Buss Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ)

Some of my friends think I am a hothead.

If I have to resort to violence to protect my rights, I will.

When people are especially nice to me, I wonder what they want.

I tell my friends openly when I disagree with them.

I have become so mad that I have broken things.

I can’t help getting into arguments when people disagree with me.

I wonder why sometimes I feel so bitter about things.

Once in a while, I can’t control the urge to strike another person.

I am an even-tempered person.

I am suspicious of overly friendly strangers.

I have threatened people I know.

I flare up quickly but get over it quickly.

Given enough provocation, I may hit another person.

When people annoy me, I may tell them what I think of them.

I am sometimes eaten up with jealousy.

I can think of no good reason for ever hitting a person.

At times I feel I have gotten a raw deal out of life.

I have trouble controlling my temper.

When frustrated, I let my irritation show.

I sometimes feel that people are laughing at me behind my back.

I often find myself disagreeing with people.

If somebody hits me, I hit back.

I sometimes feel like a powder keg ready to explode.

Other people always seem to get the breaks.

There are people who pushed me so far that we came to blows.

I know that "friends" talk about me behind my back.

My friends say that I’m somewhat argumentative.

Sometimes I fly off the handle for no good reason.

I get into fights a little more than the average person.