End-of-day moods on work and leisure days in relation to extraversion, neuroticism, and amount of change in daily activities

Tested hypotheses that (a) the relationship between daily activity variation (AV) of Ss and their end-of-day moods (M) is moderated by extraversion-introversion (E-I), the relationship being positive for extraverts and negative for introverts; and (b) the relationships of AV, M, and E-I are stronger...

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Published in:Canadian journal of behavioural science 1976-10, Vol.8 (4), p.388-400
Main Authors: Bishop, Doyle, Jeanrenaud, Claudine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activity/Activities
Daily/Dailies
Emotional States
Experiences (Events)
Extraversion
Extroversion
Human
Introversion
Leisure
Leisure Time
Mood/Moods
Neuroticism
Variance/Variant/Variation
Work/Works/Working
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Summary:Tested hypotheses that (a) the relationship between daily activity variation (AV) of Ss and their end-of-day moods (M) is moderated by extraversion-introversion (E-I), the relationship being positive for extraverts and negative for introverts; and (b) the relationships of AV, M, and E-I are stronger on a nonwork (leisure) than a work day (WL). A possible influence of neuroticism-stability (N-S) on the above relationships was also explored. 98 adults were given the Eysenck Personality Inventory and, based on their scores, were placed into 1 of 4 groups (formed by combinations of extraversion or introversion and neuroticism or stability). Ss also completed a time diary for 1 work and 1 nonwork day, indicating their activities, moods, and other information. A 2 * 4 analysis of variance of M scores for the dichotimized classifications of WL, E-I, N-S, and AV supported both hypotheses. Neurotics showed inverted responses from those of stables, such that the positive relationship between AV and M for stable extraverts became negative, and the negative relationship for stable introverts became positive, when Ss were neurotic. A post-hoc formulation to account for results is presented, and there is a discussion of forms of varied experience that leisure days offer.
ISSN:0008-400X
1879-2669
DOI:10.1037/h0081964