Affectivity in danish patients with emotional disorders: assessing the validity of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) was designed to measure trait positive affect (PA) and trait negative affect (NA).

Methods

The Danish PANAS was administered to outpatients with depression and anxiety disorders. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega and factorial structure was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Convergent validity was evaluated by means of correlations with the negative affectivity and the detachment domain of the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 Short Form (PID-5-SF), the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale 6 (HARS-6) and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale 6 (HDRS-6).

Results

PANAS Scores of 256 patients were analyzed. Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega showed good int

SUBMITTER: Hovmand OR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10720164 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature