title: The Multiple Affect Adjective Check List: subscale intercorrelations from two independent studies.
abstract: Found the MAACL, the Anxiety, Depression and Hostility subscales to be intercorrelated in two independent studies (N = 84), thus raising doubts about their validity as measures of separate affective states. It is suggested that the scores of the subscales may usefully be summed to produce a measure of general negative affect.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis; D001143:Arousal; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000523:psychology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics