The measurement of affect, mood, and emotion: a guide for health-behavioral research

Ch. 1. Documenting the breadth and depth of the problem

Newcomers, beware : brace yourselves 'cause this ain't gonna be easy!

How bad is the situation, really?

ch. 2. Untangling the terminological Gordian knot

The differences between affect, emotion, and mood

ch. 3. Should affective states be considered as distinct entities or as positioned along dimensions?

Distinct entities or dimensions : why should we care?

The distinct-states approach

The dimensional approach

The hierarchical structure of the affective domain : an integrative framework

ch. 4. Are pleasant and unpleasant states independent or polar opposites?

Questions of bipolarity versus independence : what complexities lurk beneath the surface?

Current status of the bipolarity versus independence debate

What does this all mean and why should we care?

ch. 5. Selecting a measure : a proposed three-step process

Justifying the selection of a measure : some examples

ch. 6. The old classics : measures of distinct states

The multiple affect adjective check list

The profile of mood states

The state-trait anxiety inventory

ch. 7. Dimensional measures

The self-assessment manikin

The affects grid

The circular mood scale

The feeling scale and the felt arousal scale

The evaluative space grid

The semantic differential measure of emotional state

The positive and negative affect schedule

The activation deactivation adjective check list

ch. 8. Domain-specific measurement : challenges and solutions

Lack of theoretical basis

Domain underrepresentation

The troubles notion of domain specificity

The "sensitivity" slippery slope

If not domain specificity, then what?

ch. 9. Problems of domain specificity : examples from exercise

The exercise-induced feeling inventory

The subjective exercise experiences scale

The physical activity affect scale.