Form: Self Description Questionnaire, SDQ III

1 : Definitely False
2 : False
3 : Mostly False
4 : More False Than True
5 : More True Than False
6 : Mostly True
7 : True
8 : Definitely True
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I find many mathematical problems interesting and challenging.
2
My parents are not very spiritual/religious people.
3
Overall, I have a lot of respect for myself.
4
I often tell small lies to avoid embarrassing situations.
5
I get a lot of attention from members of the opposite sex.
6
I have trouble expressing myself when trying to write something.
7
I am usually pretty calm and relaxed.
8
I hardly ever saw things the same way as my parents when I was growing up.
9
I enjoy doing work for most academic subjects.
10
I am never able to think up answers to problems that haven't already been figured out.
11
I have a physically attractive body.
12
I have few friends of the same sex that I can really count on.
13
I am a good athlete.
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I have hesitated to take courses that involve mathematics.
15
I am a spiritual/religious person.
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Overall, I lack self-confidence.
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People can always rely on me.
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I find it difficult to meet members of the opposite sex whom I like.
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I can write effectively.
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I worry a lot.
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I would like to bring up children of my own (if I have any) like my parents raised me.
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I hate studying for many academic subjects.
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I am good at combining ideas in ways that others have not tried.
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I am ugly.
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I am comfortable talking to members of the same sex.
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I am awkward and poorly coordinated at most sports and physical activities.
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I have generally done better in mathematics courses than other courses.
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Spiritual/religious beliefs have little to do with my life philosophy.
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Overall, I am pretty accepting of myself.
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Being honest is not particularly important to me.
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I have lots of friends of the opposite sex.
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I have a poor vocabulary.
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I am happy most of the time.
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I still have many unresolved conflicts with my parents.
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I like most academic subjects.
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I wish I had more imagination and originality.
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I have a good body build.
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I don't get along very well with other members of the same sex.
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I have good endurance and stamina in sports and physical activities.
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Mathematics makes me feel inadequate.
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Spiritual/religious beliefs make my life better and make me a happier person.
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Overall, I don't have much respect for myself.
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I nearly always tell the truth.
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Most of my friends are more comfortable with members of the opposite sex than I am.
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I am an avid reader.
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I am anxious much of the time.
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My parents have usually been unhappy or disappointed with what I do and have done.
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I have trouble with most academic subjects.
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I enjoy working out new ways of solving problems.
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There are lots of things about the way I look that I would like to change.
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I make friends easily with members of the same sex.
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I hate sports and physical activities.
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I am quite good at mathematics.
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My spiritual/religious beliefs provide the guidelines by which I conduct my life.
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Overall, I have a lot of self-confidence.
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I sometimes take things that do not belong to me.
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I am comfortable talking to members of the opposite sex.
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I do not do well on tests that require a lot of verbal reasoning ability.
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I hardly ever feel depressed.
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My values are similar to those of my parents.
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I'm good at most academic subjects.
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I'm not much good at problem solving.
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My body weight is about right (neither too fat nor too skinny).
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Other members of the same sex find me boring.
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I have a high energy level in sports and physical activities.
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I have trouble understanding anything that is based upon mathematics.
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Continuous spiritual/religious growth is important to me.
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Overall, I have a very good self-concept.
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I never cheat.
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I'm quite shy with members of the opposite sex.
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Relative to most people, my verbal skills are quite good.
72
I tend to be high-strung, tense, and restless.
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My parents have never had much respect for me.
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I'm not particularly interested in most academic subjects.
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I have a lot of intellectual curiosity.
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I dislike the way I look.
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I share lots of activities with members of the same sex.
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I'm not very good at any activities that require physical ability and coordination.
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I have always done well in mathematics classes.
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I rarely if ever spend time in spiritual meditation or religious prayer.
81
Overall, nothing that I do is very important.
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Being dishonest is often the lesser of two evils.
83
I make friends easily with members of the opposite sex.
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I often have to read things several times before I understand them.
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I do not spend a lot of time worrying about things.
86
My parents treated me fairly when I was young.
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I learn quickly in most academic subjects.
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I am not very original in my ideas, thoughts, and actions.
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I have nice facial features.
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Not many people of the same sex like me.
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I like to exercise vigorously at sports and/or physical activities.
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I never do well on tests that require mathematical reasoning.
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I am a better person as a consequence of my spiritual/religious beliefs.
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Overall, I have pretty positive feelings about myself.
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I am a very honest person.
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I have had lots of feelings of inadequacy about relating to members of the opposite sex.
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I am good at expressing myself.
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I am often depressed.
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It has often been difficult for me to talk to my parents.
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I hate most academic subjects.
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I am an imaginative person.
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I wish that I were physically more attractive.
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I am popular with other members of the same sex.
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I am poor at most sports and physical activities.
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At school, my friends always came to me for help in mathematics.
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I am basically an atheist, and believe that there is no being higher than man.
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Overall, I have a very poor self-concept.
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I would feel OK about cheating on a test as long as I did not get caught.
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I am comfortable being affectionate with members of the opposite sex.
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In school I had more trouble learning to read than most other students.
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I am inclined towards being an optimist.
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My parents understand me.
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I get good marks in most academic subjects.
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I would have no interest in being an inventor.
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Most of my friends are better looking than I am.
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Most people have more friends of the same sex than I do.
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I enjoy sports and physical activities.
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I have never been very excited about mathematics.
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I believe that there will be some form of continuation of my spirit or soul after my death.
120
Overall, I have pretty negative feelings about myself.
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I value integrity above all other virtues.
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I never seem to have much in common with members of the opposite sex.
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I have good reading comprehension.
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I tend to be a very nervous person.
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I like my parents.
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I could never achieve academic honours, even if I worked harder.
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I can often see better ways of doing routine tasks.
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I am good looking.
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I have lots of friends of the same sex.
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I am a sedentary type who avoids strenuous activity.
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Overall, I do lots of things that are important.
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I am not a very reliable person.
133
Spiritual/religious beliefs have little to do with the type of person I want to be.
134
I have never stolen anything of consequence.
135
Overall, I am not very accepting of myself.
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Few, if any, of my friends are very spiritual or religious.

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