Characteristics
- Code:
- A-AB-cm-mq-v-2-b
- Focus:
- Affect: Affect Balance (Various) (A-AB)
- Time frame:
- last month, last few weeks (cm)
- Mode:
- multiple questions (mq)
- Scale Type:
- verbal scale (v)
- Scale Range:
- 2
Description
Selfreport on 5 questions:How have things been going in the past few weeks? Please tick one of the two boxes for each of the questions below:
A Have you ever felt lonely or remote from people?
B Have you ever felt particularly excited or interested in something?
C Have you ever felt depressed or unhappy?
E Have you ever felt at the top of the world?
F Have you ever felt bored?
G Have you ever felt pleased about having accomplished something?
Rated:
0: no
1: yes
Computation: (B+D+F) -(A+C+E)
Name: Bradburn's Affect Balance Scale: shortened version