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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Qual Life Res. 2013 Jun 16;23(1):205–215. doi: 10.1007/s11136-013-0452-3
Positive Affect
  1 I felt cheerful.
  2 I felt attentive.
  3 I felt relaxed.
  4 I felt delighted.
  5 I felt inspired.
  6 I felt fearless.
  7 I felt happy.
  8 I felt joyful.
  9 I felt excited.
10 I felt proud.
11 I felt lively.
12 I felt at ease.
13 I felt enthusiastic.
14 I felt determined.
15 I felt interested.
16 I felt confident.
17 I felt able to concentrate.
18 I was thinking creatively.
19 I liked myself.
20 My future looked good.
21 I smiled and laughed a lot.
22 I felt peaceful.
23 I was able to reach down deep into myself for comfort.
24 I felt a sense of harmony within myself.
25 I generally enjoyed the things I did.
26 I felt lighthearted.
27 I felt satisfied.
28 I felt good-natured.
29 I felt useful.
30 I felt optimistic.
31 I felt interested in other people.
32 I felt understood.
33 I felt grateful.
34 I felt content.

Response options for the positive affect item bank were: “1 = Not at all, 2 = A little bit, 3 = Somewhat, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = Very much”