PERCEPTION OF TEASING SCALE

 

 We are interested in whether you have been teased and how this affected you.

 First, for each question rate how often you think you were teased (using the scale provided, "never" (1) to "always" (5).  

Never

1

 

2

Sometimes

3

 

4

Very Often

5

 Second, unless you responded "never" to the question, rate how upset you were by the teasing "not upset" (1) to "very upset" (5) . 

Not upset

1

 

2

Somewhat upset

3

 

4

Very upset

5

 

1. People made fun of you because you were heavy.     1          2          3          4          5

   How upset were you?                                                1          2          3          4          5

2. People made jokes about you being heavy.                1          2          3          4          5

   How upset were you?                                                 1          2          3          4          5

3. People laughed at you for trying out for sports

      because you were heavy.                                         1          2          3          4          5

   How upset were you?                                                 1          2          3          4          5

4.  People called you names like "fatso."                         1          2          3          4          5

   How upset were you?                                                 1          2          3          4          5

5.  People pointed at you because you were                 

      overweight.                                                               1          2          3          4          5

  How upset were you?                                                  1          2          3          4          5

6.  People snickered about your heaviness when       

     you walked into a room alone.                                    1          2          3          4          5

  How upset were you?                                                    1          2          3          4          5

 7.  People made fun of you by repeating something    

      you said because they thought it was dumb.                1          2          3          4          5

  How upset were you?                                                    1          2          3          4          5

8. People made fun of you because you were afraid

      to do something.                                                         1          2          3          4          5

 How upset were you?                                                      1          2          3          4          5

 9. People said you acted dumb.                                        1          2          3          4          5

  How upset were you?                                                     1          2          3          4          5

10. People laughed at you because you didn't                 

        understand something.                                                1          2          3          4          5

 How upset were you?                                                       1          2          3          4          5

 11. People teased you because you didn't get a joke.         1          2          3          4          5

  How upset were you?                                                      1          2          3          4          5