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 |