Positive and negative affect.
17 catalogued instruments are currently grouped under this construct, across 4 domains: Developmental, child, family and couple; Personality: dark traits and pathology; Vocational interests and career; Wellbeing and positive psychology.
This grouping is editorial and provisional. It is derived from what each entry says it measures, it has not been reviewed instrument by instrument, and 195 catalogued instruments are not yet grouped under any construct. Treat the list as a starting point rather than a complete answer, and read each entry for what it actually covers.
- CBQ - Children's Behavior Questionnaire
Developmental, child, family and couple. 195 (standard); 94 (short form); 36 (very short form). copyrighted - author permission.
- IBQ-R - Infant Behavior Questionnaire - Revised
Developmental, child, family and couple. 191 (standard); 91 (short form); 37 (very short form). copyrighted - author permission.
- ATQ - Adult Temperament Questionnaire
Developmental, child, family and couple. 77 (short form); a long form (~249 items) also exists. copyrighted - author permission.
- ECBQ - Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire
Developmental, child, family and couple. 201 (standard); 107 (short form); 36 (very short form). open with attribution.
- TMCQ - Temperament in Middle Childhood Questionnaire
Developmental, child, family and couple. ~157 (parent report). open with attribution.
- PiCD - Personality Inventory for ICD-11
Personality: dark traits and pathology. 60 items. open with attribution.
- AMS (Gjesme-Nygard) - Achievement Motives Scale
Vocational interests and career. 30 (original); AMS-R revised short form = 10 (5 per motive). open with attribution.
- PANAS - Positive and Negative Affect Schedule
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 20 (10 PA + 10 NA). open with attribution.
- PANAS-X - Positive and Negative Affect Schedule - Expanded Form
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 60 items. open with attribution.
- I-PANAS-SF - International Positive and Negative Affect Schedule Short Form
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 10 (5 PA + 5 NA). open with attribution.
- SPANE - Scale of Positive and Negative Experience
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 12 (6 positive + 6 negative). open with attribution.
- MAACL-R - Multiple Affect Adjective Check List - Revised
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 132 adjectives (respondent checks those that apply). copyrighted - commercial.
- ABS - Bradburn Affect Balance Scale
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 10 (5 PA + 5 NA). public-domain / open.
- PoM - Peace of Mind Scale
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 7 items. open with attribution.
- SCWBS - Stirling Children's Wellbeing Scale
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 15 (12 wellbeing + 3 social-desirability). open with attribution.
- MUNSH - Memorial University of Newfoundland Scale of Happiness
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 24 items. open with attribution.
- AFM-2 - Affectometer 2
Wellbeing and positive psychology. 40 (20 sentence items and 20 adjective items); a 5-item short form exists. open with attribution.
Related constructs in affect, wellbeing and quality of life
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