FAST

Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements, using the 1 to 6 scale below.

0 = strongly disagree	3 = neither agree nor disagree	4 = slightly agree
1 = moderately disagree		5 = moderately agree
2 = slightly disagree		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 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 negative 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.

SPSS Scoring:

compute FollowNeg = Mean( FAST1, FAST8, FAST10, FAST15).

Compute FollowPos = mean( FAST2, FAST5, FAST9, FAST13).

compute IgnoreNeg = mean ( FAST4, FAST6, FAST12, FAST14).

compute IgnorePos = mean( FAST3, FAST7, FAST11, FAST16).

execute.

Gasper, K., & Bramesfeld, K. D. (in press). 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.