Study Toussaint & Friedman (2009): study US 2004
- Public
- Psychotherapy outpatients, Philadelphia, USA, 2004
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 72
- Non Response
- 0
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Fillled out as standard battery at intake
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Affect
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Bradburn's `Affect Balance Scale' (adapted version)
- Operationalization
- Self report on 14 questions
"During the past week, did you ever feel.....?"
A So restless that you could not sit long in a chair
B Proud, because someone had complimented you
C Very lonely or remote from people?
D Pleased about having accomplished something
E Bored
F On top of the world?
G Depressed
H That things were going your way?
I Upset because someone criticized you?
J Could not do anything, simply because you could not start?
Answer options and scoring:
- yes = 1
- no = 0
Summation:
Positive Affect Score (PAS): summed scores on B,D F,H
Negative Affect Score (NAS): summed scores on A,C,E,G,I,J
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS
Possible range -6 to +4
Name: Bradburn's `Affect Balance Scale' (adapted version)