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Profile of Mood States: The Factors and Their Physiological Correlates
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Affective NeurosciencePsychologySocial SciencesEmotional ResponseEmotion RegulationMood SymptomPsychophysiologyPoms Factors DepressionPsychiatryDepressionPsychiatric DisorderPoms FactorsMood SpectrumMoodNeuroscienceBiological PsychiatryMedicineEmotionPsychopathologyMood States
Prior studies on the POMS have reported varied methodologies and related findings. The study assessed spontaneous mood states and physiological indices across three sessions in eight healthy male participants. Strong positive correlations were observed among most POMS factors, with Depression and Tension linked to heart rate and diastolic blood pressure, and Anger also positively associated with heart rate, indicating a relationship between mood states and anxiety.
Spontaneously occurring mood states and various physiological indices were evaluated on three occasions in a group of eight healthy males. Results reveal that significant positive correlations exist among five of the six factors comprising the Profile of Mood States (POMS). This finding is related to previous research on the POMS and varied methodologies utilized in those reports. Reliable positive correlations of the POMS factors Depression and Tension with heart rate and diastolic blood pressure were obtained. The Anger factor of the POMS also correlated positively and significantly with heart rate. These findings are discussed in terms of the relationship between POMS factors and anxiety.