About the Measure
Domains | Mental health and wellbeing |
Key stages | Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 |
Subscales | Positive affect (PA); Negative affect (NA) |
Description | A measure of mood originally developed for adults but validated with groups of adolescents. |
Example | Indicate the extent to which you feel… interested |
Link | http://booksite.elsevier.com/9780123745170/Chapter%203/Chapter_3_Worksheet_3.1.pdf |
Psychometry | |
Implementation |
Implementation details
No. of items | 20 |
Format | Likert |
Respondent | Self |
Scoring | Standardised |
Time | 0 |
Age | 13-18 |
Cost single purchase | Free |
Cost per child | Free |
Psychometric details
UK norms | No |
Cronbach's α | .84-.85 |
Test retest | Not reported |
Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
EFA | 2-factor oblique |
CFA | Not reported |
Criterion validity | Not reported |
Construct validity | Self-esteem correlated with Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) positive affect subscale, r= .47 and negative affect subscale, r= -.43; Locus of control correlated with PANAS positive affect subscale, r= -.32; Social desirability correlated with PANAS positive affect subscale, r= -.19 |
Concurrent validity | Not reported |
Predictive validity | Not reported |
Responsiveness | Not reported |
Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
References | Huebner, E. S., & Dew, T. (1995). Preliminary validation of the positive and negative affect schedule with adolescents. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 13(3), 286-293. doi:10.1177/073428299501300307 |