McConville C, Simpson E E A, Rae G, Polito A, Andriollo-Sanchez M, Meunier N, Stewart-Knox B J, O'Connor J M, Roussel A M, Cuzzolaro M, Coudray C
School of Psychology/Northern Ireland Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), University of Ulster, Northern Ireland.
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2005 Nov;59 Suppl 2:S22-5. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602293.
To assess the quality of positive and negative affect (mood) in an ageing European sample.
Mood quality has important implications for both physical and mental wellbeing. Poor quality moods are associated with deficits in the diverse areas of cognitive function, health, and social relationships. The ageing process presents a number of potential challenges to successful mood regulation that could have wider implications.
The current study examines the quality of positive and negative affect in 387 healthy participants from three European countries. Moods were measured four times a day for 4-7 d with the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) mood scales. Measures of zinc (Zn) status were taken also.
Two centres concentrated on 55-70 yr olds (Coleraine, N.Ireland, n = 93 and Clermont-Ferrand, France, n = 95), and two centres concentrated on 70-87 yr olds (Rome, Italy, n = 108, and Grenoble, France, n = 91).
Positive affect scores for the centre in Rome were significantly (P < 0.01) lower than for the other three centres, and the Grenoble centre had significantly (P < 0.05) higher scores on negative affect than the other three centres. Mood was not related to measures of zinc status (all Ps > 0.05).
The two centres with the oldest participants showed deficits in mood quality that may have implications for broader well-being.
评估欧洲老年样本中积极和消极情绪（心境）的质量。
情绪质量对身心健康都有重要影响。质量差的情绪与认知功能、健康和社会关系等多个领域的缺陷相关。衰老过程对成功的情绪调节提出了一些潜在挑战，可能具有更广泛的影响。
本研究调查了来自三个欧洲国家的387名健康参与者的积极和消极情绪质量。使用积极和消极情绪量表（PANAS），每天测量4次情绪，持续4 - 7天。同时还测量了锌（Zn）状态。
两个中心专注于55 - 70岁人群（北爱尔兰科勒莱恩，n = 93；法国克莱蒙费朗，n = 95），另外两个中心专注于70 - 87岁人群（意大利罗马，n = 108；法国格勒诺布尔，n = 91）。
罗马中心的积极情绪得分显著低于其他三个中心（P < 0.01），格勒诺布尔中心的消极情绪得分显著高于其他三个中心（P < 0.05）。情绪与锌状态测量指标无关（所有P > 0.05）。
参与者年龄最大的两个中心显示出情绪质量缺陷，这可能对更广泛的幸福感有影响。
