| Selfreport on 25 questions A Selfreport on life satisfaction on five questions a In most ways my life is close to ideal b The conditions of my life are excellent c I am satisfied with my life d So far, I have gotten the important things I want in life e If I could live my life over, I would change nothing Answers rated: 7 strongly agree ...1 strongly disagree (Diener's Satisfaction With Life Scale, SWLS) B Selfreport on mood on 20 questions How much of each mood did you experience in the last month? 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 Answered: 1 not at all …… 7 very frequently (Watson's Positive And Negative Affect Scale PANAS) Summation: First computation of z-scores of A (life-satisfaction), Ba-k (negative affect) and Bl-t (positive affect). Next zA + zBl-t -zBa-k Answer options: a 1 very slightly or not at all b 2 a little c 3 moderately d 4 quite a bit e 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 ('past few weeks' version) | |
| Classification | |
| Focus, M-AO | Mixed: Affect + Overall |
| Time frame, cm | last month, last few weeks |
| Mode, mq | multiple questions |
| Scale type, * | Various rating scales combined Range = 10 |
| Used in studies | |