Characteristics

Code:

A-BD3-g-rdv-v-7-a

Focus:

Affect: Balance (Diener's 24 item index) (A-BD3)

Time frame:

generally (g)

Mode:

rating by various (rdv)

Scale Type:

verbal scale (v)

Scale Range:

7

Description

Rating by family and peers of daily mood on 24 questions

'Please indicate how much of each emotion Ss felt today'
A    LOVE
Aa  Affection
Ab  love
Ac  caring
Ab  fondness
B    JOY
Ba  joy
Bb  happiness
Bc  contentment
Bd  pride
C    FEAR
Ca  fear
Cb  worry
Cc  anxiety
Cd  nervous
D    ANGER
Da  anger
Db  irritation
Dc  disgust
Dd  rage
E    SHAME
Ea  shame
Eb  guilt
Ec  regret
Ed  embarrassment
F   SADNESS
Fa  sadness
Fb  loneliness
Fc  unhappiness
Fd  depression

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:  average A+B minus average C+D+E+F