Methodological Issues about Affect: A Systematic Review about Assessment Tests of
Abstract
This article aimed to present the psychometric tests used in the assessment of affect in the world by a systematic review. The specific objectives of this paper are: a) to identify the assessment tests of affect internationally; b) to identify the theoretical basis used for the construction of the affect tests; c) to discuss theoretically the measurement of affect. The assessed databases were: periódicos CAPES, Science Direct and Scielo. The data analysis from all the results showed a continuous growing on the affect research field in the last 10 years. Three theoretical basis were identified in the results: the circumplex theory, the positive and negative affect theory and the discrete affects theory. The affect has been measured, in general, with PANAS and single-item scales based on the circumplex, which reflects a tendency in the psychological assessment field of affect.