IV-0.2. WHAT,S MY AFFECT ITTITENSITY?
ANALYSIS

Scoring Key
To score the measure, first reverse-code items 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 so that 1=5,2=4,3=3,4=2, and 5=1' Then, cornpute the sum of the 10 items. scores will range from 10 to 50.

Your score

is:

35

lnterpretation people differ in the strength with which they experience their emotions. Some individuals experience and displaytheir emliions intensely, whitiothers experienci ani disptay their emotions mildly. For example, while watehing a sad movie, one person may burst iniotears, while another person inay not react at all. This scale assesses your emotional intensity. you score can range frorn 10 to 50; the higherthe score, the more emotionally intense you are. higher Some individuals tend to be more emotionatly intense than others. For example, neurotic individuals tend to have than emotionallystable individuals; women tend to experience their emotions more levels of emotional intensity intensefy than men, and Americans tend to be higher in emotional intensity than Chinese.

your [evel of emotional intensity can have implications at work. Jobs place different demands on individuals' emotions and th*ir expression of those einotions. In some cases, high emotional intensity is required. Trial lawyers, actors, and sports commentators alt need to display their emotions skongly or weakly depending gl.lhe circumstances' ln contrast, air traffic controllers and judges are typ'ically required to keeftheir emotions in check. Whether the emotion is positive or n*grti* rnakes a differe'nce-too. Thdde in the s'ervice industry are often required to display high levels ol positive during encounters with customers, but to not display negative emotions. Often, attempting to display (or not "m*otions em|tion contrary to what one is currently feelirig ian be stressful and taxing and may result in feelings of display)