Participant #: ____

AO
Directions: The following statements refer to the feelings and emotions people have and
how people use feelings and emotions to guide their behavior. There are no right or
wrong answers. Also realize that emotions and feelings can be positive or negative. A
person can feel anger; another can feel love and tenderness. Both cases, however, are
emotion. The statements refer to both types, positive and negative.
STRONGLY
DISAGREE
1

DISAGREE
2

UNCERTAIN
3

STRONGLY
AGREE
5

AGREE
4

Reverse score #s 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20

1.

I am very aware of my feelings.

2.

I use my feelings to determine what I should do in

situations.

3.

My feelings and emotions are very important to me.

4.

I listen to what my gut or heart says in many

situations.

5.

My emotions tell me what to do in many cases.

6.

I try not to let feelings guide my actions.

7.

I trust my feelings to guide my behavior.

8.

I dont pay much attention to my emotions most of

the time.

My feelings tell me a lot about how to act in a given

situation.

The intensity of my emotions does not change much

from situation to situation.

I use my feelings to determine whether to trust another

person.

12.

I learn a lot about myself on the basis of my feelings.

13.

I am not usually aware of my feelings at any given

9.
10.
11.

moment.

14.

Feelings are a valuable source of information.

15.

My feelings dont seem to be very intense or strong.

16.

I use feelings to guide me more than most people do.

17

Feelings only interfere with behavior.

18.

I orient to people through my emotions.

19.

My emotions have many different levels of intensity; I

can be angry, for example, or very angry.

I seem to have just a few basic emotions.

20.