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 QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE
ASSESSMENT OF SCHOOL
MALADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS

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 QASMP
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF
SCHOOL MALADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS

Francisco Javier Peralta-Sánchez

María Dolores Sánchez-Roda
Jesús de la Fuente-Arias
María Victoria Trianes-Torres
 QASMP
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE
ASSESSMENT OF SCHOOL
MALADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS

School: City:

Given Name: Surname:

SCHOOL GRADE GROUP Nº SEQ.

Date:

To be completed by the teacher

The Questionnaire on School Maladjustment Problems has been designed for the
educational context as an instrument to assess the diversity of maladjusted behaviors which
occur in the classroom. The more problematic behaviors can be identified at the class level,
overall (if the questionnaire is completed with the whole class in mind, noting whether these
behaviors appear within the whole class group), or at the individual level (student by
student), identifying which types of behaviors each student presents. The best way to assess
the phenomenon of maladjustment problems is to answer the questions honestly, so that
intervention can be aimed at improving or modifying inappropriate behaviors.

A series of statements having to do with the most common maladjusted behaviors

that take place in educational contexts is shown below. You will find several statements
referring to the behavior and/or attitude of students, which we limit to the last 15 days. In
order to indicate to what extent you agree with each statement, circle the letter that best
matches the situation:

A = Never (this behavior has not happened at any time in the last 15 days).
B = A little (this behavior has happened once or twice in the last 15 days).
C = Some (this behavior has happened 3 or 4 times in the last 15 days).
D = Often (this behavior has happened 5 or more times in the last 15 days).
EXAMPLE

Refusing to do the assignment A B C D

Here the option selected was SOME, indicating that this behavior took place in the
classroom three or four times during the last fifteen days, as shown by circling the letter C.
If you make a mistake you can erase your answer or cross it out and circle the correct letter.
This test has no time limit.

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 QASMP
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE ASSESSMENT
OF SCHOOL MALADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS

The Questionnaire for the Assessment of School Maladjustment Problems has been
designed for the educational context as an instrument to assess the diversity of maladjusted
behaviors which occur in the classroom. The more problematic behaviors can be identified
at the class level, overall (if the questionnaire is completed with the whole class in mind,
noting whether these behaviors appear within the whole class group), or at the individual
level (student by student), identifying which types of behaviors each student presents. The
best way to assess the phenomenon of maladjustment problems is to answer the questions
honestly, so that intervention can be aimed at improving or modifying inappropriate
behaviors.

A series of statements having to do with the most common maladjusted behaviors

that take place in educational contexts is shown below. You will find several assertions
referring to the behavior and/or attitude of students, which we limit to the last 15 days. In
order to indicate to what extent you agree with each statement, circle the letter that best
matches the situation:

A = Never (this behavior was not manifest at any time in the last 15 days).
B = A little (this behavior was manifest once or twice in the last 15 days).
C = Some (this behavior was manifest 3 or 4 times in the last 15 days).
D = Often (this behavior was manifest 5 times or more in the last 15 days).

EXAMPLE

Refusing to do the assignment A B C D

Here the option selected was SOME, indicating that this behavior took place in the
classroom, or was manifest in the student being assessed, three or four times during the last
fifteen days, as shown by circling the letter C.
If you make a mistake you can erase your answer or cross it out and circle the correct letter.
This test has no time limit.

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 Often (5 times or more)
A little (once or twice)

