Lorr M, Wunderlich R
Life Cycle Institute, Catholic University of America.
J Clin Psychol. 1988 Jan;44(1):36-9. doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(198801)44:1<36::aid-jclp2270440107>3.0.co;2-b.
It was hypothesized that the Profile of Mood States (bipolar form) measures two higher-order dimensions: Positive and Negative Affect. It also was conjectured that subjects low in self-esteem report more Negative Affect than those high in self-esteem. POMS and the Self-Attitude Inventory were administered to 102 high school students. A principal component analysis of the 12 half-scale scores of POMS isolated the two affect dimensions postulated. Tests also showed that subjects low in Confidence report significantly greater Negative Affect than subjects high in Confidence. Thus, the Watson-Tellegen theory of affect is supported, and Negative Affect is linked to self-esteem.
研究假设情绪状态剖面图（双极形式）测量两个高阶维度：积极情感和消极情感。还推测自尊水平低的受试者比自尊水平高的受试者报告更多的消极情感。对102名高中生施测了情绪状态剖面图（POMS）和自我态度量表。对POMS的12个半量表分数进行主成分分析，分离出了假设的两个情感维度。测试还表明，自信水平低的受试者比自信水平高的受试者报告的消极情感显著更多。因此，沃森 - 特勒根情感理论得到支持，且消极情感与自尊相关。
