SPANAS · Degree of daily positive and negative affect

State Positive and Negative Affect Schedule

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Overview

State Positive and Negative Affect Schedule

A mood-adjective checklist assessing how strongly individuals experienced daily positive and negative affective states.

Construct
Degree of daily positive and negative affect
Target Population
Adult participants
Response Format
5-point Likert format ranging from 1 = very slightly or not at all to 5 = extremely.
Number of Items
20 items
Year
2000
Adaptation Year
2019

Structure

Subscales

Pozitif Duygulanım/Positive Affect

10 items

Pleasant and activating affective states such as interest, enthusiasm, alertness, and activity.

Negatif Duygulanım/Negative Affect

10 items

Unpleasant affective states such as distress, guilt, fear, irritability, and nervousness.

Statistics

Reliability

Multilevel reliability values were .84/.98 for positive affect and .82/.97 for negative affect at within-/between-person levels.

Evidence

Validity Notes

MCFA provided partial support for the two-factor state structure. RMSEA indicated acceptable fit, whereas CFI, TLI, and SRMR(w) suggested modest fit. Residual covariances between two item pairs were freely estimated.

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How to Cite

Peker, M. (2019). The buffering role of action-state orientation in emotional labor process: Personality Systems Interaction Theory approach. (Publication No. 616930) [Doctoral dissertation, Ege University].

Citation for Original Scale

Watson, D., Clark, L. A., & Tellegen, A. (1988). Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54, 1063-1070. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.54.6.1063 Gençöz, T. (2000). Pozitif ve negatif duygu ölçeği: Geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması. Türk Psikoloji Dergisi, 15, 19-26.