Characteristics

Code:

A-AB-cw-mq-v-5-f

Focus:

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

Time frame:

last week (cw)

Mode:

multiple questions (mq)

Scale Type:

verbal scale (v)

Scale Range:

5

Description

self report on 10 questions

How often have you felt this way during this past week?
A  Happy
B  Interested
C  Energetic
D  Content
E  Warm-hearted
F  Sad
G  Annoyed
H  Worried
I   Irritated
J  Depressed

Rated:
1  never
2  rarely
3  sometimes
4  frequently
5  very frequently

Computation: (A+B+C+D+E) - (F+G+H+I+J)

Name: Philadelphia Geriatric Center Affect Scales (Lawton 1992)