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The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule

The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule.This scale consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions.

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ElementName DataType Size Required Condition ElementDescription ValueRange Notes Aliases
subjectkey GUID Required The NDAR Global Unique Identifier (GUID) for subjects which identifies a subject in NDAR NDAR* GUID
src_subject_id String 20 Required The site or study's subject identification
interview_date Date Required Date on which the interview/genetic test/sampling/imaging was completed Required field
interview_age Integer Required Age in months at the time of the interview/test/sampling/imaging. 0 :: 1200 Age is rounded to chronological month If the research participant is 15 days old at time of interview the appropriate value would be 0 months if the participant is 16 days old the value would be 1 month
gender String 50 Required Gender M; F
answer_type Integer Required Answers about present moment or over the past week feelings. 1::2 1= momentary; 2=weekly
interested_q1 Integer Recommended Indicate to what extent you feel this way right now, at this, at the present moment or indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week. Interested 1::5 1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely
distressed_q2 Integer Recommended Indicate to what extent you feel this way right now, at this, at the present moment or indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week. Distressed 1::5 1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely
excited_q3 Integer Recommended Indicate to what extent you feel this way right now, at this, at the present moment or indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week. Excited 1::5 1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely
upset1_q4 Integer Recommended Indicate to what extent you feel this way right now, at this, at the present moment or indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week. Upset 1::5 1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely
strong_q5 Integer Recommended Indicate to what extent you feel this way right now, at this, at the present moment or indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week. Strong 1::5 1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely
guilty_q6 Integer Recommended Indicate to what extent you feel this way right now, at this, at the present moment or indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week. Guilty 1::5 1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely
scared_q7 Integer Recommended Indicate to what extent you feel this way right now, at this, at the present moment or indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week. Scared 1::5 1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely
hostile_q8 Integer Recommended Indicate to what extent you feel this way right now, at this, at the present moment or indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week. Hostile 1::5 1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely
enthusiastic_q9 Integer Recommended Indicate to what extent you feel this way right now, at this, at the present moment or indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week. Enthusiastic 1::5 1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely
proud_q10 Integer Recommended Indicate to what extent you feel this way right now, at this, at the present moment or indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week. Proud 1::5 1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely
irritable_q11 Integer Recommended Indicate to what extent you feel this way right now, at this, at the present moment or indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week. Irritable 1::5 1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely
alert_q12 Integer Recommended Indicate to what extent you feel this way right now, at this, at the present moment or indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week. Alert 1::5 1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely
ashamed_q13 Integer Recommended Indicate to what extent you feel this way right now, at this, at the present moment or indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week. Ashamed 1::5 1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely
inspired_q14 Integer Recommended Indicate to what extent you feel this way right now, at this, at the present moment or indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week. Inspired 1::5 "1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely"
nervous_q15 Integer Recommended Indicate to what extent you feel this way right now, at this, at the present moment or indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week. Nervous 1::5 1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely
determined_q16 Integer Recommended Indicate to what extent you feel this way right now, at this, at the present moment or indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week. Determined 1::5 1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely
attentive_q17 Integer Recommended Indicate to what extent you feel this way right now, at this, at the present moment or indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week. Attentive 1::5 1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely
jittery_q18 Integer Recommended Indicate to what extent you feel this way right now, at this, at the present moment or indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week. Jittery 1::5 1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely
active_q19 Integer Recommended Indicate to what extent you feel this way right now, at this, at the present moment or indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week. Active 1::5 1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely
afraid_q20 Integer Recommended Indicate to what extent you feel this way right now, at this, at the present moment or indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week. Afraid 1::5 1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely
sad_q21 Integer Recommended Indicate to what extent you feel this way right now, at this, at the present moment or indicate the extent you have felt this way over the past week. Sad 1::5 1 = Very slightly or not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = Moderately, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Extremely
sum_pos Integer Required Positive Affect Score 10::50 interested; alert; excited; inspired; strong; determined; attentive; active; enthysiastic; proud
mean_pos_moment Float Conditional #answer_type=1 Momentary Mean Positive Score
mean_pos_moment_sd Float Conditional #answer_type=1 Momentary Mean Positive Score Standard Deviation
mean_pos_week Float Conditional #answer_type=2 Weekly Mean Positive Score
mean_pos_wek_sd Float Conditional #answer_type=2 Weekly Mean Positive Score Standard Deviation
sum_neg Integer Required Negative Affect Score 10::55 irritable; distressed; ashamed; upset; nervous; guilty; scared; hostile; jittery; afraid; sad
mean_neg_moment Float Conditional #answer_type=1 Momentary Mean Negative Score
mean_neg_moment_sd Float Conditional #answer_type=1 Momentary Mean NegativeScore Standard Deviation
mean_neg_week Float Conditional #answer_type=2 Weekly Mean Negative Score
mean_neg_wek_sd Float Conditional #answer_type=2 Weekly Mean Negative Score Standard Deviation