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The document provides a survey to assess positive and negative affect over the past week. It includes 20 items measuring dimensions such as interest, distress, guilt, fear. Scores on positive and negative affect are calculated separately, with higher positive scores and lower negative scores being desirable. Norms for high, average, and low levels are provided.

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PANAS

The document provides a survey to assess positive and negative affect over the past week. It includes 20 items measuring dimensions such as interest, distress, guilt, fear. Scores on positive and negative affect are calculated separately, with higher positive scores and lower negative scores being desirable. Norms for high, average, and low levels are provided.

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Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-SF)


Very
Indicate the extent you have felt slightly or A little Moderatoly Quite a bit Extremely
this way over the past week. not at all
PANAS
1 Interested 3 5

PANAS Distressed
2 2 2 4

PANAS Excited 4 5
3 3

PANAS 5
A Upset 2 3 4

PANAS 4 5
5 Strong
PANAS 4 5
6 Guilty 3

PANAS Scared 2 3 4 5
7

PANAS
8
Hostile 2 3

PANAS Enthusiastic 3 4
9

PANAS 4 5
10 Proud

PANAS Irritable 4 5
11

PANAS
Alert 4 5
12

PANAS Ashamed 3 4 5
13 2

PANAS 4 5
14 Inspired 2

PANAS 4 5
15 Nervous 2 3

PANAS Determined
16 2 3

PANAS
17 Attentive 3 4

PANAS
18 Jittery 3 4 5

PANAS
19 Active 2 3 4 5

PANAS
20 Afraid 1 3 4 5
Scoring:
Positive Affect Score: Add the scores on items 1,3, 5, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, and 19. Scores can
range from 10 - 50, with higher scores representing higher levels of positive affect.
Mean Scores: 33.3 (SD+7.2)
Negative Affect Score: Add the scores on items 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15. 18, and 20. Scores can
range from 10 50, with lower scores representing lower levels of negative affect.
Mean Score: 17.4 (SD ± 6.2)
Your scores on the PANAS: Positive: Negative:

Watson, D., Clark, L. A., &Tellegen, A. (1988). Development and validation of brief measures of positive
and negative affect: the PANAS scales. Journal of personality and social psychology, 54(6), 1063.
PANAS SCORING KEY AND NORMS

1. Positive affect dimensions item numbers : 1,3,5,9, 10, 12,14.16.17.19.


Sum of these items gives the scores for positive affect.
Negative affect dimensions item numbers 2,4,6,7,8,1 1, 13, 15,18.20.
Sum of these items gives the scores for negative affect.

3. Ahigher score in the positive affect dimension indicates more positive affect
or the extent to which the individual feels enthusiastic, active and alert.

4. A higher score in the negative affect dimension indicates more negative


affect ,or the extent to which the individual feels aversive mood states and
general distress.

SCORING

AFFECT HIGH AVERAGE LOW

POSITIVE 36.5 and above 29-35 28.5 and below

NEGATIVE 30.5 and above 19-29 18.5 and below

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