The Friedman Affect Scale - Negative (FAS-N) measures 15 negative affects, or feelings, as part of the Friedman Affect Scale - Short Form (FAS - Short Form). It comprises 5 of the 10 subscales on the FAS - Short Form (hostility, guilt, sadness, fear, and fatigue). Respondents rate the extent to which they have felt the symptoms listed during the past week (e.g., “Angry”) on a scale from “Very Slightly” to “Extremely.”

Self-report

15

While not indicated, this measure has been primarily used with adults 18+; author does not recommend using it with those less than age 16.

Weekly

The FAS-N contains 15 questions scored on a 5-point Likert scale with values from 0 (“Very Slightly”) to 4 (“Extremely”). A total score is calculated by summing the item responses and ranges from 0 to 60; higher scores are associated with higher levels of negative affect. See the table below for subscales and item numbers that can be summed to obtain subscale scores.

Blueprint offers the FAS-N on its own to allow for scoring interpretations of the subscale.

Philip H. Friedman, Ph.D Foundation for Well-Being adapted from the Friedman Affect Scale. Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Foundation for Well-Being: 1998.

Friedman, P. (2018) Life Balance, Emotional Stability, Well-Being and Spiritual Awakening. International Journal of Healing and Caring, Volume 18, Dec. 14, 2018, No. 1, 1-22

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