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A semantic differential mood scale
Author(s) -
Lorr Maurice,
Wunderlich Richard A.
Publication year - 1988
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 - 10.1002/1097-4679(198801)44:1<33::aid-jclp2270440106>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - semantic differential , psychology , mood , set (abstract data type) , affect (linguistics) , adjective check list , bipolar disorder , clinical psychology , adjective , scale (ratio) , developmental psychology , social psychology , personality , communication , cartography , natural language processing , computer science , programming language , noun , geography
A set of bipolar semantic differential type adjective scales were constructed to assess five mood states. The response format chosen serves to control for response bias, reduces the number of items by half, and measures both positive and negative affect. Each of the six bipolar mood states hypothesized was defined by seven five‐point items. Two studies were conducted on samples of high school boys ( N = 210); both confirmed the presence of five mood factors: Cheerful‐Depresed, Energetic‐Tired, Good natured‐Grouchy, Confident‐Unsure, and Relaxed‐Anxious. The mood state factors isolated were compared with the scales in the Eight State Questionnaire and Bipolar POMS.