Evidence for a three-factor theory of emotions Export

@article{citeulike:2642710, abstract = {Two studies provided evidence that three independent and bipolar dimensions, pleasure-displeasure, degree of arousal, and dominance-submissiveness, are both necessary and sufficient to adequately define emotional states. In one study with 200 subjects, 42 verbal-report emotion scales were explored in regression analyses as functions of the three dimensions plus a measure of acquiescence bias. Multiple correlation coefficients showed that almost all of the reliable variance in the 42 scales had been accounted for. The specific definitions provided by these equations were replicated in a second study that employed 300 subjects' ratings of 151 emotion-denoting terms on semantic differential-type scales.}, author = {Russell, James A. and Mehrabian, Albert}, citeulike-article-id = {2642710}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0092-6566(77)90037-X}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0092-6566(77)90037-X}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WM0-4D62M66-4D/2/39e322e92240bd661ccc365e65cd0e98}, doi = {10.1016/0092-6566(77)90037-X}, journal = {Journal of Research in Personality}, keywords = {3d, dimensional, dominance, emotion, theory}, month = {September}, number = {3}, pages = {273--294}, posted-at = {2008-06-03 16:53:11}, priority = {0}, title = {Evidence for a three-factor theory of emotions}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0092-6566(77)90037-X}, volume = {11}, year = {1977} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2642710 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2642710 N2 - Two studies provided evidence that three independent and bipolar dimensions, pleasure-displeasure, degree of arousal, and dominance-submissiveness, are both necessary and sufficient to adequately define emotional states. In one study with 200 subjects, 42 verbal-report emotion scales were explored in regression analyses as functions of the three dimensions plus a measure of acquiescence bias. Multiple correlation coefficients showed that almost all of the reliable variance in the 42 scales had been accounted for. The specific definitions provided by these equations were replicated in a second study that employed 300 subjects' ratings of 151 emotion-denoting terms on semantic differential-type scales. IS - 3 JF - Journal of Research in Personality EP - 294 TI - Evidence for a three-factor theory of emotions VL - 11 SP - 273 KW - 3d KW - dimensional KW - dominance KW - emotion KW - theory AU - Russell, James AU - Mehrabian, Albert PY - 1977/09// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0092-6566(77)90037-X ER -