Some (3 or 4 times)
Never
1. Displaying or showing inappropriate material (porn
A B C D
playing cards, etc.).
2. Physical assault or attempted assault. A B C D
3. Repeated insults toward a certain victim. A B C D
4. Disturbing or interrupting in class. A B C D
5. Defiance or lack of respect. A B C D
6. Arriving late to class. A B C D
7. Marking on the desks or the walls. A B C D
8. Damaging someone else’s personal property. A B C D
9. Isolating or ignoring certain classmates. A B C D
10. Tearing up notifications to parents in front of the teacher. A B C D
11. Walking around the class for no reason. A B C D
12. Not bringing one’s homework. A B C D
13. Throwing things in class. A B C D
14. Insults and offensive remarks towards others. A B C D
15. Erasing telephone messages from teachers to parents,
A B C D
so that they don’t hear them.
16. Bullying a victim. A B C D
17. Standing up in class for no reason. A B C D
18. Refusing to do the assignment. A B C D
19. Drawing in a notebook or in a book. A B C D
20. Throwing objects out of the classroom windows. A B C D
21. Starting false rumors about other people. A B C D
22. Threatening classmates. A B C D
23. Bothering students in the next classroom. A B C D
24. Lack of interest, passiveness, idleness. A B C D
25. Making sexual allusions when speaking to the teachers. A B C D
26. Dressing inappropriately (stripped to one’s undershirt,
taking off one’s clothes, ragged clothing, dirty clothing, A B C D
sexually provocative clothing, etc).
27. Lying to teachers or to others. A B C D
28. Treating classmates rudely. A B C D
29. Making noises: singing, whistling, making one’s cell
A B C D
phone ring, making a watch alarm go off, etc.
30. Exhibitionism. A B C D
31. Not bringing books, notebooks or other class material. A B C D
32. Eating candy or other food in class. A B C D
33. Plugging keyholes, scratching cars, puncturing tires, etc. A B C D

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 Often (5 times or more)
A little (once or twice)

Some (3 or 4 times)
Never
34. Teasing classmates. A B C D
35. Derogatory remarks. A B C D
36. Going in and out of class at will. A B C D
37. Not doing school activities. A B C D
38. Moving the furniture around. A B C D
39. Shooting paper missiles with a pen, or something similar. A B C D
40. Not submitting to an order or a punishment. A B C D
41. Calling other classmates by nicknames. A B C D
42. Yelling or raising one’s voice, slamming doors, hitting
A B C D
things, etc.
43. Not taking out the material for class work A B C D
44. Disorder when leaving or entering the classroom. A B C D
45. Bringing alcoholic drinks to class. A B C D
46. Stealing from teachers, students or from the school. A B C D
47. Laughing at classmates. A B C D
48. Constantly asking to go to the toilet. A B C D
49. Lack of punctuality. A B C D
50. Using or carrying drugs. A B C D
51. Doing different work than what was assigned. A B C D
52. Consuming narcotic substances. A B C D
53. Provoking classmates physically. A B C D
54. Making annoying sounds in class (drumming one’s
fingers on the desk, tapping one’s pen or one’s fist, etc.) A B C D
yelling, etc.
55. Smoking in the classroom, or trying to do so. A B C D
56. Skipping class. A B C D
57. Not complying with the teacher’s orders. A B C D
58. Consuming alcohol. A B C D
59. Getting into someone else’s things. A B C D
60. Threatening a teacher. A B C D
61. Asking questions repeatedly in order to break up the flow
A B C D
of class.
62. Answering back, “smart” remarks A B C D
63. Vandalism against the school building or furniture. A B C D
64. Saying bad things about a classmate. A B C D
65. FREQUENT fighting with classmates. A B C D
66. Talking when the teacher is talking. A B C D
67. Bad manners. A B C D

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 Often (5 times or more)
A little (once or twice)

