Some Preliminary Findings on New Maacl Scales
To determine reliability and validity of the new composite scores on the MAACL, 91 male and 98 female adults completed either the state or trait forms of the MAACL together with either the state or trait forms of the POMS on two separate occasions. Test-retest reliability was as expected: high for Composite score 1 (2 anxiety + depression + hostility) and for Composite score 2 (2 positive affect + sensation seeking) on the trait form and for Composite 2 on the state form. As expected, test-retest reliability for Composite 1 on the state form was low. All alphas were .87 and above. Correlations between the MAACL Composite 1 and the Composite score on the POMS were moderate and significant for both trait (.52) and state (.65) forms. Also as expected, correlations between MAACL Composite 1. and POMS Vigor were non-significant (trait and state), and those between MAACL Composite 2 and the Composite score on the POMS (trait and state) were negative.