Mood, pleasant events, and unpleasant events: Two pilot studies

Assessed the relationship between mood and both pleasant and unpleasant events in 2 studies with a total of 34 undergraduates. Ss made self-ratings of mood and kept daily logs of pleasant and unpleasant events for approximately 2 wks. Intrasubject correlations in both studies suggested that mood was...

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Published in:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 1978-10, Vol.46 (5), p.854-859
Main Author: Rehm, Lynn P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior Therapy
Circadian Rhythm
Depression - therapy
Emotional States
Emotions
Experiences (Events)
Female
Human
Humans
Life Change Events
Male
Pilot Projects
Pleasure
Sex Factors
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Summary:Assessed the relationship between mood and both pleasant and unpleasant events in 2 studies with a total of 34 undergraduates. Ss made self-ratings of mood and kept daily logs of pleasant and unpleasant events for approximately 2 wks. Intrasubject correlations in both studies suggested that mood was related to pleasant and unpleasant events independently. Intersubject correlations were consistent but nonsignificant. Cross-lagged correlations were significantly less than same-day correlations. Weighted event scores produced marginally higher correlations with mood than unweighted scores. Minor sex differences are noted. Implications of these results for theory and practice are discussed. (17 ref)
ISSN:0022-006X
1939-2117
DOI:10.1037/0022-006X.46.5.854