Mood Adjective Checklist: Factor Analytic Studies with 450 Participants

Approximately 450 college men completed a 130-word Mood Adjective Checklist (MACL) before and after six weekly experimental sessions designed to induce different mood states. The study, authored by Vincent Nowlis, identified 12 factors from the factor analysis of five result sets, with eight factors appearing consistently. Pre-post difference scores were computed for 49 key words to assess their covariance with experimental treatments.

Use Cases

• Factor analysis of mood dimensions based on the 130-word adjective checklist
• Studying mood induction consistency using pre-post difference scores for 49 key words
• Investigating the covariance of adjective responses with experimental treatments across six sessions

Strengths

• Data from approximately 450 participants provides a substantial sample size for analysis
• The study analyzed five different sets of results, identifying 12 distinct factors
• Pre-post difference scores were computed for 49 words across 294 data points to assess treatment effects

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Vincent Nowlis

Collection Method

Administered a Mood Adjective Checklist (MACL) to college men before and after experimental sessions involving mood-inducing treatments like motion picture films.