| Selfreport on 10 questions: During the past few weeks, did you ever feel ....? ) 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: 1 never 2 sometimesd 3 often 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: -20 to +20 Name: Bradburn's 'Affect Balance Scale' (standard version) | |
| Classification | |
| Focus, A-BB | Affect: Balance (Bradburn's index) |
| Time frame, cm | last month, last few weeks |
| Mode, mq | multiple questions |
| Scale type, v | verbal scale Range = 3 |
| Used in studies | |
| Reference | Iwasaki & Smale (1998): study CA 1981 |
| Title | Longitudinal Analyses of the Relationships among Life Transitions, Chronic Health Problems, Leisure, and Psychological Well?being |
| Public | Aged 23-96, Canada, 1981-1988 |
| Findings | distributional: no, correlational: yes |