Smiling in Pain: Explorations of Its Social Motives

Table 2

Self-report ratings (mean values ± SD) in the two studies.

		No sociality	Moderate sociality	High sociality
			with the experimenter—nonvisual interaction	with the experimenter—visual interaction possible
Study 1
Ratings (VAS)	Nonpainful	—	1.6 (±3.1)	2.2 (±5.1)
	Painful	—	62.8 (±14.9)	65.9 (±17.1)
		Alone		With the experimenter	With the partner
Study 2
Ratings (VAS)	Nonpainful	14.2 (±12.9)	—	16.3 (±14.2)	18.8 (±14.2)
	Painful	81.4 (±12.1)	—	80.2 (±12.8)	80.2 (±13.0)