Citation: Daniels, K. (2000). Measures of five aspects of affective well-being at work. Human Relations, 53(2), 275-294.
Short-form: Russell, E., Daniels, K. (2018). Measuring affective well-being at work using short-form scales: Implications for affective structures and participant instructions. Human Relations, 71(11), 1478-1507.
PMID or DOI: 30270934
Main positive psychological well-being construct measured: Affective well-being
Sub-constructs measured: N/A
Available subscales: bi-polar scales: anxiety-comfort, depression-pleasure, bored-enthusiastic, tiredness-vigour, angry-placid
Description: The five-factor model of affective well-being was originally developed as a 30-item scale to measure five dimensions of affective well-being in the work context: anxiety-comfort (AC), depression-pleasure (DP), bored-enthusiastic (BE), tiredness-vigour (TV), and angry-placid (AP). The 10-item short-form contains one positively and negatively valenced term for each of the original five factors.
Number of items: Original: 30 items; Short-form: 10 items
Example of statement/item:
Original: “Thinking of the past week, how much of the time has your job made you feel each of the following? (e.g., anxious, cheerful, sluggish, active, aggressive, patient)
Short-form: “In the section below, please indicate how you feel right now, that is, at the present moment” (e.g., happy, at ease, annoyed, motivated, tired, gloomy, active)
Response options: Original: 6-point Likert scale ranging from 1 “never” to 6 “all of the time”
Short-form: 6-point Likert scale ranging from 1 “not at all” to 6 “very much”
Total score:
A mean score for each scale is found by reverse scoring each of the negative adjectives, adding each response, and dividing by the number of responses. Higher scores on each scale indicates higher affective well-being.
Examples of studies:
Rego, Arménio, Sousa, Filipa, Marques, Carla, & Cunha, Miguel Pina e. (2012). Optimism predicting employees’ creativity: The mediating role of positive affect and the positivity ratio. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 21(2), 244-270.
Page, K. M., & Vella-Brodrick, D. A. (2013). The working for wellness program: RCT of an employee well-being intervention. Journal of Happiness Studies: An Interdisciplinary Forum on Subjective Well-Being, 14(3), 1007–1031.