Short Affect Intensity Scale (SAIS)

Geuens, M., & de Pelsmacker, P. (2002). Developing a Short Affect Intensity Scale. Psychological Reports, 91(2), 657-670.

	Table of Contents
	Description
	History of Use
	References

Description:

Purpose		The SAIS was designed to measure affect intensity. It is a brief version of the AIM developed by Larsen & Diener (1987)
Questions		20 items using a 6 point scale
Sub-scales		3 sub-scales: Positive intensity (8 items) Negative affectivity (6 items) Serenity (6 items)
Domain
Psychometrics
Sample items		My happy moods are so strong that I feel like I’m in heaven. Sad movies deeply touch me. When I succeed at something, my reaction is calm and contentment (reversed).

References:

Scale:

Larsen, R. J., Diener, E., & Emmons, R. A. (1986). Affect Intensity and reactions to daily life events. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 51(4), 803-814. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.51.4.803

Larsen, R. J., & Diener, E. (1987). Affect intensity as an individual difference characteristic: A review. Journal of Research in Personality, 21(1), 1-39. doi: 10.1016/0092-6566(87)90023-7

Geuens, M., & de Pelsmacker, P. (2002). Developing a Short Affect Intensity Scale. Psychological Reports, 91(2), 657-670.

Uses:

Krahe, B., Möller, I., Huesmann, L. R., Kirwil, L., Felber, J., & Berger, A. (2011). Desensitization to media violence: Links with habitual media violence exposure, aggressive cognitions, and aggressive behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 100(4), 630-646. doi: 10.1037/a0021711

Litt, A., Khan, U., & Shiv, B. (2010). Lusting While Loathing: Parallel Counterdriving of Wanting and Liking. Psychological Science, 21(1), 118-125. doi: 10.1177/0956797609355633

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