The Basa-Darkee questionnaire

The word "aggression" is often used in a diverse context. That is why it is necessary to understand and understand the meanings of this word. So in 1957 A. Darki and A. Bass. developed and created their famous questionnaire. They made it clear that aggressiveness is qualitative and quantitative, and it can manifest itself in different ways. There is this property almost always. The only difference is that it can be pronounced and not manifest at all. As everyone knows, it is better to find a middle ground and not resort to extremes. Ideally, every person should have a certain degree of aggressiveness. When it is absent at all, then the person becomes passive and indifferent to stimuli. Conversely, an abundantly aggressive person is in conflict.

The questionnaire and methodology of Basa-Darka implies such types of aggression:

1. Physical aggression. It is a strong desire to use physical force against anyone.
2. Indirect. Such aggression may be either not directed at an individual, or indirectly.
3. Irritation. This is an expression of negative feelings, with little excitement. Such people are called quick-tempered and rude.
4. Negativism. The so-called, oppositional manner of behavior. It is undefined, because unstable - from insignificant resistance to active struggle, directed against established laws and customs.
5. Resentment. Enough acute aggression. People who are prone to this kind of aggression are envious and hateful.
6. Suspicion, distrust. Varies from caution and excessive forethought to others to the certainty of the willfulness of other people to knowingly bring harm.
7. Verbal aggression. Such people show their negative feelings through curses, threats, screams and squeals.
8. Guilt. Too much remorse, awareness of yourself as a bad person.

Instructions for the Basa-Darkee questionnaire:

When listening or reading questions, be aware of how much they fit your personality. Depending on whether you agree with these statements or they contradict you, honestly answer with "yes" and "no". The statements were specially formulated so as to exclude the influence of public approval of your answer. Only 75 questions.

1. Sometimes I can not cope with the desire to harm someone.
2. Sometimes I gossip a little about people I do not like.
3. I get easily irritated, but also easy to calm down.
4. If they ask me not in a good way, then I will not fulfill a request. I do not always get what I'm supposed to.
5. I know and I'm sure that people talk about me behind my back.
6. If I do not approve of the actions of other people, I let them understand this.
7. If someone deceives me, I feel remorse.
8. It seems to me that I can not apply physical strength to a person.
9. I never get so irritated to throw things.
10. Always condescending to the shortcomings of other people.
11. When an established rule does not please me, I have a desire to break it.
12. Others almost always know how to use favorable circumstances.
13. I am alarmed by people who treat me more friendlier than I can expect from them.
14. Often I do not agree with people.
15. Sometimes thoughts come to mind, of which I am ashamed.
16. If someone hits me, I will not answer him the same.
17. When I'm annoyed, I slam the door.
18. I'm more irritable than it might seem from the outside.
19. If someone tries to make a boss out of himself, I do it in defiance of him.
20. I am a little upset by my fate.
21. I think that many people do not like me.
22. I can not refrain from a dispute if people do not agree with me.
23. Those who are waving from work should feel guilty.
24. Who insults me or my family, begs for a fight.
25. I'm not capable of rough jokes.
26. I get furious when they mock me.
27. When people build themselves out of their bosses, I do my best so that they will not be conceited.
28. Almost every week I see someone who does not like me annoying.
29. Many people envy me.
30. I demand that others respect my rights.
31. It upsets me that I do little for my parents.
32. People who constantly harass you are worth it to be snapped on the nose.
33. From anger sometimes I'm gloomy.
34. If they treat me worse than I deserve, I'm not upset.
35. If someone tries to drive me crazy, I do not pay attention to him.
36. Although I do not show this, sometimes I get jealous of envy.
37. Sometimes it seems to me that they are laughing at me.
38. Even if I'm angry, I do not resort to strong expressions.
39. I want my sins to be forgiven.
40. I rarely give change, even if someone hits me.
41. I take offense when sometimes it does not work out in my opinion.
42. Sometimes people annoy me with their presence.
43. There are no people that I really hate.
44. My principle: "Never trust outsiders".
45. If someone drives me crazy, I'm ready to tell him everything that I think about him.
46. I do a lot of things, which I regret later.
47. If I get angry, I can hit someone.
48. From the age of ten, I had no outbursts of anger.
49. Often I feel like a powder keg, ready to explode.
50. If you knew what I feel, I would be considered a person with whom it's not easy to get along.
51. I always think about what secret reasons make people do something pleasant for me.
52. When they shout at me, I raise my voice in response.
53. Failures frustrate me.
54. I fight at least and not more often than others.
55. I can recall the cases when I was so angry that I grabbed the first thing that came under the arm and broke it.
56. Sometimes I feel that I am completely ready to start the fight first.
57. Sometimes I feel that in this life there is a lot of injustice towards me.
58. I used to think that most people speak the truth, but now I strongly doubt it.
59. I swear only from anger.
60. When I do wrong, I feel guilty.
61. If you need to apply physical strength to protect your rights, I apply it.
62. Sometimes I show my anger by knocking on the table.
63. I'm rude to people I do not like.
64. There are no enemies who would like to harm me.
65. I can not put people in their place, even if they deserve it.
66. Often visit the thought that I live wrong.
67. A sign with people who can bring me to a fight.
68. Because of the little things I'm not upset.
69. I rarely think of the idea that people try to anger or insult me.
70. Often, I just threaten people, not intending to put threats into execution.
71. Recently, I've become boring (boring).
72. In a dispute, I often raise my voice.
73. I try to hide the bad attitude to people.
74. I'd rather agree with something than I'll argue.

The Bas-Dark Questionnaire is the key and interpretation

1. Physical aggression: "no" = 1, "yes" = 0: 9, 7. "yes" = 1, "no" = 0: 1, 25, 31, 41, 48, 55, 62, 68.
2. Indirect aggression: "no" = 1, "yes" = 0: 26, 49. "yes" = 1, "no" = 0: 2, 10, 18, 34, 42, 56, 63.
3. Irritation: "no" = 1, "yes" = 0: 2, 35, 69. "yes" = 1, "no" = 0: 3, 19, 27, 43, 50, 57, 64, 72.
4. Negativism: "no" = 1, "yes" = 0: 36. "yes" = 1, "no" = 0: 4, 12, 20, 28.
5. Resentment: "no" = 0, "yes" = 1: 5, 13, 21, 29, 37, 44, 51, 58.
6. Suspiciousness: "yes" = 1, "no" = 0: 6, 14, 22, 30, 38, 45, 52, 59, "no" = 1, "yes" = 0: 33, 66, 74.75.
7. Verbal aggression: "no" = 1, "yes" = 0: 33, 66, 74, 75. "yes" = 1, "no" = 0: 7, 15, 23, 31, 46, 53, 60, 71 , 73.
8. The sense of guilt: "no" = 0, "yes" = 1: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 47, 54, 61, 67.

Basa-Darka questionnaire - results

The answers will be evaluated on 8 scales.

The aggressiveness index consists of 1, 2 and 3 scales; The index of hostility consists of 6 and 7 scale.

The norm of hostility is the magnitude of its index, equal to 6-7 ± 3, and aggressiveness - 21 ± 4.