A Comparison of the Short and Long Forms of the Multiple Affect Adjective Check List-Revised (MAACL-R)

Brief, reliable, and valid assessment instruments are very important for clinical psychology research and practice. The possible equivalency of a short form and the long form of the Multiple Affect Adjective Check List--Revised (MAACL-R; Zuckerman & Lubin, 1985) was studied by correlating both forms of the MAACL-R with the State Trait Personality Inventory (Spielberger, 1995); the Affect Balance Scale (Bradburn, 1969); and the Sensation Seeking Scale (Zuckerman, 1978). Reliability and validity of the two forms were equivalent. [C] 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 57:411-416, 2001. Keywords: MAACL-R; negative affect; positive affect; short form; long form