Items of the Herdecke Warmth Perception Questionnaire
Scale+
Intervention group (n = 103) mean (SD)
Control group (n = 36) mean (SD)
value
I freeze a lot
Sensation of cold
2.32 (1.21)
1.67 (1.31)
0.01
I tend to chill a lot
Sensation of cold
2.29 (1.26)
1.61 (1.23)
0.01
I always make sure I’m warm
Need for warmth
2.68 (1.01)
2.39 (1.15)
0.19
I often have cold hands
Sensation of cold
2.36 (1.26)
1.86 (1.44)
0.07
I often have cold feet
Sensation of cold
2.63 (1.29)
2.17 (1.50)
0.11
I tend to break out in sweats#
Need for warmth
1.50 (1.22)
1.25 (1.30)
0.20
I’m prone to hot flushes#
Need for warmth
1.40 (1.36)
1.14 (1.24)
0.36
I avoid cold rooms
Need for warmth
1.93 (1.24)
1.65 (1.18)
0.27
I prefer a well-warmed room
Need for warmth
2.55 (1.10)
2.25 (1.27)
0.31
Regardless of the outside temperature, I always dress warmly
Need for warmth
2.21 (1.26)
1.83 (1.16)
0.09
I can really get excited about certain ideas
Devotion
2.95 (0.97)
2.66 (1.06)
0.19
When I pursue a goal that is important to me, I can forget everything else around me
Devotion
2.68 (1.01)
2.53 (1.03)
0.38
I’d rather see myself as an active person
Exhilaration
3.04 (0.82)
2.83 (0.89)
0.23
I know the state of my bodily warmth
Devotion
2.43 (1.07)
2.67 (0.93)
0.29
I can devote myself completely to something that is close to my heart
Devotion
3.22 (0.73)
3.14 (0.85)
0.76
When I care about things, I always find ways to organize my time so that I can devote myself entirely to them
Devotion
2.88 (0.83)
2.97 (0.88)
0.45
I really enjoy trying out a lot of new things at the moment
Exhilaration
2.35 (1.11)
2.28 (0.97)
0.80
I have a lot of ideas that I still want to realize
Exhilaration
2.78 (1.04)
2.47 (1.06)
0.13
I’m physically fine right now1
Unwellness
2.95 (1.01)
2.50 (1.03)
0.02
I’m psychologically fine right now1
Unwellness
2.00 (1.23)
1.49 (1.15)
0.03
I’m relaxed right now1
Unwellness
2.35 (1.16)
2.09 (1.12)
0.25
I’m nervous right now
Unwellness
1.35 (1.21)
1.11 (1.04)
0.37
I’m in a sad or depressed mood right now
Unwellness
1.29 (1.20)
1.00 (0.96)
0.27
I’m tired and exhausted right now
Unwellness
2.55 (1.36)
2.53 (1.13)
0.69
I’m feeling rather discouraged right now
Unwellness
1.24 (1.32)
0.94 (1.07)
0.35
Range from 0 (fully agree) to 4 (fully disagree). +For each scale a sum score was calculated. #Marker items not considered for further analysis. 1Recoding of these items into the same direction comparable to the other items. SD, standard deviation.
