A population approach to the study of emotion: diurnal rhythms of a working day examined with the Day Reconstruction Method.
To date, diurnal rhythms of emotions have been studied with real-time data collection methods mostly in relatively small samples. The Day Reconstruction Method (DRM), a new survey instrument that reconstructs the emotions of a day, is examined as a method for enabling large-scale investigations of rhythms. Diurnal cycles were observed for 12 emotion adjectives in 909 women over a working day. Bimodal patterns with peaks at noon and evenings were detected for positive emotions; peaks in negative emotions were found at mid-morning and mid-afternoon. A V-shaped pattern was found for tired and an inverted U-shaped pattern for competent. Several diurnal patterns from prior studies were replicated. The DRM appears to be a useful tool for the study of emotions.
Stone
Arthur A
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Stony Brook University, NY 11794-8790, USA. arthur.stone@sunysb.edu
Schwartz
Joseph E
JE
Schkade
David
D
Schwarz
Norbert
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Krueger
Alan
A
Kahneman
Daniel
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D004644:Emotions; D005221:Fatigue / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006802:Human Activities / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D018401:Sample Size; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013781:Texas; D014931:Women, Working / Q000523:psychology*