Mood matters: But how much? A comment on Lane and Terry (2000)

Comments are provided in relation to Lane and Terry's (2000) conceptual model of mood and performance. Concern is raised regarding the authors' focus upon mood as the moderator of performance to the neglect of other phenomena such as cognition and emotion. In discussing general models of mood, a stronger emphasis upon the investigation of the nature of positive precompetitive moods is highlighted, particularly esteem-related symptoms. Lane and Terry's conceptual model is then examined with reference to the salience of depressed mood in moderating mood-performance relationships. An adapted interactional model of stress as applied to athletic competition (Cerin, Szabo, Hunt, & Williams, 2000), incorporating other psychological phenomena, is then outlined for future investigation into the relationship between precompetitive symptoms and performance.