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Adult and geriatric normative data and validation of the profile of mood states
Author(s) -
Nyenhuis David L.,
Yamamoto Chie,
Luchetta Tracy,
Terrien Annette,
Parmentier Angie
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199901)55:1<79::aid-jclp8>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - profile of mood states , normative , psychology , mood , population , discriminant validity , standardization , clinical psychology , psychometrics , gerontology , psychiatry , demography , medicine , internal consistency , philosophy , epistemology , sociology , political science , law
The Profile of Mood States (POMS; McNair, Lorr, & Droppleman) is widely used to assess mood states. However, the utility of the POMS has been restricted by the lack of normative data from the general population. We report on our adult ( N = 400) and geriatric ( N = 170) POMS standardization samples. Both groups were age‐, gender‐, and race‐stratified according to 1990 census data. We also report on convergent and discriminant validity of POMS scales, using a multitrait, multimethod paradigm. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 55: 79–86, 1999.