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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-3-18
pubmed:abstractText
Is positive affect (PA) the bipolar opposite of, or is it independent of, negative affect (NA)? Previous analyses of this vexing question have generally labored under the false assumption that bipolarity predicts an invariant latent correlation between PA and NA. The predicted correlation varies with time frame, response format, and items selected to define PA and NA. The observed correlation also varies with errors inherent in measurement. When the actual predictions of a bipolar model are considered and error is taken into account, there is little evidence for independence of what were traditionally thought opposites. Bipolarity provides a parsimonious fit to existing data.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0033-2909
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
125
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
On the bipolarity of positive and negative affect.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. jrussell@neuron3.psych.ubc.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't