We have just recently succeeded in employing a computer-based version of the Self-Assessment-Manikin (SAM) scales with a quite large and diverse population of children. Now I would be interested in whether you think children generally use the SAMs differently compared to adults. And if yes: in what respect?
I have found only few papers using the SAMs with children and usually intensive training for children was reported - does anyone have more experiences with using SAMs with children?
To give a little more detail about what we did: We collected arousal and valence ratings on a 5-point SAM-scale. We also do have data available from an undergrad-sample rating the same pictures.
Dear Aenne,
Congratulations on your research on emotions in children.
My experience with this scale is low, even lower than yours. However, I have applied other scales and can share that acceptance of children exceeded the expectations of my team as they easily understand the puppets or faces and respond as if they had to do a fun exercise.
It's just a contribution ...
Thank you, Paula. Sadly I have only just seen your answer now. Which other scales are you talking about? It could be interesting to compare children's responses on different scales.
Hi Aenne,
we have data from adolescents aged 10 to 20 years using SAM valence and arousal ratings as well as ratings on emotion adjectives. We don't find any age differences in various aspects of SAM scale use. If you want, we can chat about that in more detail. I think this topic is really interesting. [email protected] Kind regards, Kathrin
Dear Kathrin,
thanks a lot for providing your contact information. I have sent you an e-mail.
As for the maybe ongoing discussion: What we see now that the data is roughly analyzed is that older children (7 yrs. onwards) behave VERY similar, but pre-schoolers less so, even though they still do an amazingly "good" job, i.e. behave very similar to adults.
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