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positive affect: a standalone construct

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positiveaffect1 CONSTRUCTPositive affectWATSON · PSYCHOLOGY

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Psychology

the extent to which a person feels enthusiastic, active and alert, a mood dimension largely independent of negative affect.

In psychology, positive affect refers to the extent to which a person feels enthusiastic, active and alert, a mood dimension largely independent of negative affect. This meaning comes from Watson (1988) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.[1]

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References

  1. Watson, D., Clark, L. A., & Tellegen, A. (1988). Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54(6), 1063-1070. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.54.6.1063

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