An affective space view on depression and anxiety.

ABSTRACT: The circumplex model for core affect is among the most prominent characterizations of emotion and has received extensive empirical support. However, no prior study exists that connects the measurement of depression and anxiety with the core affect structure and the bipolar dimensions of arousal and valence it includes.

Objectives

This study aims to investigate the reconcilability between a continuous model based on Russell's core affect system and a discrete entity view on depression and anxiety.

Methods

The data were drawn from the anxiety and depression short forms in the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (N = 763). It consists of 15 items with a 5-point Likert scale. Ratings of the items in terms of distress and arousal were obtained from experts in

SUBMITTER: Xu ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6877283 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature