Figure 1.

The Affect Grid adapted after Russell et al. (1989) and Bennik (2015). The affective states are rated along the valence (unpleasant, pleasant) and arousal (low, high) axis, in capital letters, in Russell’s two axes circumplex model (Russell, 1980). The two axes combined result in four quadrants in Russell’s affect grid (Russell et al., 1989) to assess what an individual feels right now: stress, excitement, depression, or relaxation