Beedie, C. J., Terry, P. C., & Lane, A. M. (2000). The Profile of Mood States and athletic performance: Two meta-analyses. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 12, 49-68.

Articles (N = 13) relating POMS and athletic achievement and articles (N = 16) relating POMS and performance outcome were analyzed using a meta-analysis paradigm.

POMS was not found to be useful for predicting level of achievement. It should not be used to determine the standard of a performer. It displayed moderate (vigor, confusion, depression), small (anger, tension), and very small (fatigue) relationships with performance outcome.

Implication. The relationship between POMS and performance is limited and not clear.

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