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Are mood states bipolar?

M Lorr1, T M Shea

  • 1Boys Town Center, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA.

Journal of Personality Assessment
|October 1, 1979
PubMed
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This study investigated mood states in college students. Findings suggest that when controlling for response styles, mood states are primarily bipolar, with some evidence for a circular arrangement.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Affective Science
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Understanding the structure of mood states is crucial for psychological research.
  • Previous research has explored mood dimensions, but the influence of response styles requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if mood state factors are bipolar when response styles are controlled.
  • To assess whether mood states exhibit a circular order.
  • To identify the underlying structure of mood states using factor analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Collected intensity ratings from 204 college students using a 63-adjective scale for nine moods.
  • Administered modified four-category certainty scales to another sample of 127 students to minimize response bias.

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  • Performed factor analyses on adjective correlations and modified rating data.

    • Main Results:

    • Initial factor analysis revealed seven monopolar mood factors.
    • Controlling for acquiescence yielded four bipolar and one monopolar mood state.
    • Analysis of data minimizing response bias identified three bipolar moods (composed-anxious, energetic-tired, agreeable-grouchy) and two monopolar states (cheerful, dejected).

    Conclusions:

    • Mood states appear to be predominantly bipolar when response biases are accounted for.
    • The study provides partial support for a circular ordering of mood states.
    • The findings contribute to a more refined understanding of mood structure.