| Selfreport on 25 questions A 20-item PANAS To what extend do you feel this way right now in your life? Aa nervous Ab distressed Ac afraid Ad jittery Ae irritable Af upset Ag scared Ah exiled Ai ashamed Aj guilty Ak hostile Al active Am determined An inspired Ao enthusiastic Ap alert Aq attentive Ar proud As strong At interested B 5-item Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener) Ba In most ways my life is close to ideal Bb The conditions of my life are excellent Bc I am satisfied with my life Bd So far, I have gotten the important things I want in life Be If I could live my life over, I would change nothing Answer options: 1 not at all 2 a little 3 moderately 4 quite a bit 5 very much Computation: (Aa +..Ak) - (Al+.. At) + (Ba+ …Be) | |
| Classification | |
| Focus, M-AO | Mixed: Affect + Overall |
| Time frame, m | momentary (now) |
| Mode, mq | multiple questions |
| Scale type, v | verbal scale Range = 5 |
| Used in studies | |
| Reference | Demir & Weitekamp (2007): study US 2007 |
| Title | I am So Happy Cause Today I Found My Friend: Friendship and Personality as Predictors of Happiness. |
| Public | University students, USA, 2007 |
| Reference | Sheldon & Lyubomirsky (2006): study US 2001 a |
| Title | Achieving Sustainable Gains in Happiness: Change Your Actions not Your Circumstances. |
| Public | Psychology students, USA, followed 12 weeks, 200? |
| Reference | Sheldon & Lyubomirsky (2006): study US 2001 b |
| Title | Achieving Sustainable Gains in Happiness: Change Your Actions not Your Circumstances. |
| Public | Psychology students, USA, followed 12 weeks, 200? |