Characteristics
- Code:
- A-BW-g-mq-v-4-a
- Focus:
- Affect: Balance (Watson et al PANAS) (A-BW)
- Time frame:
- generally (g)
- Mode:
- multiple questions (mq)
- Scale Type:
- verbal scale (v)
- Scale Range:
- 4
Description
Selfreport on 21 questionsIn general I feel:
A happy
B active
D pleased
E joyful
.
.
F helpless
G nervous
H annoyed
I tense
J irritable.
.
.
Only 9 of 21 adjectives reported
Answer options:
0 not at all
1
2
3 very frequently
Negative affect score (NAS): average of 12 adjectives
Positive affect score (PAS): average of 9 adjectives
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS
Name: Watson et al's PANAS ('in general' version)