Measures of Happiness: A-BW-g-mq-v-5-g
Characteristics
- Code:
- A-BW-g-mq-v-5-g
- Focus:
- Affect: Balance (Watson et al PANAS) (A-BW)
- Time frame:
- generally (g)
- Mode:
- multiple questions (mq)
- Scale Type:
- verbal scale (v)
- Scale Range:
- 5
Description
Self report on 20 questions.This scale consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions. Read each item and mark the appropriate answer in the space next to that word. Indicate to what extend you generally feel this way, that is, how you feel on average?
A nervous
B distressed
C afraid
D jittery
E irritable
F upset
G scared
H ashamed
I guilty
J hostile
K excited
L active
M determined
N inspired
O enthusiastic
P alert
Q attentive
R proud
S strong
T interested
Answer options:
1 very slightly or not at all
2 a little
3 moderately
4 quite a bit
5 extremely
Negative affect score (NAS): (A to J)/10
Positive affect score (PAS): (K to T)/10
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS
Name: Watson et al's PANAS ('in general' version)
List of Studies Using this Measure
Standard Deviation
- Mean
- = 1.840
- Mean
- = 1.700
- Mean
- = 1.460
- Mean
- = 17.450
- Mean
- = 17.450
- Mean
- = 1.100
- Mean
- = 1.270
- Mean
- = 1.500
- Mean
- = 1.300
- SD
- = 0.600
- Mean
- = 2.355
- SD
- = 0.745
- Mean
- = 2.715
- SD
- = 0.725