EDWARDS INVENTORY OF EMOTIONS - ASSESSING EMOTIONS IN ATHLETES AND NONATHLETES

A self-report inventory was created on which respondents indicated the frequency of occurrence of 40 basic emotions using a 5-point rating s cale. The inventory was administered to two matched, independent colle ge-age samples (ns = 562 and 414) and the factorial validity was teste d. Factor 1 was a general factor reflecting over-all Positive Affect. Factor 2 was a more specific factor reflecting Profound Negative Affec t. Factor 3 was also a specific factor reflecting Moderate Negative Af fect. Subsequent analyses gave significantly greater scores for athlet es over nonathletes and men over women on the Profound Negative Affect subscale. Women had significantly higher Positive Affect scores. It w as concluded that the questionnaire had sufficient technical merit for use in research.