The Development and Validation of an Index of Emotional Disposition and Mood State: The Chinese Affect Scale.

Hamid, P. Nicholas; Cheng, Sheung-Tak

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Publication Date: 1996

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The Development and Validation of an Index of Emotional Disposition and Mood State: The Chinese Affect Scale.

Hamid, P. Nicholas; Cheng, Sheung-Tak

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v56 n6 p995-1014 Dec 1996

A short measure of trait and state negative and positive affect, the Chinese Affect Scale, was developed for Chinese-speaking people and tested in Hong Kong with 306 community adults and 314 college students. Scores had reasonable internal and retest reliabilities and high convergent and discriminant validity. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Chinese, College Students, Emotional Response, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Moods, Scores, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Use

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong

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