Bradburn Affect Balance Scale.
ABS
Psychological well-being as the balance of two independent dimensions - Positive Affect (5 items) and Negative Affect (5 items); the difference is the 'affect balance'.
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 10 (5 PA + 5 NA). Originally yes/no (felt each in past few weeks); later Likert-type frequency adaptations (0 never - 4 very frequently) (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- Translated into many languages over decades (ES, and others); used in international gerontology and wellbeing research
- Licence
- public-domain / open
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- Reference
- Bradburn, N. M. (1969). The Structure of Psychological Well-Being. Chicago: Aldine.
Measures you can take in wellbeing and positive psychology
These are measures in the same field, which you can take here. This entry does not describe them.
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- AWE-S - Awe Experience Scale
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- BNSG-S / BPNS - Basic Need Satisfaction in General Scale
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