Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE)

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Positive _________
Negative _________
Good _________
Bad _________
Pleasant _________
Unpleasant _________
Happy _________
Sad _________
Afraid _________
Joyful _________
Angry _________
Contented _________
 
Flourishing Scale (FS)
 
1 = Very Rarely or Never‚ 2 = Rarely‚ 3 = Sometimes‚ 4 = Often‚ 5 = Very Often or Always
Positive Feelings (SPANE-P): Add the scores‚ varying from 1 to 5‚ for the six items: positive‚ good‚ pleasant‚ happy‚ joyful‚ and contented. The score can vary from 6(lowest possible) to 30 (highest positive feelings score).
Negative Feelings (SPANE-N): Add the scores‚ varying from 1 to 5‚ for the six items: negative‚ bad‚ unpleasant‚ sad‚ afraid‚ and angry. The score can vary from 6(lowest possible) to 30 (highest negative feelings score).
Affect Balance (SPANE-B): The negative feelings score is subtracted from the positive feelings score‚ and the resultant difference score can vary from -24 (unhappiestpossible) to 24 (highest affect balance possible). A respondent with a very high score of24 reports that she or he rarely or never experiences any of the negative feelings‚ andvery often or always has all of thepositive feelings.
 
 

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mohammad looti (2026). Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE). PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/scale-of-positive-and-negative-experience-spane/

mohammad looti. "Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 24 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/scale-of-positive-and-negative-experience-spane/.

mohammad looti. "Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/scale-of-positive-and-negative-experience-spane/.

mohammad looti (2026) 'Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE)', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/scale-of-positive-and-negative-experience-spane/.

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