Some (3 or 4 times)
Never
68. Forging a parent’s signature to show that they received
A B C D
some notification.
69. Not letting classmates participate. A B C D
70. Taking things away from a classmate. A B C D
71. Getting up from one’s place without permission. A B C D
72. Obscene drawings. A B C D
73. Giving phony addresses or telephone numbers. A B C D
74. Blaming bad behaviors on other classmates. A B C D
75. Belonging to gangs that make trouble. A B C D
76. Putting things away ahead of time, without permission. A B C D
77. Not picking up the common-use classroom material. A B C D
78. Standing in for someone else, pretending to be another
A B C D
person.
79. Blackmailing or extorting money, assignments or objects. A B C D
80. Belonging to gangs that commit criminal acts. A B C D
81. Annoying remarks about the assignment. A B C D
82. Refusing to follow instructions (sit down, stop bothering
A B C D
someone, etc.) or do an assignment
83. Slapping a classmate upside the head, or something
A B C D
similar
84. Forcing someone to do things against their will. A B C D
85. Sexually abusing classmates (“feeling up” someone). A B C D
86. Playing around. A B C D
87. Making rude or obscene remarks. A B C D
88. Making funny faces or gestures. A B C D
89. Having to take insults from bullies. A B C D
90. Directly addressing the teacher by a nickname A B C D
91. Playing cards, turning on a radio, etc. A B C D
92. Threatening, coercion or cockiness toward classmates. A B C D
93. Being isolated or ignored by bullies, etc. A B C D
94. Avoiding responsibility for one’s own acts, by saying that
A B C D
others do the same thing (generalizing behavior).
95. Threatening, coercion or cockiness toward the teacher. A B C D
96. Mocking the teacher. A B C D
97. Escaping from school grounds, running off. A B C D

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 SCORING SHEET

PERCENTAGE MEANS
A B C D
Never A little Some Often Mean
FACTOR ITEM
(0 times) (once or (3 or 4 (5 times Score
twice) times) or more)
1
2
3
5
FACTOR 1: AGGRESSIVE AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR (BULLYING)

7
8
9
14
16
20
22
23
27
28
32
34
38
39
41
47
53
59
61
65
69
74
75
76
77
81
83
92
94
97

8
 PERCENTAGE MEANS
A B C D
Never A little Some Often Mean
FACTOR ITEM
(0 times) (once or (3 or 4 (5 times Score
twice) times) or more)
4
6
11
12
13
17
FACTOR 2: DISRUPTION, INDISCIPLINE,

18
19
ACADEMIC INDIFFERENCE

24
29
31
37
40
42
43
48
49
51
54
56
57
66
67
71
82
86

9
 PERCENTAGE MEANS
A B C D
Never A little Some Often Mean
FACTOR ITEM
(0 times) (once or (3 or 4 (5 times Score
twice) times) or more)
21
AND INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL BEHAVIORS
FACTOR 3: INTIMIDATING THE TEACHER

25
26
44
60
63
68
70
72
78
79
84
85
87
88
90
95
96

10
 PERCENTAGE MEANS
A B C D
Never A little Some Often Mean
FACTOR ITEM
(0 times) (once or (3 or 4 (5 times Score
twice) times) or more)
50
DRUG USE
FACTOR 4:

52
55
58
80
91

PERCENTAGE MEANS
A B C D
Never A little Some Often Mean
FACTOR ITEM
(0 times) (once or (3 or 4 (5 times Score
twice) times) or more)
FACTOR 5: BAD TALK
ABOUT CLASSMATES

35
(BAD MANNERS)

62

64

11
 PERCENTAGE MEANS
A B C D
Never A little Some Often Mean
FACTOR ITEM
(0 times) (once or (3 or 4 (5 times Score
twice) times) or more)
(STEALING, SWINDLING, DAMAGES TO

33
FACTOR 6: INDIRECT BEHAVIORS,

45
PROPERTY)

46

73

PERCENTAGE MEANS
A B C D
Never A little Some Often Mean
FACTOR ITEM
(0 times) (once or (3 or 4 (5 times Score
twice) times) or more)
FACTOR 7: BEING THE VICTIM

(VICTIMIZED BY BULLIES)
OF INTIMIDATION

89

93

12
 QASMP
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE
ASSESSMENT OF SCHOOL
MALADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS

School: City:

Given Name: Surname:

SCHOOL GRADE GROUP Nº SEQ.

Date:

To be completed by the student

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 QASMP
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF
SCHOOL MALADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS
(STUDENT VERSION)

The Questionnaire for the Assessment of School Maladjustment Problems, in its

student version, has been designed for assessing the diversity of maladjusted behaviors
which occur in the classroom, from the perspective of students. The best way to assess the
real situation is to answer the questions honestly, so that intervention can be aimed at
improving or modifying inappropriate behaviors.

