Cited by 1,940Emotions and Moral BehaviorPsychometric Methodologies and TestingEmotion and Mood Recognition

Evidence for a three-factor theory of emotions

Russell, James A, Mehrabian, Albert·1977·Journal of Research in Personality

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  • PAD offers a broad framework that captures complex human emotions with just three values, which the authors argue makes it well suited for predicting player experience in games.

    “This model provides a comprehensive framework for capturing the complexity of human emotions using only three dimensional values, making it highly suitable for predicting player experiences in games.”

    From Generating Game Levels by Defining Player Experiences (2024) · cites this paper as Russell and Mehrabian 1977

  • PAD represents emotion using three continuous axes: Pleasure, Arousal, and Dominance.

    “The PAD model describes emotions along three continuous dimensions: Pleasure (P), Arousal (A), and Dominance (D).”

    From Generating Game Levels by Defining Player Experiences (2024) · cites this paper as Russell and Mehrabian 1977

  • Another popular approach is to place a particular emotion into a space having a limited set of dimensions including valence, activation, and control.

    “Another popular approach is to place a particular emotion into a space having a limited set of dimensions [15], [16], [17]. These dimensions include valence (how pleasent or unpleasent a feeling is) activation2 (how likely is the person to take action under the emotional state) and control (the sense of control over the emotion).”

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Authors
Russell, J. A., & Mehrabian, A.
Affiliations
  • University of British Columbia (CA)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Corresponding author
Russell, James A
Venue
Journal of Research in Personality
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1977-09
Volume
11
Issue
3
Pages
273-294
ISSN
0092-6566 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2003653478
Cited by
1,940
References
35
Citations by year
2026: 75 · 2025: 112 · 2024: 135 · 2023: 128 · 2022: 169 · 2021: 118 · 2020: 98 · 2019: 91 · 2018: 84 · 2017: 89 · 2016: 74 · 2015: 86 · 2014: 72 · 2013: 74 · 2012: 60
FWCI
22.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Journal of Research in Personality (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Emotion and Mood Recognition
Keywords
arousal, emotional state, acquiescence bias, semantic differential, definition of emotion

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