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M-F
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1.
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Not at all aggressive
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Very aggressive*
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M
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2.
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Not at all independent
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Very independent*
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F
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3.
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Not at all emotional
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Very emotional*
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M-F
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4.
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Very submissive
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Very dominant*
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M-F
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5.
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Not at all excitable in a major crisis*
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Very excitable in a major crisis
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M
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6.
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Very passive
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Very active*
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F
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7.
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Not at all able to devote self completely to others
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Able to devote self completely to others*
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F
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8.
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Very rough
[quads id=5]
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Very gentle*
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F
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9.
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Not at all helpful to others
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Very helpful to others*
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M
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10.
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Not at all competitive
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Very competitive*
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M-F
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11.
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Very home oriented
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Very worldly*
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F
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12.
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Not at all kind
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Very kind*
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M-F
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13.
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Indifferent to others= approval*
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Highly needful of others’ approval
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M-F
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14.
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Feelings not easily hurt*
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Feelings easily hurt
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F
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15.
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Not at all aware of feelings of others
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Very aware of feelings of others*
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M
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16.
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Can make decisions easily*
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Has difficulty making decisions
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M
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17.
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Gives up very easily
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Never gives up easily*
[quads id=5]
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M-F
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18.
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Never cries*
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Cries very easily
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M
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19.
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Not at all self-confident
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Very self-confident*
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M
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20.
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Feels very inferior
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Feels very superior*
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F
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21.
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Not at all understanding of others
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Very understanding of others*
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F
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22.
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Very cold in relations with others
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Very warm in relations with others*
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M-F
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23.
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Very little need for security*
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Very strong need for security
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M
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24.
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Goes to pieces under pressure
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A…….B…….C…….D…….E
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Stands up well under pressure*
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not at all arrogant
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1 2 3 4 5
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very arrogant
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not at all independent
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1 2 3 4 5
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very independent
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not at all emotional
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1 2 3 4 5
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very emotional
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looks out for self
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1 2 3 4 5
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looks out for others
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very passive
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1 2 3 4 5
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very active
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not at all egotistical
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1 2 3 4 5
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very egotistical
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difficult to devote self completely to others
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1 2 3 4 5
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easy to devote self completely to others
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very rough
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1 2 3 4 5
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very gentle
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not at all helpful to others
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1 2 3 4 5
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very helpful to others
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not at all boastful
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1 2 3 4 5
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very boastful
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not at all competitive
[quads id=5]
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1 2 3 4 5
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very competitive
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not at all kind
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1 2 3 4 5
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very kind
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not at all aware of others’ feelings
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1 2 3 4 5
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very aware of others’ feelings
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can make decisions easily
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1 2 3 4 5
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has difficulty making decisions
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not at all greedy
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1 2 3 4 5
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very greedy
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gives up easily
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1 2 3 4 5
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never gives up
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not at all self-confident
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1 2 3 4 5
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very self-confident
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feels very inferior
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1 2 3 4 5
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feels very superior
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not at all dictatorial
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1 2 3 4 5
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very dictatorial
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not at all understanding of others
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1 2 3 4 5
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very understanding of others
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not at all cynical
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1 2 3 4 5
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very cynical
[quads id=5]
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very cold in relations with others
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1 2 3 4 5
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very warm in relations with others
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not at all hostile
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1 2 3 4 5
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very hostile
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goes to pieces under pressure
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1 2 3 4 5
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stands up well under pressure
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Spence‚ J. T.‚ Helmreich‚ R. L.‚ & Holahan‚ C. K. (1979) Negative and positive components of psychological masculinity and femininity and their relationships to self-reports of neurotic and acting out behaviors. Journalof Personality and Social Psychology‚ 37‚ 1673-1682.
Spence‚ J.T.‚ & Helmreich‚ R.L. (1978). Masculinity and femininity: Their psychological dimensions‚ correlates‚ and antecedents. Austin‚ TX: University of Texas Press.
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mohammad looti (2026). Personal Attributes Questionnaire. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/personal-attributes-questionnaire/
mohammad looti. "Personal Attributes Questionnaire." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 20 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/personal-attributes-questionnaire/.
mohammad looti. "Personal Attributes Questionnaire." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/personal-attributes-questionnaire/.
mohammad looti (2026) 'Personal Attributes Questionnaire', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/personal-attributes-questionnaire/.
[1] mohammad looti, "Personal Attributes Questionnaire," PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, vol. X, no. Y, ص Z-Z, April, 2026.
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