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Multiple Affect Adjective Check List /C0Revised (MAACL-R)
(Zuckerman & Lubin, 1985; Lubin & Zuckerman, 1999 ).
Variable
The MAACL-R assesses five affect dimensions labeled: Anxiety, Depression, Hostility, Positive Affect, and
Sensation Seeking, as well as the two higher-order dimensions of Dysphoria (A 1D1H) and PASS (PA 1SS).
Description
The MAACL-R comprises 132 adjectival measures of affects. Both state and trait instructions are provided
using identical adjective lists. According to Lubin and Zuckerman (1999, p. 2) , ‘the State Form asks subjects to
describe how they feel ‘now-today,’ the Trait Form asks them to check adjectives describing how they ‘generally
feel.’ The adjective content is largely unchanged from the 1985 revision, but the scoring system has been revised
and a measure of response acquiescence included. A series of factor analytic studies identified the five affect
dimensions ( Zuckerman, Lubin & Rinck 1983 ).Lubin, Whitlock, Reddy, and Petren (2001) reported that a short-
form of the MAACL-R showed comparable reliability and validity with the full MAACL-R form.
Sample
The original revision of the MAACL-R was based on a USA sample of 1543 participants using the Trait Form,
while 536 undergraduates were used to derive scoring keys for the State Form. The scoring system was replicated
using a sample of 746 adolescents. Norms are based on groups of adults, adolescents, university students, and
elderly males and females.
Reliability
Internal Consistency
Lubin and Zuckerman (1999) reported Cronbach alpha coefficients ranging from .69 to .95 across nine separate
samples for the State Form and from .69 to .95 across eight samples for the Trait Form.
Test/C0Retest
For the State Form, Lubin and Zuckerman (1999) reported test /C0retest coefficients ranging from .09 to .52 over
an interval of 1 /C05d a y s( N578 normal adults), and ranging from .08 to .49 ( N565 psychiatric inpatients).
For the Trait Form, they reported stability coefficients ranging up to .92, across a time interval of 4 /C08 weeks.
Maloni, Park, Anthony, and Musil (2005) reported mean test /C0retest coefficients for the Dysphoria scale across a
2-week time interval (.57), and across a 4-week retest interval (.43).
Validity
Convergent/Concurrent
Convergent correlations with self-rating scales were reported for the State Form of the MAACL-R (Lubin &
Zuckerman, p. 12) for 110 adolescents and 97 community college students ranging from .11 to .67 for the three
negative scales, and from .32 to .71 for the two positive scales. Positive correlations between the State MAACL-R
and the state and trait scales of the Spielberger STPI ranged from .10 to .62, and with the PANAS scales from .53
to .73 ( Lubin & Zuckerman, 1999 , p. 13). Convergent correlations were also reported with the POMS, the Affect
Balance Scale , the Toronto Alexithymia Scale , and the Affect Intensity Measure (Lubin & Zuckerman, pp. 13 /C014).
Divergent/Discriminant
The MAACL-R manual provides information on discriminant validity of the State Form with self-ratings rang-
ing from 2.08 to2.50 (Lubin & Zuckerman, 1999 , p. 12). Negative correlations between the State Form of the
MAACL-R and the STPI and PANAS scales ranged from 2.11 to2.54 (p. 13). None of the MAACL-R state scales
correlated significantly with the Marlowe /C0Crowne Social Desirability Scale , however, the Anxiety, Depression, and206 8. MEASURES OF AFFECT DIMENSIONS
II. EMOTIONAL DISPOSITIONS