A population approach to the study of emotion: Diurnal rhythms of a working day examined with the day reconstruction method.
- 1 January 2006
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Emotion
- Vol. 6 (1), 139-149
- https://doi.org/10.1037/1528-3542.6.1.139
Abstract
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.Keywords
Funding Information
- William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
- Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
- National Science Foundation
- National Institute on Aging
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