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Assessment of Positive and Negative Affect as a Result of Thoughts and Real-life Experiences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2014

Jagdish Dua
Jagdish Dua*
Affiliation:
University of New England
*
Department of Psychology, University of New England, Armidale, N.S.W. 2351
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Abstract

Cognitive behaviour therapists have argued that certain types of maladaptive thoughts cause affective distress and psychological problems faced by the individuals. The paper reports on a scale which assesses the degree to which peoples' thoughts and real-life experiences cause negative affect and positive affect (the THARL Scale). The Scale has been found to be a reliable and valid instrument.

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Research Article
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Behaviour Change , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , June 1990 , pp. 62 - 65
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s) 1990

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