FAST – Following Affective States Test, Gasper and Bramesfeld, JRP
Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements, using the 0 to 6
scale below.
0 = strongly disagree
1 = moderately disagree
2 = slightly disagree
3 = neither agree nor disagree
4 = slightly agree
5 = moderately agree
6 = strongly agree
1. _______ I always give in to my negative emotions.
2. _______ When I am feeling good about something, I often pursue it.
3. _______ I do not let my pleasant moods influence my behavior.
4. _______ It is usually a waste of time to think about your negative emotions.
5. _______ I often pay a lot of attention to my positive feelings.
6. _______ One should never be guided by negative emotions.
7. _______ People should not let their positive feelings influence the way in which they
do their work.
8. _______ I tend to pay more attention to my negative moods than my positive moods.
9. _______ Positive feelings give a direction to life.
10. _______ I pay attention to my negative feelings.
11. _______ One should never be guided by positive emotions.
12. _______ When making a decision people should never be influenced by their negative
feelings.
13. _______ I always give in to my positive emotions.
14. _______ Paying attention to one’s sad feelings can lead one astray in life.
15. _______ I tend to dwell more on my negative feelings than others do.
16. _______ I try not to give in to my positive emotions.
FAST – Following Affective States Test, Gasper and Bramesfeld, JRP
Scoring:
compute FolNeg = Mean(Fast1,FAST8,FAST10,FAST15).
Compute FolPos = mean(FAST2, FAST5, FAST9,FAST13).
compute IgnNeg = mean (FAST4, FAST6,FAST12,FAST14).
compute IgnPos = mean(FAST3, FAST7,FAST11,FAST16).
execute.
Gasper, K., & Bramesfeld, K. D. (2006). Should I Follow My Feelings? How individual
differences in following feelings predict affective experience, affective well-being, and
affective responsiveness. Journal of Research in Personality, 40, 986-1014.