Moods in everyday situations: effects of combinations of different arousal-related factors.
OBJECTIVE
This study examined women's mood responsiveness associated with patterns of stress hormone levels in everyday situations.


METHODS
Self-reports of negative, positive, and energy dimensions of mood were obtained from 203 nurses throughout the day on a workday and on an off-work day during the luteal and follicular phases of the menstrual cycle. Individual differences in daytime norepinephrine and cortisol were assessed.


RESULTS
Patterns of norepinephrine and cortisol levels were associated with ratings of the following moods: tired, sad, and happy. Phase of the menstrual cycle and the day factor (workday, off-work day) modified the association of mood ratings and stress hormone patterns.


CONCLUSIONS
The experience of negative mood is associated with both hypoarousal and hyperarousal conditions. A homeostatic arousal-related concept of mood regulation is discussed.
Davydov
Dmitry M
DM
Department of Neurophysiology, Moscow Research Center of Narcology, Moscow, Russia.
Shapiro
David
D
Goldstein
Iris B
IB
Chicz-Demet
Aleksandra
A
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect / Q000502:physiology; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005498:Follicular Phase / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000652:urine; D007206:Individuality; D008183:Luteal Phase / Q000502:physiology; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000652:urine; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology; D012063:Relaxation / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D012931:Social Environment; D017132:Workplace
D006854:Hydrocortisone; D009638:Norepinephrine