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A study to investigate the link between conflict, coping and personality


This survey is being carried out by Danielle Birkett under the supervision of Dr. Nicola Graham- Kevan at the University of Central Lancashire as part of my student project for Msc Forensic Psychology. I would greatly appreciate it if you could help me in my research by filling in this questionnaire, it shouldn’t take more than 15 minutes.

Some of the questions ask about very sensitive topics revolving around psychopathy, partner violence and aggression. If there are any questions that you do not wish to answer please feel free to miss these out rather than giving false answers. There are also helpline numbers for participants who have been affected by any of the issues explored in this questionnaire. These are on the last page of the questionnaire.

The following questions are for research purposes only and your answers will be completely anonymous. They focus on partner violence and behaviour within your relationships, they ask questions on how you cope with stress, your personality and how you deal with conflict. The data will be used in order to investigate whether a relationships exists between levels of aggression, psychopathy and aspects of partner violence aswell as coping style.

Please do not write your name on the questionnaire, as all answers will remain anonymous. No one will be identifiable from what they have written and all analysis will be of groups of data not individuals. Please answer these questions as honestly as possible.

If you are willing for your data to be used, please return the completed questionnaire to the designated box labelled ‘Danielle Birkett’ in the student room, on the first floor of Darwin Building DB124. By returning your questionnaire to this box you are giving your consent for your responses to be included in the results and data of the study. As all questionnaires are completely anonymous, they can not be returned or withdrawn once they have been submitted.
 
 
 
What age are you?
   
 
 
 
What gender are you?
 
Male
 
Female
 
 
SECTION ONE - DEALING WITH CONFLICT


Below are a number of statements about how people might behave.

Please rate how much each of the following statements apply to you.
Never/hardly ever applies to me Usually does not apply to me Sometimes applies to me Often applies to me Very often applies to me
1. I get into fights a little more than average person
2. There are people who push me so far that we come to blows
3. Sometimes I fly off the handle for no good reason
4. I can think of no good reason for ever hitting a person
5. I often find myself disagreeing with people
6. Some of my friends think I’m a hothead
7. Give enough provocation, I may hit another person
8. I am sometimes eaten up with jealousy
9. I have threatened people I know
10. When people are especially nice, I wonder what they want
Never/hardly ever applies to me Usually does not apply to me Sometimes applies to me Often applies to me Very often applies to me
11. When people annoy me, I may tell them what I think of them
12. I am suspicious of overly friendly strangers
13. Other people always seem to get the breaks
14. I flare up quickly but get over it quickly
15. If I have to resort to violence to protect my rights, I will
16. I wonder why I feel so bitter about things
17. I sometimes feel like a power keg ready to explode
18. I know that friends talk about me behind my back
19. I am an even-tempered person
20. I tell my friends openly when I disagree with them
Never/hardly ever applies to me Usually does not apply to me Sometimes applies to me Often applies to me Very often applies to me
21. When frustrated I let my irritation show
22. I have trouble in controlling my temper
23. I can’t help getting into arguments when people disagree with me
24. At times I feel I have gotten a raw deal out of life
25. I sometimes feel that people are laughing at me behind my back
26. Once in a while I can’t control the urge to strike another person
27. I have become so mad that I have broken things
28. My Friends say I’m somewhat argumentative
29. If somebody hits me, I hit back
 
 
SECTION TWO - COPING WITH STRESS


Although people may react in different ways to different situations, we all tend to have characteristic way of dealing with things that upset us.

Please rate how often the following statements apply to you.
Always Often Sometimes Never
1. Feel overpowered and at the mercy of the situation
2. Work out a plan for dealing with what has happened.
3. See the situation for what it is and nothing more.
4. Become miserable or depressed
5. Feel that no one understands me.
6. Do not see the problem or situation as a threat.
7. Feel that you are lonely or isolated.
8. Take action to change things.
9. Feel helpless- there is nothing more you can do about it.
10. Try to find out more information to help make a decision about things.
Always Often Sometimes Never
11. Keep things to myself and not let others know how bad things are.
12. Feel independent of the circumstances/situation.
13. “Sit tight” and hope it all goes away.
14. Take my frustration out on those close to me.
15. Resolve the issue by not becoming identified with it.
16. Respond neutrally to the situation.
17. Pretend there’s nothing the matter, even when people ask.
18. Get things into proportion – nothing is really that important.
19. Believe that time will somehow sort things out.
20. Feel completely clear-headed about the whole thing.
Always Often Sometimes Never
21. Try to keep a sense of humour – laugh at myself, or the situation.
22. Keep thinking it over and hope that it will go away.
23. Believe that I can cope with most things with the minimum of fuss.
24. Daydream about things getting better in the future.
25. Try to find a logical way of explaining the situation.
26. Decide it’s useless to get upset and just get on with things.
27. Feel worthless and unimportant.
28. Trust in fate – that things will somehow work out for the best.
29. Use my past experiences to try to deal with the situation.
30. Try to forget the whole thing has happened.
Always Often Sometimes Never
31. Become irritable or angry.
32. Just give the situation my full attention.
33. Just take one step at a time.
34. Criticise or blame myself.
35. Pray that things will just change.
36. Think or talk about the problem as if it did not belong to me.
37. Talk about it as little as possible.
38. Prepare myself for the worst possible outcome.
39. Look for sympathy from people.
40. See it as a challenge that must be met.
41. Be realistic in my approach to the situation.
 
