The Experience and Meta-Experience of Mood

Mood experience is comprised of at least two elements: the direct experience of the mood and a meta-level of experience that consists of thoughts and feelings about the mood. In Study 1, a two-dimensional structure for the direct experience of mood ( Watson & Tellegen, 1985 ) was tested for its...

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Published in:Journal of personality and social psychology 1988-07, Vol.55 (1), p.102-111
Main Authors: Mayer, John D, Gaschke, Yvonne N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Affect
Arousal
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
Emotional States
Emotions
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Humans
Perception
Psychological Tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
Social interactions. Communication. Group processes
Social psychology
Social research
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Summary:Mood experience is comprised of at least two elements: the direct experience of the mood and a meta-level of experience that consists of thoughts and feelings about the mood. In Study 1, a two-dimensional structure for the direct experience of mood ( Watson & Tellegen, 1985 ) was tested for its fit to the responses of 1,572 subjects who each completed one of three different mood scales, including a brief scale developed to assist future research. The Watson and Tellegen structure was supported across all three scales. In Study 2, meta-mood experience was conceptualized as the product of a mood regulatory process that monitors, evaluates, and at times changes mood. A scale to measure meta-mood experience was administered to 160 participants along with the brief mood scale. People's levels on the meta-mood dimensions were found to differ across moods. Meta-mood experiences may also constitute an important part of the phenomenology of the personal experience of mood.
ISSN:0022-3514
1939-1315
DOI:10.1037/0022-3514.55.1.102