CBS (1984): study NL 1983

Publication

Author(s):: CBS,
Title:: De Leefsituatie van de Nederlandse Bevolking 1980, Kerncijfers.(Life Situation of the Dutch Population, 1980.)
Source:: S.D.U./C.B.S. Publications, 1984, The Hague, Netherlands

Full text:: Self report on 10 questions:

During the past few weeks, did you ever feel ....?  (yes/no)
A   Particularly excited or interested in something?
B   So restless that you couldn't sit long in a chair?
C   Proud because someone complimented you on something
     you had done?
D   Very lonely or remote from other people?
E   Pleased about having accomplished something?
F   Bored?
G   On top of the world?
H   Depressed or very unhappy?
I    That things were going your way?
J    Upset because someone criticized you?

Answer options and scoring:
yes = 1
no  = 0
Summation:
-Positive Affect Score (PAS): A+C+E+G+I
-Negative Affect Score (NAS): B+D+F+H+J
-Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS minus NAS
Possible range: -5 to +5

Name: Bradburn's 'Affect Balance Scale' (standard version)
Classification:: A-BB-cm-mq-v-2-a
Page in publication:: 82
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics: On original range -5 - 5 On range 0-10
Mean:: 1.90 6.90
SD:: - -