Characteristics

Code:

A-BD2-cm-mq-v-7-b

Focus:

Affect: Balance (Diener's ABS) (A-BD2)

Time frame:

last month, last few weeks (cm)

Mode:

multiple questions (mq)

Scale Type:

verbal scale (v)

Scale Range:

7

Description

Self report on 8 questions:

Using the scale below, indicate how much of the time during the PAST MONTH have you felt each emotion?
A  affectionate
B  joyful
C  sad
D  worried
E  irritable
F  guilty
G  happy
H  proud

1  never
2  slight amount (rare)
3  some of the time
4  about half the time
5  much of the time
6  almost always
7  always

Computation: (A+B+G+H)-(C+D+E+F)/8

Name: Diener's 'Affect Balance'