Form: Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire, BPAQ

Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire, BPAQ
1 – Extremely uncharacteristic of me
2 – Uncharacteristic of me
3 – Neither characteristic, nor uncharacteristic of me
4 – Characteristic of me
5 – Extremely characteristic of me
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Once in a while I can't control the urge to strike another person.
2
I tell my friends openly when I disagree with them.
3
I flare up quickly but get over it quickly.
4
I am sometimes eaten up with jealousy.
5
Given enough provocation, I may hit another person.
6
I often find myself disagreeing with people.
7
When frustrated, I let my irritation show.
8
At times I feel I have gotten a raw deal out of life.
9
If somebody hits me, I hit back.
10
When people annoy me, I may tell them what I think of them.
11
I sometimes feel like a powder keg ready to explode.
12
Other people always seem to get the breaks.
13
I get into fights a little more than the average person.
14
I can't help getting into arguments when people disagree with me.
15
I am an even-tempered person.
16
I wonder why sometimes I feel so bitter about things.
17
If I have to resort to violence to protect my rights, I will.
18
My friends say that I'm somewhat argumentative.
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Some of my friends think I'm a hothead.
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I know that «friends» talk about me behind my back.
21
There are people who pushed me so far that we came to blows.
22
Sometimes I fly off the handle for no good reason.
23
I am suspicious of overly friendly strangers.
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I can think of no good reason for ever hitting a person.
25
I have trouble controlling my temper.
26
I sometimes feel that people are laughing at me behind my back.
27
I have threatened people I know.
28
When people are especially nice, I wonder what they want.
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I have become so mad that I have broken things.