UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations 1-1-2007 An exploration of the Velten Mood Induction Procedure on psychological symptomology Carla Nanette Perlotto University of Nevada, Las Vegas Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/rtds Repository Citation Perlotto, Carla Nanette, "An exploration of the Velten Mood Induction Procedure on psychological symptomology" (2007). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 2729. http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/y85c-lyne This Dissertation is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by Digital Scholarship@UNLV with permission from the rights-holder(s). You are free to use this Dissertation in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) directly, unless additional rights are indicated by a Creative Commons license in the record and/or on the work itself. This Dissertation has been accepted for inclusion in UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Scholarship@UNLV. For more information, please contact [email protected]. AN EXPLORATION OF THE VELTEN MOOD INDUCTION PROCEDURE ON PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMOLOGY by Carla Nanette Perlotto Bachelor of Arts Chapman University 1993 Master of Arts University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2001 A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Psychology Department of Psychology College of Liberal Arts Graduate College University of Nevada, Las Vegas May 2007 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. UMI Number: 3261084 INFORMATION TO USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. 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Dissertation Approval ITNTV The Graduate College University of Nevada, Las Vegas April n _,20_Q Z The Dissertation prepared by Carla Perlotto Entitled An Exploration of the Velten Mood Induction Procedure on Psychological Symptomology____________________________________ is approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Exanfination Committee Chair Dean of the Graduate College Examination Committee Member Examination Committee Member Graduate College Faculty Representative 11 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT An Exploration of the Velten Mood Induction Procedure on Psychological Symptomology by Carla Nanette Perlotto Dr. Douglas P. Ferraro, Examination Committee Chair Professor of Psychology University of Nevada, Las Vegas The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the Velten (1968) Mood Induction Procedure (VMIP) on psychological symptomology. Velten created a series of 60 statements designed to produce a particular mood: elated, depressed, or neutral. The VMIP came out of the cognitive movement, has undergone permutations over time, and other MIPs have been developed. Criticisms of the MIPs are discussed. The VMIP is feasible as a therapeutic tool due to flexibility and ease of use. In this study, the VMIP was utilized to induce an elated, depressed, or neutral mood. Hypotheses included: for elated condition (EC), report of symptoms would decrease; for depressed condition (DC), report of symptoms would increase; for the neutral condition (NC), there would be no change, and the DC would show a greater change than the EC, and both would show greater change than the NC. A total of 314 participants were given three measures in a pretest/posttest design: the Multiple Affect Adjective Checklist-Revised (MAACL-R), the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90- 111 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. R), and 10 frequency questions (FQs). The VMIP was administered as the independent variable. The FQs were included to detect participant bias. Differences were found using ANOVA. The MAACL-R was used as a manipulation check for the VMIP. For the EC, mood changed in the expected direction, significantly for anxiety, depression, and positive affect. For the DC, mood changed significantly in the expected direction for all subscales. For the NC, mood changed significantly in a mixed way. The SCL-90-R was used to test for differences in the report of psychological symptomology. The EC changed significantly in the expected direction for all scales. The DC changed significantly in the expected direction for some subscales. The NC changed significantly in the same direction as the EC for all scales. A visual examination of the means showed that the DC created a greater mood change than the EC or NC. The EC created a greater mood change in the area of positive affect than the NC. The utility of using the VMIP as a therapeutic tool is discussed. IV Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT..................................................................................................................................iii LIST OF FIGURES......................................... vii LIST OF TABLES.................................................................................................................... viii ACKNOWLEDGMENT............................................................................................................. ix CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... I CHAPTER 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE.................................................... 6 Influential Theorists .........................................................................................................6 VeltenN Mood Induction Procedure ............................................................................10 Other Mood Induction Procedures ............................................................................... 16 Research Using Mood Induction .................................................................................21 Velten Mood Induction as a Therapeutic Tool ..........................................................42 Purpose............................................................................................................................ 48 CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY....................................................... ..............................51 Participants...................................................................................................................... 51 Procedure ........................................................................................................................ 53 Pretest and Posttest Measures ...................................................................................... 57 Velten Procedure ............................................................................................................ 61 CHAPTER 4 RESULTS...................................................................................................... 63 Frequency Questions .................................................... 63 MAACL-R........................................................................................................ 68 SCL-90-R........................................................................................................................ 75 Summary ......................................................................................................................... 84 CHAPTER 5 DISCUSSION................................................................................................ 86 APPENDIX I VELTEN DEPRESSION STATEMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS.... 98 APPENDIX II VELTEN ELATION STATEMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS 104 APPENDIX III VELTEN NEUTRAL STATEMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS 110 APPENDIX IV INCUBATION PERIOD INSTRUCTIONS.......................................... 114 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. APPENDIX V STATE FORM OF THE MAACL-R....................................................116 APPENDIX VI FREQUENCY QUESTIONS..................................................................118 APPENDIX VII DEBRIEFING........................................................................................... 119 REFERENCES..........................................................................................................................120 VITA........................................................................................................................................... 138 VI Reproduced with