Characteristics

Code:

A-AB-yd-mq-n-7-b

Focus:

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

Time frame:

yesterday (yd)

Mode:

multiple questions (mq)

Scale Type:

numeric scale (n)

Scale Range:

7

Description

Self report on 10 questions on feeling during the past day

Respondents were asked to divide the previous day into episodes that lasted for between 20 minutes and 2 hours. Respondents next reported the intensity of 10 affects during each episode
A  impatient
B  competent/confident
C  tense/stressed
D  happy
E  depressed/blue
F  interested/focused
G  affectionate/friendly
H  calm/ relaxed
I   irritated/angry

Rated
0  not at all
1
2
3
4
5
6 very much

Computation: (D+G+H)/3 - (A+C+E+ I)/4 weighted by duration