On the replication of factor structures of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS)

This study focuses on the replication and comparison of different factor structures of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), a widely used adjective-based questionnaire which assesses positive affect (PA) and negative affect (NA). Four of the previously most prominent proposed factor models were compared by means of confirmatory actor analysis (CFA) for a trait-like instruction in a German sample (n = 413). The results showed poor...