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A visual analogue scale technique to measure global vigor and affect

Monk, Timothy H.·1989·Psychiatry Research
DOI 10.1016/0165-1781(89)90013-9
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This article describes an easily administered Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) technique that can be used to detect changes in mood and subjective activation. The method yields two summary measures: Global Vigor (GV) and Global Affect (GA), each ranging in value from 0 to 100. The instrument was administered about six times per day in 38 healthy control and 6 depressed patients participating in temporal isolation studies. This yielded a total of 5,734 control subject sessions and 575 patient sessions. For both groups, frequency distributions of GV and GA were shown to be approximately Gaussian, and evidence was obtained suggesting that the instrument was being completed properly. On average, depressives were about 0.6 standard deviations lower than controls in GV and about 1.5 standard deviations lower in GA, confirming the validity of the scales. Measures of GV in controls were shown to be sensitive to both jet lag and diurnal variation, thus confirming the reliability and validity of GV in these situations. In two studies involving more than 50 days of voluntary seclusion, measures of GA were found to show an almost monotonic decline, tracking the decline in mood and confirming the reliability and validity of GA in that situation.

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Authors
Monk, T. H.
Affiliations
University of Pittsburgh (US)
Corresponding author
Monk, Timothy H.
Venue
Psychiatry Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1989-01
Volume
27
Issue
1
Pages
89-99
ISSN
0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/0165-1781(89)90013-9
OpenAlex
W2035331608
Cited by
418
References
20
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 24 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 21 · 2013: 19 · 2012: 10
FWCI
5.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Aging (AG-04135)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH-37814)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Keywords
visual analogue scale, mood measurement, depression, temporal isolation, jet lag, diurnal variation
MeSH terms
Adult, Affect, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Arousal, Circadian Rhythm, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Motivation, Psychological Tests, Reference Values, Social Isolation, Travel

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