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Happiness Measures

Characteristics

Code:
A-BW-m-mq-v-5-c
Focus:
Affect: Balance (Watson et al PANAS) (A-BW)
Time frame:
momentary (now) (m)
Mode:
multiple questions (mq)
Scale Type:
verbal scale (v)
Scale Range:
5

Description

Self report on 20 questions:

Lead item not reported.
A  nervous
B  distressed
C  afraid
D  jittery
E  irritable
F  upset
G  scared
H  excited
I   ashamed
J  guilty
K  hostile
L  active
M  determined
N  inspired
O  enthusiastic
P  alert
Q  attentive
R  proud
S  strong
T  interested

Rated:
1: never
2
3
4
5  always

Negative affect score (NAS): A to K
Positive affect score (PAS): L to T
Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS

Name: Watson's PANAS version currently

List of Studies Using this Measure

Study Population N Mean
Standard Deviation
Liau et al. (2016): study SG 2013 Students, Singapore, 2013 N = 162
Mean
= 11.970