A series of statements having to do with the most common maladjusted behaviors

that take place in educational contexts is shown below. You will find several statements
referring to the behavior and/or attitude of students, which we limit to the last 15 days. In
order to indicate to what extent you agree with each statement, circle the letter that best
matches the situation:

A = Never (this behavior has not happened at any time in the last 15 days).
B = A little (this behavior has happened once or twice in the last 15 days).
C = Some (this behavior has happened 3 or 4 times in the last 15 days).
D = Quite a bit (this behavior has happened 5 or 6 times in the last 15 days).
E = Often (this behavior has happened 7 or more times in the last 15 days.

EXAMPLE

Excluding someone from the group A B C D E

Here the option selected was QUITE A BIT, indicating that this behavior took place in the
classroom five or six times during the last fifteen days, as shown by circling the letter D.
If you make a mistake you can erase your answer or cross it out and circle the correct letter.
This test has no time limit.

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 Quite a bit
A little
Never

Some

Often
1 Coercion or making fun of classmates 1 2 3 4 5
2 Refusing to do an assignment 1 2 3 4 5
3 Threatening teachers 1 2 3 4 5
4 Blaming a classmate for bad behavior 1 2 3 4 5
5 Sexually harassing or feeling up a classmate (sexual
1 2 3 4 5
propositions)
6 Teachers grading unfairly. 1 2 3 4 5
7 Classmates excluding someone from the group 1 2 3 4 5
8 Scribbling in one’s notebook or textbook 1 2 3 4 5
9 Answering back, bad manners toward teachers 1 2 3 4 5
10 Throwing things in class 1 2 3 4 5
11 Stealing from teachers, from students or from the
1 2 3 4 5
school
12 Teachers not caring about students 1 2 3 4 5
13 Classmates slapping someone upside the head, or
1 2 3 4 5
something similar
14 Not bringing books or materials 1 2 3 4 5
15 Talking bad about teachers 1 2 3 4 5
16 Walking around the class for no reason 1 2 3 4 5
17 Taking things away from a classmate 1 2 3 4 5
18 Teachers humiliating or making fun of us 1 2 3 4 5
19 Classmates not letting someone participate in tasks or
1 2 3 4 5
activities
20 Not doing school activities 1 2 3 4 5
21 Disrespectful remarks to teachers 1 2 3 4 5
22 Scribbling on tables or walls 1 2 3 4 5
23 Blackmailing or extorting others, demanding money or
1 2 3 4 5
assignments
24 Teachers treating us unkindly 1 2 3 4 5
25 Wrecking or breaking things that belong to other
1 2 3 4 5
classmates
26 Not taking out supplies needed to do classwork 1 2 3 4 5
27 Threatening, intimidating or smart remarks toward the
1 2 3 4 5
teacher.
28 Interrupting or bothering others in class 1 2 3 4 5
29 Leaving the school grounds during class time 1 2 3 4 5
30 Teachers not caring about me as a person 1 2 3 4 5
31 Teasing other classmates 1 2 3 4 5
32 Refusing to follow instructions or do one’s work 1 2 3 4 5
33 Defying the teacher 1 2 3 4 5
34 Standing up in class for no reason 1 2 3 4 5
35 Smoking 1 2 3 4 5
36 My teachers are unclear or disorganized in their
1 2 3 4 5
explanations
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 Quite a bit
A little
Never

