Buss Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ-29)

The Buss Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ-29) is a self-report psychological assessment designed to measure aggression-related thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. The scale evaluates physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger, hostility, irritability, suspiciousness, and emotional reactions associated with aggressive tendencies.

The BPAQ-29 was developed to assess different dimensions of aggression that may influence emotional functioning, interpersonal relationships, conflict behavior, and emotional control. Higher scores may indicate stronger aggressive tendencies, increased anger, hostility, and difficulties managing aggressive reactions.

Read each statement carefully and select the response that best describes your personality, thoughts, feelings, or behavior. There are no right or wrong answers. Respond honestly for the most accurate and meaningful results.

This assessment is intended for educational, research, and self-reflection purposes only. It is not designed to provide a formal clinical diagnosis. Results should be interpreted cautiously and within the broader context of psychological and emotional functioning.

The BPAQ-29 is scored using a 5-point scale (0 = Extremely Uncharacteristic to 4 = Extremely Characteristic). Total raw scores are calculated by summing all responses, with reverse-scored items (marked with mapping key 1) inverted prior to calculation (e.g., 0 becomes 4, 1 becomes 3, etc.). The total score ranges from 0 to 116, with higher scores representing a greater concentration of aggressive traits. Scores are distributed across four distinct sub-scales (Anger, Physical Aggression, Hostility, and Verbal Aggression), which are standardized to a 0–100 scale for comparative profiling.

Some of my friends think I get angry quickly.

If I need to use violence to protect my rights, I will.

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

I openly tell my friends when I disagree with them.

I have become so angry that I broke things.

I cannot stop myself from arguing when people disagree with me.

Sometimes I wonder why I feel so bitter about things.

Sometimes I cannot control the urge to hit another person.

I am usually calm and even-tempered.

I am suspicious of strangers who are overly friendly.

I have threatened people I know.

I get angry quickly but calm down quickly.

If someone pushes me enough, I may hit them.

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

I sometimes feel very jealous.

I cannot think of any good reason to hit a person.

Sometimes I feel life has treated me unfairly.

I have trouble controlling my temper.

When I get frustrated, I show my irritation.

Sometimes I feel people laugh about me behind my back.

I often disagree with people.

If somebody hits me, I hit back.

Sometimes I feel like I could explode with anger.

I like to collect information about categories of things (e.g., types of cars, birds, trains, plants).

Some people have pushed me so far that we ended up fighting.

I think some friends talk about me behind my back.

My friends say I like to argue.

Sometimes I suddenly lose my temper for no clear reason.

I get into fights more than most people.