SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF SLEEP LOSS: THE NPRU MOOD SCALE

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)

• Corporate Authors:

  Naval Health Research Center

  Wright-Patterson AFB, OH  United States  45431
• Authors:
  • Moses, J M
  • Lubin, A
  • Naitoh, P
  • Johnson, L C
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Pagination: 14 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Navy personnel; Personnel performance; Sleep; Stress (Psychology); Tolerance (Physiology); Tolerance (Psychology)
• Old TRIS Terms: Human performance; Naval personnel; Tolerance (Physiological); Tolerance (Psychological)
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00314939
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: 74-25
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 1980 12:00AM