| Selfreport of momentary mood on 8 questions: Using the scale below, indicate how much you feel each of the emotions below. Put a number from 1 to 7 to accurately reflect how much you feel that emotion RIGHT NOW. A worry B affection C anger D joy E sadness F guilt G contentment H pride 1 not at all 2 3 4 5 6 7 extremely intense Computation: (B+D+G+H) - (A+C+E+F) / 8 Name: Diener's 'Affect Balance' ESM format | |
| Classification | |
| Focus, A-BD2 | Affect: Balance (Diener's ABS) |
| Time frame, m | momentary (now) |
| Mode, mqr | multiple questions, repeated (number not reported) |
| Scale type, n | numerical scale Range = 7 |
| Used in studies | |
| Reference | Biswas-Diener et al. (2005): study GL 2001 |
| Title | Most People are Pretty Happy, but There is Cultural Variation:: The Inughuit, The Amish and the Maasai. |
| Public | Adult Inughuit, Greenland, 200? |