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Table 1 Effect of aroma on mood

From: Differential effects of exposure to ambient vanilla and citrus aromas on mood, arousal and food choice

 

Type of emotion

Positive

Negative

Aroma condition

Exposure duration

Score ± SD

Score ± SD

Citrus

Short

3.89 ± 0.54

1.26 ± 0.36

Citrus

Long

3.71 ± 0.60

1.12 ± 0.18

Control

Short

3.77 ± 0.60

1.20 ± 0.27

Control

Long

3.78 ± 0.50

1.19 ± 0.26

Vanilla

Short

3.70 ± 0.53

1.21 ± 0.27

Vanilla

Long

3.65 ± 0.71

1.19 ± 0.26

  1. Averaged PANAS mood scores (± SD) of positive affect and negative affect emotions per aroma condition (range 1 to 5) measured after short and long exposure durations.
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