Some

Often
37 Acting rudely toward other classmates 1 2 3 4 5
38 Being passive, idle during class 1 2 3 4 5
39 Making jokes about the teachers 1 2 3 4 5
40 Damaging someone else’s personal property 1 2 3 4 5
41 Belonging to gangs that cause trouble 1 2 3 4 5
42 My teachers do not effectively control the bad behavior
1 2 3 4 5
of certain students
43 Classmates threatening others 1 2 3 4 5
44 Arriving late or waiting around before coming in 1 2 3 4 5
45 Insulting teachers 1 2 3 4 5
46 Making annoying remarks about the assignment 1 2 3 4 5
47 Taking drugs 1 2 3 4 5
48 My teachers don’t do much to get us to improve our
1 2 3 4 5
behavior
49 Physical assault or attempted assault 1 2 3 4 5
50 Skipping class 1 2 3 4 5
51 Expressing anger or hate toward teachers 1 2 3 4 5
52 Playing around 1 2 3 4 5
53 Committing vandalism 1 2 3 4 5
54 My teachers don’t do much to get us to improve our
1 2 3 4 5
school performance
55 Classmates making jokes about others 1 2 3 4 5
56 Not “bothering” to do schoolwork 1 2 3 4 5
57 Playing pranks on the teachers 1 2 3 4 5
58 Moving around the furniture 1 2 3 4 5
59 Being in trouble with the police 1 2 3 4 5
60 There are teachers that insult us 1 2 3 4 5
61 Classmates repeatedly insult certain victims 1 2 3 4 5
62 Leaving a test blank 1 2 3 4 5
63 Wrecking the teacher’s belongings 1 2 3 4 5
64 Talking or bothering others while the teacher is talking 1 2 3 4 5
65 Having been arrested 1 2 3 4 5
66 Teachers that intentionally embarrass us 1 2 3 4 5
67 Classmates spreading rumors about others 1 2 3 4 5
68 Not working and not letting others work 1 2 3 4 5
69 Making noise in order to get the teacher angry 1 2 3 4 5
70 Not following class rules 1 2 3 4 5
71 Selling drugs 1 2 3 4 5
72 Teachers having pet students (showing favoritism) 1 2 3 4 5

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 SCORING SHEET
PERCENTAGE MEANS
A B C D E
Never A little Some Quite a Often
Mean
FACTOR ITEM (0 times) (once or (3 or 4 bit (7 times
score
twice) times) (5 or 6 or more)
times)
1
7
FACTOR 1: AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR

10
AGAINST PEERS (BULLYING)

11
13
17
19
23
25
31
37
40
43
49
55
61
67

PERCENTAGE MEANS
A B C D E
Never A little Some Quite a Often
Mean
FACTOR ITEM (0 times) (once or (3 or 4 bit (7 times
score
twice) times) (5 or 6 or more)
times)
2
FACTOR 2: ACADEMIC

4
INDIFFERENCE

8
21
22
35
46
50

17
 PERCENTAGE MEANS
A B C D E
Never A little Some Quite a Often
Mean
FACTOR ITEM (0 times) (once or (3 or 4 bit (7 times
score
twice) times) (5 or 6 or more)
times)
3
FACTOR 3: AGGRESSION AGAINST

5
9
27
TEACHERS

29
32
39
41
45
53

PERCENTAGE MEANS
A B C D E
Never A little Some Quite a Often
Mean
FACTOR ITEM (0 times) (once or (3 or 4 bit (7 times
score
twice) times) (5 or 6 or more)
times)
14
16
20
26
FACTOR 4: DISRUPTION,

28
33
INDISCIPLINE

34
38
44
52
56
58
62
64
68
69
70
18
 PERCENTAGE MEANS
A B C D E
Never A little Some Quite a Often
Mean
FACTOR ITEM (0 times) (once or (3 or 4 bit (7 times
score
twice) times) (5 or 6 or more)
times)
47
SERIOUS VIOLENCE
BEHAVIOR AND

57
ANTISOCIAL
FACTOR 5:

59
63
65
71

PERCENTAGE MEANS
A B C D E
Never A little Some Quite a Often
Mean
FACTOR ITEM (0 times) (once or (3 or 4 bit (7 times
score
twice) times) (5 or 6 or more)
times)
6
12
18
FACTOR 6: TEACHER TO
STUDENT AGGRESSION

24
30
36
42
48
51
54
60
66
72

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