Lim, Julian (2011) The Development and Evaluation of a Mood Profiling Website Based on the Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS). Coursework Masters thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
The role that mood plays in predicting performance in sports and other performance environments has been well documented in the literature. Given the evidence supporting the role of mood in these environments, it is not surprising to see the proliferation of interest into research in the areas of mood assessment and mood regulation, where the understanding gained from the assessments can subsequently be used as a platform for planning and implementing strategies to aid in the effective regulation of mood. Research has additionally demonstrated the benefits that can be gained from the regular assessments of mood, including the early identification of individuals at risk of clinical conditions. Importantly, despite continuing interest in these areas of mood research, there has been no widely available method of linking mood responses to the myriad mood regulation strategies via the interpretation of a mood assessment. The website, “In the Mood” (http://www.moodprofiling.com), was developed to enable an assessment of mood that is capable of interpreting mood responses and subsequently linking the pattern of responses with effective mood regulation strategies. “In the Mood” is based on the Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS), a 24-item inventory that assesses the six dimensions of mood, namely, anger, confusion, depression, fatigue, tension and vigour. The website provides users with a detailed automated report of their mood responses, along with the raw and standard scores, as well as a graphic representation of their mood profile. The report includes an interpretation of mood scores for each dimension of mood with reference to normative scores together with a brief summary of the potential influence of obtained mood scores on performance, and additionally provides a series of evidence-based strategies to regulation each dimension of mood. Once developed, the website was subject to a formative evaluation using website utilisation statistics as well as feedback obtained from an online survey. The evaluation was aimed at improving the quality of the website by identifying and subsequently remedying issues with any aspects of the website. Responses (N = 2,364) obtained from the online BRUMS assessment revealed no substantive differences in mood responses from traditional pen and paper BRUMS assessments, thereby justifying the use of a single set of normative data for both online and offline assessments. Website utilisation findings revealed that the “In the Mood” website was well utilised, garnering a total of 2,010 visitors spanning 48 different countries during the data collection period. Of these, 1,438 were new or unique visitors, with the remaining 572 being return visitors. Each visitor spent an average of 7 minutes and viewed approximately 5.20 pages during a visit to the website. The findings from the online survey (N = 175) additionally revealed that the website was very well received, with an overwhelming majority of the users rating the website very positively overall in various aspects related to the content, delivery, and usability. The online survey also elicited many useful suggestions for areas of improvement to the “In the Mood” website, and the proposed implementations of these suggestions for future revisions of the website or for the planned development of similar websites are discussed.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Coursework Masters) |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Psychology (Up to 30 Jun 2013) |
| Supervisors: | Peter Terry |
| Qualification: | Doctor of Psychology (Clinical) |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Oct 2025 01:41 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2025 01:41 |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52507 |
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