What is it about?
In this study we investigated the nature of mood alteration over time on a day-by-day basis. Two subjects served in time-locked single-subject designs, and systematically recorded their moods over ten weeks. The major findings of this study are the following: 1) pleasant and unpleasant mood were found to be negatively correlated over time; 2) a measure of hedonic level deriving from Larsen and one of pleasure (P) deriving from Russell et al. were found to covary lawfully over time; 3) although individually-specific, common cyclical mood fluctuations were uncovered, indicating a cyclical, reciprocal inhibition of mood.
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Why is it important?
For my more recent work here, see: Glicksohn, J., & Boikova, O. (2015). Mood and creativity over time in a bipolar participant. Journal of Creative Behavior.
Perspectives
Another BA seminar paper, under my supervision, employing a single-subject design, coupled with a time-series approach. I have returned to this topic recently, with increasing depth of analysis.
Professor Joseph Glicksohn
Bar-Ilan University
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This page is a summary of: The Compensatory Nature of Mood: A Single-Subject Time-Series Approach, Imagination Cognition and Personality, June 1996, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.2190/7uc0-tjrb-b4nc-fdgj.
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