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Mood Profiling for Sustainable Mental Health among Athletes

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  • Peter C. Terry

    (Centre for Health Research, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba 4350, Australia)

  • Renée L. Parsons-Smith

    (School of Psychology and Counselling, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba 4350, Australia
    School of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs 4556, Australia)

Abstract

Mood responses are a well-established mental health indicator. Gauging mental health status over time often involves periodic mood assessment using a standardized measure, a process referred to as mood profiling. Comparison of observed mood scores against relevant normative data is central to effective mood profiling. The primary purpose of our study was to improve existing norms for the Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS) using a large internet sample. The secondary purpose was to discuss how mood profiling can be used to promote sustainable mental health primarily among athletes but also with relevance to non-athletes. The BRUMS was completed via the In The Mood website by 15,692 participants. Significant differences between observed mean scores and existing normative data were evident for all six mood dimensions, prompting norm refinement. Specific group norms were generated to address sex differences in mood responses and differences by athlete/nonathlete status. The revised tables of normative data for the BRUMS should be used by researchers in future investigations of mood responses and by applied practitioners seeking to monitor mood responses as an indicator of mental health status. Applications of mood profiling with elite athletes are exemplified, along with recommendations for using mood profiling in the pursuit of sustainable mental health.

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  • Peter C. Terry & Renée L. Parsons-Smith, 2021. "Mood Profiling for Sustainable Mental Health among Athletes," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-21, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:11:p:6116-:d:564749
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    1. Christopher J. Beedie & Andrew M. Lane & Robert Udberg & Peter C. Terry, 2022. "The 4R Model of Mood and Emotion for Sustainable Mental Health in Organisational Settings," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-28, September.
    2. Borjana Kremžar Jovanović & Maja Smrdu & Rok Holnthaner & Tanja Kajtna, 2022. "Elite Sport and Sustainable Psychological Well-Being," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-15, February.
    3. Philip Chun Foong Lew & Renée L. Parsons-Smith & Andrea Lamont-Mills & Peter C. Terry, 2023. "Cross-Cultural Validation of the Malaysian Mood Scale and Tests of Between-Group Mood Differences," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-24, February.
    4. Peter C. Terry & Albertas Skurvydas & Ausra Lisinskiene & Daiva Majauskiene & Dovile Valanciene & Sydney Cooper & Marc Lochbaum, 2022. "Validation of a Lithuanian-Language Version of the Brunel Mood Scale: The BRUMS-LTU," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(8), pages 1-16, April.

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