Two additional categories were scored. If a participant elaborated some of the positive characteristics of her children(or children in general), she was given a 1. If she described her children(or children in general) in a negative way, she was given a -1. If she did both(or neither), she was given a 0. Thus, the following quotation was given a 1: "They've turned into great grown-ups whose opinions I respect." In contrast, a -1 was given for the following comment: "My kids acted out a bit."
Finally, responses were rated along a 5-point continuum that assessed overall positive affect. Thus, the following response, saturated with positive imagery, was given a 5: "I am blessed with two lovely adult children.
最後に、返答は全体的に肯定的な効果を評価する5ポイントの連続体に沿って評価された。このように、次の肯定的な心象で満たされた返答は、a5ポイントがあたえられた:「私は2人の美しいアダルトチルドレンに恵まれている。」
最後に、反応は、全体の正の影響を評価するためにに5段階で評価された。従って、次の反応は、正の印象で満たされているので、5が与えられる。「私は、2人の素晴らしい成人の子供に恵まれている。」