Scale of Positive and Negative Experience.

SPANE

What it measures

Frequency of positive and negative feelings over the past 4 weeks; 6 positive + 6 negative items (each set mixes 3 general and 3 specific feelings). Yields SPANE-P, SPANE-N, and an affect-balance score (SPANE-B).

Length and format

12 (6 positive + 6 negative). 5-pt frequency (1 very rarely/never - 5 very often/always); SPANE-B ranges -24 to +24 (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Translated/validated in 20+ languages incl. ZH, ES, PT, FR, IT, DE, FA, JA and others

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

Diener, E., Wirtz, D., Tov, W., Kim-Prieto, C., Choi, D., Oishi, S., & Biswas-Diener, R. (2010). New well-being measures: Short scales to assess flourishing and positive and negative feelings. Social Indicators Research, 97(2), 143-156.