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Two short versions of the multiple affect adjective check list
Author(s) -
Sappington A. A.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197707)33:3<700::aid-jclp2270330319>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - adjective check list , psychology , affect (linguistics) , adjective , cognitive psychology , social psychology , natural language processing , personality , communication , noun , computer science
In an attempt to fulfill the original purpose of the Multiple Affect Adjective Check List (MAACL), two shorter versions were devised. One version was simply a subset of the original items. A second version provided one 6‐point semantic differential scale for each of the subscales of the standard MAACL. Concurrent validity was assessed for three separate college student populations and one drug patient population. Also, construct validity was assessed for both versions by measuring changes in negative affect during a single Induced Anxiety session. Correlations between the standard and subset version for total negative affect ranged between 0.49 and 0.99. Correlations between the standard and semantic differential versions for total negative affect ranged between 0.53 and 0.81.