Contains 20 items which measure positive and negative affect.

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The PANAS scale is one way to measure global affect. The scale consists of 20 emotional words (10 positive and 10 negative affect terms). People rate each term on a 1-5 scale pertaining to how they feel in general, in the past, or currently. This scale has been modified to have shortened versions and an expanded version. 

PANAS (Positive and Negative Affect Schedule) 

Niedenthal, P. M., & Ric, F. (2017). Psychology of Emotion (2nd ed.). Psychology Press.

Psychology of Emotion

Items on the PANAS

A shortened version of the PANAS scale that only contains 10 (5 for positive affect and 5 for negative) emotional terms rather than 20.

International PANAS Short Form

The expanded version of the PANAS scale that contains a total of 60 emotional terms. This version is designed to measure 11 different types of affect: Fear, Sadness, Guilt, Hostility, Shyness, Fatigue, Surprise, Joviality, Self-Assurance, Attentiveness, and Serenity.

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