Characteristics

Code:

A-BD1-md-mq-v-7-a

Focus:

Affect: Balance (Diener's 8 item index) (A-BD1)

Time frame:

last day (md)

Mode:

multiple questions (mq)

Scale Type:

verbal scale (v)

Scale Range:

7

Description

Self report of daily mood on 9 questions

'Please indicate how much of each emotion you felt today
A  happy
B  depressed, blue
C  joyful
D  pleased
E  frustrated
F  angry, hostile
G  enjoyment, fun
H  worried, anxious
I   unhappy

Answer options:
1  not at all
2  very slight
3  somewhat
4  moderate amount
5  much
6  very much
7 extremely much
Options presented horizontally

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

Name: Diener's 'Daily Mood scale'