Films for eliciting emotional states in children

Standardized sets of films have been shown to be effective for eliciting emotional states in adults, but no comparable validated stimuli are available for children. We therefore examined the effects of three pre-selected film clips each of 3-min duration in eliciting a pleasant, neutral and unpleasa...

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Published in:Behavior research methods 2007-08, Vol.39 (3), p.606-609
Main Authors: von Leupoldt, Andreas, Rohde, Jenny, Beregova, Anna, Thordsen-Sörensen, Imke, zur Nieden, Janine, Dahme, Bernhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Affect
Child
Children & youth
Data analysis
Data collection
Expressed Emotion
Female
Gender differences
Humans
Likert scale
Male
Motion Pictures
Psychology, Child
Studies
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Summary:Standardized sets of films have been shown to be effective for eliciting emotional states in adults, but no comparable validated stimuli are available for children. We therefore examined the effects of three pre-selected film clips each of 3-min duration in eliciting a pleasant, neutral and unpleasant emotional state in 297 children aged between 6 and 12 years. After the films were presented on a video projector, affective ratings were obtained with the Self-Assessment-Manikin on the emotional dimensions of valence and arousal. Increasing pleasure ratings were observed from the unpleasant to the neutral to the pleasant film. Associated arousal ratings were stronger for the unpleasant and pleasant films compared to the neutral film. Overall, results showed successful elicitation of targeted emotional states only marginally influenced by age, gender or prior experience with the films. The use of these films is therefore suggested for future studies on emotions in children.
ISSN:1554-351X
1554-3528
DOI:10.3758/BF03193032