27.71^**	0.89	29.05^**	0.87
After working memory testing	30.47^**	0.82	30.72	0.71
Wakefulness versus sleepiness (MDBF)
Before TSST/control manipulation	28.00	0.63	27.17	0.71
After TSST/control manipulation	28.03	0.52	26.47	0.68
Before working memory testing	28.10	0.56	27.05	0.67
After working memory testing	27.38	0.62	25.57^**	0.68
Subjective rating of the TSST/control manipulation
Stressfulness	65.17^*	3.49	33.33	2.89
Difficulty	72.50^*	2.75	29.33	3.04
Unpleasantness	67.67^*	3.72	28.33	3.05