Characteristics

Code:

A-AB-cw-mq-v-4-m

Focus:

Affect: Affect Balance (Various) (A-AB)

Time frame:

last week (cw)

Mode:

multiple questions (mq)

Scale Type:

verbal scale (v)

Scale Range:

4

Description

Self report on 4 questions:

During the last week, how often did you feel
A  depressed
B  sad
C  happy
D  enjoyed life
E lonely
F could not get going
G sleep restless

Rated:
1  rarely or non of the time: less than one day
2  some or a little of the time; 1-2 days
3  occasionally a moderate amount of the time; 3-4 days
4  most or all of the time: 6-7 days

Computation: (C+D)/2 - (A+B+E+F+G)/5

Name: selected items items from the CES-D8