Revision of the Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale

This paper revises the Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale(PANAS)constructed by Watson et al.(1988)on the basis of two-dimension affect structure theory.After collecting the positive and negative affect items in the principal affect circumplex models,we deleted the non-emotion items according to the experts' evaluation,and used questionnaires to explore the typicality of those emotions.The final version of revised scale was identified after a pilot study.Then the psychometrical properties of the revised scale were tested with data collected by ways of self report,peer report,and cognitive approach.The results suggest that all the items in the revised PANAS have ideal differentiability,and hence,it is a valid and reliable measurement for affective well-being.