Basic emotion profiles in healthy, @entity1118 , @entity308 and XXXX individuals.

@entity1 @entity308 @entity1118 @entity1005
OBJECTIVES: To compare self-reports of five basic emotions across four samples: healthy, @entity1118 , @entity308 and @entity1005 ( @entity1005 ), and to investigate the extent to which basic emotion reports discriminate between individuals in healthy or clinical groups. METHODS: In total, 439 @entity1 took part in this study: healthy (n = 131), @entity1118 (n = 220), @entity308 (n = 24) and @entity1005 (n = 64). The @entity1 completed the trait version of the Basic Emotion Scale. Basic emotion profiles were compared both within each group and between the healthy group and each of the three other groups. Discriminant analysis was used to assess the extent to which basic emotions can be used to classify the @entity1 as belonging to the healthy group or one of the clinical groups. RESULTS: In the healthy group, happiness was experienced more than any other basic emotion. This was not found in the clinical groups. In comparison to the healthy @entity1 , the @entity1118 group experienced more fear, anger and sadness, the @entity308 group reported more sadness and the @entity1005 group experienced all of the negative emotions more frequently. Discriminant analysis revealed that happiness was the most important variable in determining whether an individual belonged to the healthy group or one of the clinical groups. Anger was found to further discriminate between @entity308 and @entity1118 individuals. CONCLUSION: The findings demonstrate that basic emotion profile analysis can provide a useful foundation for the exploration of emotional experience both within and between healthy and clinical groups.
