TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of negative mood states on risk in everyday decision making
AU - Hockey, G. R.J.
AU - Maule, A. J.
AU - Clough, P. J.
AU - Bdzola, L.
PY - 2000/11/23
Y1 - 2000/11/23
N2 - How does negative mood affect risk taking? A brief questionnaire was used to measure state anxiety, depression, and fatigue, and a daily mood diary allowed state and trait (average level) mood to be separated. Studies 1 and 2 used natural moods and Study 3 a mood induction procedure. Risk was assessed using hypothetical everyday choice scenarios. Study 1 showed that riskiness was affected by state fatigue, but not by anxiety and depression. Study 2 showed that increased riskiness over a two-week period was predicted by fatigue changes, after controlling for riskiness and trait and state mood at time 1. Fatigue effects were stronger for more important scenarios, and when state anxiety was also high. In Study 3, covariance analyses showed that the observed increased in riskiness was related to induced fatigue, rather than to anxiety or depression. The effects are discussed in relation to the literature on fatigue effects, and models of mood and cognition.
AB - How does negative mood affect risk taking? A brief questionnaire was used to measure state anxiety, depression, and fatigue, and a daily mood diary allowed state and trait (average level) mood to be separated. Studies 1 and 2 used natural moods and Study 3 a mood induction procedure. Risk was assessed using hypothetical everyday choice scenarios. Study 1 showed that riskiness was affected by state fatigue, but not by anxiety and depression. Study 2 showed that increased riskiness over a two-week period was predicted by fatigue changes, after controlling for riskiness and trait and state mood at time 1. Fatigue effects were stronger for more important scenarios, and when state anxiety was also high. In Study 3, covariance analyses showed that the observed increased in riskiness was related to induced fatigue, rather than to anxiety or depression. The effects are discussed in relation to the literature on fatigue effects, and models of mood and cognition.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0033758296&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/02699930050156654
DO - 10.1080/02699930050156654
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033758296
VL - 14
SP - 823
EP - 856
JO - Cognition and Emotion
JF - Cognition and Emotion
SN - 0269-9931
IS - 6
ER -