title: A short measure of the need for affect.
abstract: Two studies are presented to introduce a 10-item short form of the Need for Affect Questionnaire (NAQ-S; cf. Maio & Esses,  2001 ). Study 1 was based on 4 independent samples (German or English language; N (total) = 2,151) and demonstrated the expected factorial structure of the NAQ-S; its measurement invariance with respect to gender, age, and education; and the predicted associations with relevant personality measures. A latent state-trait analysis conducted in Study 2 (N = 140) suggests that most of the reliable variance of the NAQ-S represents stable individual differences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Education and Psychology, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Altenberger Strasse 69, Linz, Austria. markus.appel@jku.at
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Appel
authors.forename: Timo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gnambs
authors.forename: Gregory R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Maio
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000592:standards*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom; D055815:Young Adult