Emotion

Emotion refers to any strong feelings, such as joy, sorrow, or fear. It is an affective state of consciousness in which one of these feelings is experienced, as distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness.

Any strong feelings, such as joy, sorrow, or fear. An affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, hate, or the like is experienced (as distinguished from cognitive and volitional substrates of consciousness). Emotions can be positive or negative and distressing. The NIH Toolbox Emotion measures include four major domains: Psychological Well-Being, Stress and Self-Efficacy, Social Relationships and Negative Affect.

The NIH Toolbox Emotion Battery, recommended for ages 8+, consists of measures of Positive Affect, General Life Satisfaction, Emotional Support, Friendship, Loneliness, Perceived Rejection, Perceived Hostility, Self-Efficacy, Sadness, Perceived Stress, Fear, and Anger. For ages 18+, the battery also includes measures of Meaning and Purpose and Instrumental Support.

The NIH Toolbox Parent Proxy Emotion Battery, recommended for parents of children ages 3-12, includes measures of Positive Affect, General Life Satisfaction, Positive Peer Interaction, Social Withdrawal, Peer Rejection, Empathic Behaviors, Self-Efficacy, Fear, Perceived Stress, Sadness, and Anger. For those with children ages 3-7, measures for Fear (Over Anxious and Separation Anxiety) are included.

Anger

Emotion: Negative Effect, Anger

Ages: 3+

Test Time: minutes

A self-report or parent-report assessment of irritability, frustration, interpersonal sensitivity, envy, A assessment of irritability, frustration, interpersonal sensitivity, envy, disagreeableness, and efforts to control anger.

Anger/Hostility

Emotion: Negative Effect, Anger

Ages: 18+

Test Time: minutes

A fixed form (FF) assessment of the participant’s attitudes of hostility, cynicism, and mistrust of others.

Anger/Physical Aggression

Emotion: Negative Effect, Anger

Ages: 18+

Test Time: minutes

A fixed form (FF) assessment of aggression as a behavioral component of anger.

Apathy

Emotion: Negative Effect, Sadness

Ages: 18+

Test Time: minutes

A fixed form (FF) assessment of deficits in goal-oriented behavior and decrements in goal-related thought content.

Emotional Support

Emotion: Social Relationships, Perceived Social Support

Ages: 8+

Test Time: -2 minutes

A computer-adaptive test (CAT) assessment of the participant’s perception that people in his or her social network are available to listen to his or her problems with empathy, caring, and understanding.