Characteristics

Code:

A-BB-cw-mq-v-4-b

Focus:

Affect: Balance (Bradburn's index) (A-BB)

Time frame:

last week (cw)

Mode:

multiple questions (mq)

Scale Type:

verbal scale (v)

Scale Range:

4

Description

Self report on 8 questions:

"During the past week, did you ever feel.....?"
A  Particularly interested in or excited about something
B  Pleased about having accomplished something
C  On top of the world
D  Pity for some people you know
E  Helpless, with no control over situations
F   Bored
G   Vaguely uneasy about something without knowing why
H   Angry about something that usually wouldn't bother you

Rating  options:
0  never
1  once
2  several times
3  often



Summation: Factorially derived clusters:
A+B+C+D (Enhancement)
E+F+G+H (Discomfort)
Affect Balance Score: Enhancement minus Discomfort.

Possible range: + 16 to - 16

Name: Bradburn's `Affect Balance scale' (modified version)