Aggressjon OuestionMire CBuss & Perry 199?

Instrucllons.

Using the S point scale shown below, mdícate how unchara cteristic or characteristic each of
the following statements is in describing you. Place your rating in the box to the right of the
statement.

l = ex1remely uncharacteristic of me
2 = somewhat uncharacteristic of me
3 = neither uncharacteristic nor characteristic of
me 4 = somewhat characteristic of me
S = extremely characteristic of me

Some of my fnends think 1 arn a hothead o A

2 If I have to resort to violence to protect my nghts, 1 wtll. o P
3. When p eople are especially nice to me, I wonder what they want.
o
4. I tell my friends op enly when I disagree with them. o
S. I bave become so mad that I bave broken things. o
6. I can't help getting into arguments wben P'eople disagree with me. o
7. I wonder why sometimes 1 feel so bitter about things. o
8. Once in a while, I can't control the urge to strike another person. o
9. 1 am an even-temp ered person . o A
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10 1 am suspicious of overly friendly strangers. o
.1 1 1have threatened people I know. o
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12 1 fiare up quickly but get over it qmckly o
.13 G1ven enough provocation, I may bit another person. o
.14 When p eople annoy me, I may tell them what 1think of them. o
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15 1 am sometimes eaten up with jealousy . o
.16 1 can think of no good reason for ever bitting a person. o
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17 At times 1 feel 1have gotten a raw deal out of Jife. o
.18 1bave trouble controlling my temper. o A
.19 When frustrated, I Iet my irritation show. o A
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20
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1 sometimes feel that people are Ianghing at me behind my b ack. o
21 1 often 6nd myself disagreeing with people. D
.22 If somebody bits me, 1 hit back o
.23. 1 sometimes feel Jike a powder keg ready to explode. o
24
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Other people always seem to get the breaks.
o
 Buss-Perry Scale

Picase ratc each of thc f'ollowing itcms in tcrms of how characteristic they are of' you. Use
the f'ollowing scalc for answering thcsc items_

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
extremely cxtremel
uncharacterist y character
of' me istic of me

1) On.ce in a whi le 1can't control the urge to strike another person.

2) Given enough provocat ion, 1 may hit another person .
3) lf somebody hit me, 1hit back.
4) 1 get i nto fights a little more than the average person.
5) If r have to resort to violence to protect my rights, 1wi ll.
6) There are people who pushed me so far that we came to blows.
7) 1can think of no good reason for ever hitting a person .
8) 1 have threatened people 1 know.
9) 1 have become so mad thac 1have broken things.
10) 1tell my friends openly when 1 disagree with them.
1 1) 1often find myself disagreeing wich people.
12) When people annoy me, 1 may tell them what 1 think of them.
13) ) 1can't help getti ng imo arguments when people disagree with me.
14) My friends say that l'm somewhat argumentative.
15) 1tlare up qu ickly but get over it qu ickly.
16) When frustrated, l let my irritation show.
17) 1sometimes feel like a powder keg ready to explode.
1 8) 1am an even-tem1)ered person.
19) Some of my friends think l'm a hothead.
20) Sometimes 1 tly off the handle for no good reason.
21) 1 have trouble comrolling my cemper.
22) 1 am sometimes eaten up with jealousy.
23) A t times 1 feel 1 have gotten a raw deal out of life.
24) Other people always seem to get the breaks.
25) 1wonder why sometimes 1 feel so bitter abou t things.
26) 1 know that "friends" talk about me behind m y back.
27) 1 am suspicious of overly friendly strangers.
28) 1sometimes feel ú1at people are laughi ng ac me behind me back.
29) When people are especially nice, 1wonder what they want.

1 -9 Physical Aggression; 10- 14 Verbal Aggression; 15-2 1 Anger; 22-29 Hostility

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