Films for eliciting emotional states in children.

Full Abstract

Standardized sets of films have been shown to be effective for eliciting emotional states in adults, but no comparable validated stimuli are available for children. We therefore examined the effects of three pre-selected film clips each of 3-min duration in eliciting a pleasant, neutral and unpleasant emotional state in 297 children aged between 6 and 12 years. After the films were presented on a video projector, affective ratings were obtained with the Self-Assessment-Manikin on the emotional dimensions of valence and arousal. Increasing pleasure ratings were observed from the unpleasant to the neutral to the pleasant film. Associated arousal ratings were stronger for the unpleasant and pleasant films compared to the neutral film. Overall, results showed successful elicitation of targeted emotional states only marginally influenced by age, gender or prior experience with the films. The use of these films is therefore suggested for future studies on emotions in children.

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Author information

Author/s: von Leupoldt, Andreas (A); Rohde, Jenny (J); Beregova, Anna (A); Thordsen-Sörensen, Imke (I); zur Nieden, Janine (J); Dahme, Bernhard (B);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. andreas.vonleupoldt(-atsign-)uni-hamburg.de

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Behavior research methods (Behav Res Methods), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Aug; vol 39 (issue 3) : pp 606-9

Dates: Created 2007/10/25; Completed 2007/11/07; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 17958174, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Female
Humans
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Motion Pictures as Topic

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