 
SECTION THREE - YOUR PERSONALITY


Please rate how often the following statements represent your actions.
Never Sometimes Quite often Always
1. Success is based on survival of the fittest; I am not concerned about the losers.
2. I quickly lose interest in the tasks I start.
3. When I get frustrated, I often ‘let off steam’ by blowing my top.
4. My main purpose in life is getting as many goodies as I can.
5. Before I do anything, I carefully consider the possible consequences.
6. Making a lot of money is my most important goal.
7. For me, what’s right is whatever I can get away with.
8. I am often bored.
9. I enjoy manipulating other people’s feelings.
10. I often admire a really clever scam.
Never Sometimes Quite often Always
11. I would be upset if my success came at someone else’s expense.
12. People who are stupid enough to get ripped off usually deserve it.
13. I tell other people what they want to hear so that they will do what I want them to do
14. I feel bad if my words/actions cause someone else to feel emotional pain.
15. Looking after myself is my top priority.
16. Most of my problems are due to the fact that other people just don’t understand me.
17. Cheating is not justified because it is unfair to others.
18. I find myself in the same kinds of trouble, time after time.
19. Even if I were trying to sell something, I wouldn’t lie about it.
20. In today’s world, I feel justified in doing anything I can get away with to succeed.
Never Sometimes Quite often Always
21. I don’t plan anything very far in advance.
22. I let others worry about higher values, my main concern is with the bottom line.
23. I find that I am able to pursue one goal for a long time.
24. I make a point of trying not to hurt others in pursuit of my goals.
25. I have been in a lot of shouting matches with other people.
26. Love is overrated.
 
 
 
YOUR CURRENT OR MOST RECENT INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP


If you have had an intimate relationship that lasted one month or more please answer the following questions, if not please leave the remaining questions blank
 
 
What age is your partner/expartner?
   
What gender is your partner/expartner?
   
What is your marital status? SingleCohabitingDatingMarried
   
How long is your current relationship or was your previous relationship? ___ years _____ months
   
 
 
SECTION FOUR PART 1 - RELATIONSHIP CONFLICT


PLEASE FILL THIS IN BASED ON YOU

No matter how well a couple gets along, there are times when they disagree, get annoyed with the other person, want different things from each other, or just have spats or fights because they are in a bad mood, are tired, or for some other reason. Couples also have many different ways of trying to settle their differences. This is a list of things that might happen when you have differences. Please circle how many times you did each of these in the last year of your relationship, and how many times your partner did them in the last year. If your relationship did not last for a year, please indicate how many times you did each of these during your whole relationship. How often did this happen in the past year?
This has never happened Once Twice 3-5 times 6-10 times 11-20 times More than 20 times
1. Discussed the issue calmly.
2. Got information to back up his/her side.
3. Brought in or tried to bring in someone to help settle things.
4. Insulted or swore at the other one.
5. Sulked and/or refused to talk about it.
6. Stomped out of the room (or house, yard etc..)
7. Cried.
8. Did or said something to spite the other one.
9. Threatened to hit or throw something at the other one.
10. Threw something at the other one.
This has never happened Once Twice 3-5 times 6-10 times 11-20 times More than 20 times
11. Pushed, grabbed, or shoved the other one.
12. Slapped the other one.
13. Kicked, bit, or hit with a fist.
14. Hit or tried to hit with something.
15. Beat up the other one.
16. Threatened with a weapon (e.g. a knife).
17. Used a weapon (e.g. a knife).
 
 
SECTION FOUR PART 2 - RELATIONSHIP CONFLICT


PLEASE FILL THIS IN BASED ON YOUR PARTNER

No matter how well a couple gets along, there are times when they disagree, get annoyed with the other person, want different things from each other, or just have spats or fights because they are in a bad mood, are tired, or for some other reason. Couples also have many different ways of trying to settle their differences. This is a list of things that might happen when you have differences. Please circle how many times you did each of these in the last year of your relationship, and how many times your partner did them in the last year. If your relationship did not last for a year, please indicate how many times your partner did each of these during your whole relationship. How often did this happen in the past year?
This has never happened Once Twice 3-5 times 6-10 times 11-20 times More than 20 times
1. Discussed the issue calmly.
2. Got information to back up his/her side.
3. Brought in or tried to bring in someone to help settle things.
4. Insulted or swore at the other one.
5. Sulked and/or refused to talk about it.
6. Stomped out of the room (or house, yard etc..)
7. Cried.
8. Did or said something to spite the other one.
9. Threatened to hit or throw something at the other one.
10. Threw something at the other one.
This has never happened Once Twice 3-5 times 6-10 times 11-20 times More than 20 times
11. Pushed, grabbed, or shoved the other one.
12. Slapped the other one.
13. Kicked, bit, or hit with a fist.
14. Hit or tried to hit with something.
15. Beat up the other one.
16. Threatened with a weapon (e.g. a knife).
17. Used a weapon (e.g. a knife).
 
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