O - factor analysis of mood ratings

• In O-factor analysis an analysis is made on data from many variables with only one individual who is measured on several occasions. The occasions are then correlated across the variables.  This paper demonstrates the usefulness of O-factor analysis in studying how feelings are structured and how situational factors influence feelings. Fours subjects made self-ratings on several occasions using variables they had chosen themselves. Data were O-factor analyzed, and factors  were interpreted in terms of feelings common for situations which loaded on the factors. Problems and applicability of the method in psychotherapy research are discussed. 

• Denna artikel visar hur O-faktoranalys kan användas för att studera hur rapporterade känslor är strukturerade och hur situationsfaktorer påverkar känslor. Analyser utförs separat på fyra personers repeterade självskattningar. 

Subject headings

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Psychology (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Psykologi -- Tillämpad psykologi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Psychology -- Applied Psychology (hsv//eng)

Keyword

O-factor analysis

mood

feeling

rating

situation

situational factors

quality of life

statistical method

O - faktoranalys

stämning

känsla

självskattningar

situationer

psykoterapiforskning

Psychology

Psykologi

Applied psychology

Tillämpad psykologi

Psychology

Psykologi

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