The BAES (Martin et al., 1993) is a self-report measure of stimulant and sedative effects of drinking alcohol. Respondents use a 10-point scale to rate the extent to which they are currently experiencing seven states associated with sedation (e.g., down, sluggish) and seven states associated with stimulation (e.g., up, excited). As is customary, BAES items were modified to eliminate direct attribution of feeling states to alcohol consumption. At each measurement occasion, responses to each subscale were summed to create individual sedation (α = .89) and stimulation scores (α = .93).
