The PAD Emotion Model was used by Mehrabian (1998) to generate a simple and convenient set of measures to evaluate the emotional impact that a person’s (a) family and social life and, separately (b) work life create for the person. The scoring and interpretation tools offered in the manual are simple enough so that the scales can be self-administered and used to gain insights into the general emotional climate of one’s life. Alternatively, these scales can be used in a variety of research contexts to relate broad emotion components of family and social life (or work) to other variables of interest (e.g., marital satisfaction, work satisfaction).
The PELS were developed by Mehrabian (1998) as part of a study of the interrelations among emotions and work and marital satisfaction. If you use the PELS, be sure to read the article referenced below for additional background information.