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A note on relations between trait and state measures of arousal

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Analysis of Eysenck Personality Inventory measures of personality and measures of mood obtained by the Nowlis Mood Adjective Check List revealed four main factors. Neuroticism was associated with a cluster of mood variables related to anxiety and depression and extraversion to a cluster related to self -confidence, but not to activation. Implications for the use of these measures in cognitive and other research are indicated.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Bedford College, Regent's Park, NWl 4NS, London

    John Wilding & Naresh Mohindra

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Wilding, J., Mohindra, N. A note on relations between trait and state measures of arousal. Current Psychological Research 2, 55–58 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03186744

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