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Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ-24) Test

Completed in about five minutes, the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ-24) Test presents 24 questions about physical aggression, anger, and hostile thoughts. Your result can show how these components combine in your profile, supporting focused self-reflection about emotional reactions, irritability, and responses to conflict.

Questions: 245 minutes

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Scale Explorer

How the Scales are Structured

HostilityH

Hostility measures the cognitive aspect of aggression, reflecting distrustful and negative interpretations of others’ intentions.

example score30/40

30/40Highexample score

8 – 17Low

18 – 28Moderate

29 – 40High

A score of 30 falls in the High range, suggesting a stronger tendency toward suspicious or resentful thoughts and negative perceptions of others.

AngerA

Anger measures the affective component of aggression, reflecting irritability, emotional arousal, and anger responses to frustration.

example score23/35

23/35Moderateexample score

7 – 17Low

18 – 28Moderate

29 – 35High

A score of 23 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable tendency toward irritation and heightened emotional reactivity in frustrating situations.

Physical AggressionPA

This scale measures the tendency toward direct, physically harmful forms of aggressive behavior as an instrumental component of aggression.

example score32/45

32/45Highexample score

9 – 15Low

16 – 28Moderate

29 – 45High

A score of 32 falls in the High range, suggesting a relatively elevated readiness for physical forms of aggressive responding compared with lower scores.

Overall ScoreOS

This scale measures the overall level of aggression across physical aggression, anger, and hostility.

example score63/120

63/120Moderateexample score

24 – 52Low

53 – 80Moderate

81 – 120High

A score of 63 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a moderate overall tendency toward aggressive responses across physical aggression, anger, and hostility.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

People with anger issues

41%OF USERS

They take it to understand what triggers their anger and whether it spills into physical aggression or persistent hostility.

Therapy and counseling clients

34%OF USERS

They use it with a specialist to quickly map aggression-related patterns and guide a plan for coping and conflict management.

Parents and educators

25%OF USERS

They take it (or use it for teens) to spot early signs of aggression and decide what support or prevention steps are needed.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

Benchmarking

See How You Compare

Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Shaded area — where most people score

Dot — the average

You — your score lands on each curve after the test— your score, after the test

HostilityH

You?

Average28.8

Typical rangeTypical24.1 – 33.4

Possible8 – 40

AngerA

You?

Average15.2

Typical rangeTypical10.9 – 19.5

Possible7 – 35

Physical aggressionPa

You?

Average33.3

Typical rangeTypical28.8 – 37.8

Possible9 – 45

Overall scoreOs

You?

Average62.4

Typical rangeTypical47.1 – 77.6

Possible24 – 120

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

Please read the statements below and rate each one using the five-point scale. There are no right or wrong, good or bad answers. Select the response option that comes to mind first.

- Extremely uncharacteristic of me
- Somewhat uncharacteristic of me
- Neither characteristic nor uncharacteristic of me
- Somewhat characteristic of me
- Very characteristic of me
- Not at all like me
- Not much like me
- Neither, not sure
- Somewhat like me
- Very much like me
- Not at all like me
- Not very much like me
- Somewhere in between, not sure
- Somewhat like me
- Very much like me

These are 3 of the 24 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ-24) Test - Description and methodology of the test

aggressiveness

anger

hostility

People who want a structured way to examine their own responses may use the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ-24) Test for focused self-reflection. The assessment is intended for respondents considering their own aggressive reactions to frustration, provocation, perceived unfairness, and conflict. Together, the answers produce a profile showing how hostile thoughts, emotional arousal, and physically forceful reactions may combine.

What This Assessment Explores

Rather than treating aggression as one undifferentiated quality, the Buss-Perry aggression questionnaire separates cognitive, emotional, and behavioral expressions. The items address suspiciousness, resentment, irritability, retaliation, fighting, threats, and damage to property. They suit respondents examining recurring reactions to frustration, provocation, perceived unfairness, or conflict.

The displayed results include three component scales and an overall score:

Hostility (8-40) assesses perceived injustice, dissatisfaction, and distrust; Low 8-17, Moderate 18-28, High 29-40.
Anger (7-35) assesses arousal, irritability, and emotional responses to frustration; Low 7-17, Moderate 18-28, High 29-35.
Physical Aggression (9-45) assesses overt behavior involving physical harm as the instrumental component; Low 9-15, Moderate 16-28, High 29-45.
Overall Score (24-120) reflects trait aggressiveness across the three components, with lower results suggesting restraint and self-control; Low 24-52, Moderate 53-80, High 81-120.

Methodology and Evidence Base

Each statement uses five response positions, from 1 to 5, with a neutral midpoint. The respondent judges personal reactions and tendencies rather than rating another person. This creates a dimensional self-report profile rather than a yes-or-no judgment.

The scoring presentation groups responses into component and overall results. Because the questionnaire does not document how many points each answer contributes, interpretation should follow the displayed ranges and bands rather than an inferred formula.

The questionnaire’s three-component structure is conceptually consistent with the Russian-language BPAQ-24 study and with the Aggression Questionnaire developed by Buss and Perry. This link identifies the construct but does not establish that the online form is an identical reproduction, formally standardized translation, or independently validated clinical instrument.

For an aggression self-assessment, read scores alongside recent circumstances, relationships, and honest responding. Current mood, memory, self-awareness, and impression management can influence answers, so the profile describes reported tendencies in this format, not a fixed identity.

Author: Arnold H. Buss, Mark Perry

Literature:

Enikolopov, S. N., & Tsibulsky, N. P. (2007). Psychometric analysis of the Russian-language version of the Questionnaire for the Diagnosis of Aggression by A. Buss and M. Perry. Psychological Journal, 28(1), 115-124. In Russian.
Buss, A. H., & Perry, M. (1992). The Aggression Questionnaire. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 63(3), 452-459. 10.1037/0022-3514.63.3.452

Updated: 2025-10-02