Profile of Mood States.

POMS

What it measures

Transient mood states across six dimensions: Tension-Anxiety, Depression-Dejection, Anger-Hostility, Vigor-Activity, Fatigue-Inertia, Confusion-Bewilderment; plus Total Mood Disturbance.

Length and format

65 (standard); 37/35/30-item short forms; POMS 2 adult and youth forms. 5-point adjective rating (0-4) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

30+ languages incl. ES, FR, DE, IT, JA, ZH

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

copyrighted - commercial

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Reference

McNair, D. M., Lorr, M., & Droppleman, L. F. (1971). Manual for the Profile of Mood States. Educational and Industrial Testing Service. (POMS 2: Heuchert & McNair, 2012, MHS.)