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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
A-BW-cm-mq-v-5-b
Focus:
Affect: Balance (Watson et al PANAS) (A-BW)
Time frame:
last month, last few weeks (cm)
Mode:
multiple questions (mq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
5

Description

Self report on 20 questions.

This scale consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions. Read each item and mark the appropriate answer in the space next to that word. Indicate to what extend you felt this way in the past 2 weeks.
A  nervous
B  stressed out
C  afraid
D  jumpy
E  irritable
F  upset
G  scared
H ashamed
I   guilty
J  angry
K  excited
L  active
M  satisfied
N  lively
O  eager
P  alert
Q  paying good attention
R  proud
S  strong
T  interested

Answer options:
1  very slightly or not at all
2  a little
3  moderately
4  quite a bit
5  extremely

Negative affect score (NAS): A to J
Positive affect score   (PAS): K to T
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS

Name: Watson et al's PANAS (adapted version for children)

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Joiner et al. (1996): study US 1996 8-16 aged psychiatric inpatients, USA,1996 N = 116
Mean
= 24.470
SD
= 6.560
Brown et al. (1995): study US Bristol County, Massachusetts 1995 40-69 aged participants in physical training and controls,USA,1995 N = 135