| Selfreport 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 felt this way today....? A nervous B distressed C afraid D jittery E irritable F upset G scared H exiled I ashamed J guilty K hostile 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 K Positive affect score (PAS): L to T Affect Balance Score (ABS): PAS - NAS Name: Watson et al's PANAS ('today' version) | |
| Classification | |
| Focus, A-BW | Affect: Balance (Watson et al PANAS) |
| Time frame, md | last day |
| Mode, mq | multiple questions |
| Scale type, v | verbal scale Range = 5 |
| Used in studies | |
| Reference | Balatsky & Diener (1993): study RU 1990 |
| Title | Subjective Well-Being among Russian Students. |
| Public | Students, Moscow and Glazov (Ural), Russia, 1990 |
| Reference | Wright & Staw (1999): study US 1994 a |
| Title | Affect and Favorable Work Outcomes: Two Longitudinal Tests of the Happy - Productive Worker Thesis. |
| Public | Social welfare department employees, USA, 199?, followed 4 years |
| Reference | Wright et al. (2004): study US 1998 |
| Title | State and Trait Correlates of Job Performance: A Tale of Two Perspectives. |
| Public | Social welfare counselors, USA, 199? |
| Reference | Wright et al. (2004): study US 1999 a |
| Title | State and Trait Correlates of Job Performance: A Tale of Two Perspectives. |
| Public | Public sector supervisory personel; USA; 199? |