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Wellbeing and positive psychology

International Positive and Negative Affect Schedule Short Form.

I-PANAS-SF

What it measures
Brief, cross-culturally robust Positive Affect and Negative Affect (5 PA + 5 NA items selected for international invariance).
Length and format
10 (5 PA + 5 NA). 5-pt frequency/intensity (1 very slightly/not at all - 5 extremely) (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
Validated in 20+ languages incl. ES, ZH, IT, AR and others; selected expressly for translation robustness
Normative data
Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.
Licence
open with attribution

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Reference
Thompson, E. R. (2007). Development and validation of an internationally reliable short-form of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 38(2), 227-242.

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