Characteristics and concomitants of mood fluctuation in college women.

Abstract

“ . . . self-rating affective scales . . . [were] developed for repeated daily measurements . . ‥ Records were kept over a 42-day period by 14 female college students who also took two identical sets of . . . tests (self and ideal Q-sort descriptions, Rosenzweig P-F test), once when they were elated, once when they were depressed . . ‥ The significant intra-individual changes in depression . . . were: lower correlation of self and ideal, more unfavorable self-concept, increased extrapunitive responses; and reduced need-persistive responses.” 21 refs. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)