Intensity and frequency: dimensions underlying positive and negative affect.
Intensity and frequency: dimensions underlying positive and negative affect.
E. Diener,R. Larsen,S. Levine,Robert A Emmons
1985 · DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.48.5.1253
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 734 Citations
TLDR
Two dimensions are proposed for personal affective structure: the frequency of positive versus negative affect and the intensity of affect, which helps explain the relative independence of positive and negative affect.