Distinctions between emotion and mood

C. J. Beedie; P. C. Terry; A. M. Lane

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Distinctions between emotion and mood

C. J. Beedie, P. C. Terry, A. M. Lane

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Most academics agree that emotions and moods are related but distinct phenomena. The present study assessed emotion-mood distinctions among a non-academic population and compared these views with distinctions proposed in the literature. Content analysis of responses from 106 participants identified 16 themes, with cause (65% of respondents), duration (40%), control (25%), experience (15%), and consequences (14%) the most frequently cited distinctions. Among 65 contributions to the academic literature, eight themes were proposed, with duration (62% of authors), intentionality (41%), cause (31%), consequences (31%), and function (18%) the most frequently cited. When the eight themes cited by both academics and non-academics were rank ordered, approximately 60% overlap in opinion was evident. A data-derived summary of emotion-mood distinctions is provided. These data should prove useful to investigators interested in developing a clearer scientific distinction between emotion and mood than is currently available.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	847-878
Number of pages	32
Journal	Cognition and Emotion
Volume	19
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02699930541000057
Publication status	Published - Sept 2005

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