Interpersonal Dependency Test, IDI - the question form

1. I prefer to be alone.

2. When I have to make a decision, I always ask for advice.

3. I do my work best when I know it will be highly praised.

4. I cannot tolerate fussing around me when I am ill (upset).

5. I would rather be a follower than a leader.

6. I believe that people could do much more for me if they wanted to.

7. As a child, it was very important to me to please my parents.

8. I do not need other people to make me feel better.

9. Disapproval from someone I care about is very painful for me.

10. I feel confident in my ability to cope with most of the personal problems I am likely to encounter in life.

11. The only person I want to please is myself.

12. The thought of losing a close friend terrifies me.

13. I quickly agree with the opinion that others expect me to have.

14. I rely only on myself.

15. I would feel completely lost if I did not have someone special.

16. I get upset when someone discovers a mistake I have made.

17. I find it difficult to ask someone for help.

18. I hate it when people show affection toward me.

19. I am easily discouraged when I do not get from others what I need.

20. In an argument, I give in easily.

21. I do not need much from other people.

22. I need to have one person who would live specifically for me.

23. When I go to a party, I expect other people to like me.

24. I feel better when I know someone else on the team.

25. When I am ill, I prefer my friends to leave me alone.

26. I am never happier than when people tell me I have done my work well.

27. It is hard for me to form an opinion about a TV show or a movie until I know what other people think about it.

28. I tend to ignore other people's feelings in order to do something that is important to me.

29. I need one person who puts me ahead of others.

30. In social situations, I tend to be very self-confident.

31. I do not need anyone.

32. I find it very difficult to make decisions on my own.

33. I tend to imagine the worst if someone I love does not arrive when expected.

34. Even when something is wrong, I can succeed without help from my friends.

35. I tend to expect too much from other people.

36. I do not like buying clothes on my own.

37. I tend to be a loner.

38. I feel that I will never really get everything I would like from other people.

39. When I meet new people, I am afraid I will do something wrong.

40. Even if most people turned away from me, I could cope as long as someone I love stayed with me.

41. I would rather remain independent of others than risk being disappointed.

42. What other people think of me does not affect me.

43. I think most people do not realize how easily they can hurt my feelings.

44. I am very confident in my judgments.

45. I have a terrible fear that I will lose the love and support of people I need very much.

46. I do not have the qualities needed to be a good leader.

47. I would feel unhappy if someone I love left me.

48. I am not concerned about what others think of me.