Description
The Scale of Positive & Negative Experience [SPANE] is a 12-item questionnaire developed by Diener and a team of international researchers and practitioners to measure individual’s perceived frequency of experiencing positive and negative feelings, and affect balance.
Dimensions
- Positive Feelings
- Negative Feelings
- Affect Balance
Scoring & Report
- For both Positive and Negative Feelings, score ranges from 6 to 30. Higher scores in each dimension reflect higher frequency of experiencing the respective feelings.
- For Affect Balance, scores range from -24 to +24. Higher scores on the positive side reflect an experience of more positive feelings than negative feelings; and higher score on the negative side reflect an experience of more negative feelings than positive feelings. A score of 0 means an experience of about the same frequency of positive and negative feelings.
Languages
- Chinese
- English
Applications
- Wellness
- Emotion awareness
Duration & Administration
- 3 minutes
- Online
Please think about what you have been doing and experiencing during the past four weeks. Then please indicate how much you experienced each of the following feelings (on a scale of 1-5).
1-5 from Never to Always
Question
Very rarely or never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often or always
1
2
3
4
5
English 
香港中文 
简体中文