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Activity 24.2 Your Attitudes About Aggression
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(with permission of A. H. Buss)

(From "The Aggression Questionnaire" by Arnold H. Buss and Mark Perry, 1992, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 63, p. 454. Copyright © 1992 by the American Psychological Association. Reprinted with permission.)

Rate each of the following items.




1Once in a while I can't control the urge to strike another person.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



2I tell my friends openly when I disagree with them.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



3I flare up quickly but get over it quickly.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



4I am sometimes eaten up with jealousy.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



5Given enough provocation, I may hit another person.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



6I often find myself disagreeing with people.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



7When frustrated, I let my irritation show.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



8At times I feel I have gotten a raw deal out of life.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



9If somebody hits me, I hit back.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



10When people annoy me, I may tell them what I think of them.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



11I sometimes feel like a powder keg ready to explode.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



12Other people always seem to get the breaks.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



13I get into fights a little more than the average person.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



14I can't help getting into arguments when people disagree with me.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



15I am an even-tempered person.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



16I wonder why sometimes I feel so bitter about things.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



17If I have to resort to violence to protect my rights, I will.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



18My friends say that I am somewhat argumentative.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



19Some of my friends think I'm a hothead.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



20I know that "friends" talk about me behind my back.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



21There are people who pushed me so far that we came to blows.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



22Sometimes I fly off the handle for no good reason.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



23I am suspicious of overly friendly strangers.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



24I can think of no good reason for ever hitting a person.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



25I have trouble controlling my temper.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



26I sometimes feel that people are laughing at me behind my back.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



27I have threatened people I know.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



28When people are especially nice, I wonder what they want.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me



29I have become so mad that I have broken things.
A)extremely uncharacteristic of me
B)uncharacteristic of me
C)neither characteristic of me, nor uncharacteristic of me
D)characteristic of me
E)extremely characteristic of me







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