Subjective Evaluation of the Effects of Sleep Loss: The NPRU Mood Scale,

Abstract

A mood scale consisting of 52 adjectives and phrases was given to 12 young naval recruits to determine which items were sensitive to at least one night of sleep loss. The items which were maximally sensitive to sleep loss were then used to measure the effects of one night of total sleep loss in another group of 14 young naval recruits. The two experiments resulted in a list of 29 adjectives and short phrases, the NPRU Mood Scale. This scale can be easily, briefly, and repeatedly employed to detect cumulative sleep loss and to assist in evaluating task performance decrement. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA038367

Entities

People

  • Ardie Lubin
  • Julie M. Moses
  • Laverne C. Johnson
  • Paul Naitoh

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arousal (Physiology)
  • Base Lines
  • Biomedical Research
  • Body Temperature
  • Deprivation
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Mental Health
  • Motor Skills
  • Navy
  • Psychology
  • Psychophysiology
  • Public Health
  • Sleep Deprivation
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design