HSPQ is a personality questionnaire which evaluate 14 personality characteristics with in-depth self-report inventory. The High School Personality Questionnaire (HSPQ) addresses Warmth, Intelligence, Emotional Stability, Excitability, Dominance, Cheerfulness, Conformity, Boldness, Sensitivity, Withdrawal, Apprehension, Self-Sufficiency, Self-Discipline, and Tension. HSPQ is useful in predicting and understanding human behavior. It is an effective tool for adolescents with behavior problems.

Three Different Forms
Each of HSPQís three forms—A,B, and D—contains 10 items per personality factor, plus two "buffer" items for a total of 142 questions per booklet. HSPQ may be administered individually or in groups.

Summary of HSPQ

Purpose
Focus on 14 personality characteristics

Ages
Adolescents

Forms
Three

Norms
Percentiles and Standard Scores, characteristics combined and separated by sex

Administration
45 to 60 minutes; individual or group administration

Publication Date
1984