Table 2.
BPI Attributes and Their Values
| Class/Domain/Item | Better Health | Worse Health | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emotional Health | ||||
| Anxiety/Depression | 1 | No sudden changes in mood or feeling | Sometimes sudden changes in mood or feeling | AD1,1 |
| Sometimes sudden changes in mood or feeling | Often sudden changes in mood or feeling | AD1,2 | ||
| No sudden changes in mood or feeling | Often sudden changes in mood or feeling | AD1,1+AD1,2 | ||
| 2 | Not feel or complain that no one loves him/her | Sometimes feels or complains that no one loves him/her | AD2,1 | |
| Sometimes feels or complains that no one loves him/her | Often feels or complains that no one loves him/her | AD2,2 | ||
| Not feel or complain that no one loves him/her | Often feels or complains that no one loves him/her | AD2,1+AD2,2 | ||
| 3 | Not too fearful or anxious | Sometimes too fearful or anxious | AD3,1 | |
| Sometimes too fearful or anxious | Often too fearful or anxious | AD3,2 | ||
| Not too fearful or anxious | Often too fearful or anxious | AD3,1+AD3,2 | ||
| 4 | Not feel worthless or inferior | Sometimes feels worthless or inferior | AD4,1 | |
| Sometimes feels worthless or inferior | Often feels worthless or inferior | AD4,2 | ||
| Not feel worthless or inferior | Often feels worthless or inferior | AD4,1+AD4,2 | ||
| 5 | Not unhappy, sad, or depressed | Sometimes unhappy, sad, or depressed | AD5,1 | |
| Sometimes unhappy, sad, or depressed | Often unhappy, sad, or depressed | AD5,2 | ||
| Not unhappy, sad, or depressed | Often unhappy, sad, or depressed | AD5,1+AD5,2 | ||
| Headstrong | 1 | Not rather high strung, tense and nervous | Sometimes rather high strung, tense and nervous | HS1,1 |
| Sometimes rather high strung, tense and nervous | Often rather high strung, tense and nervous | HS1,2 | ||
| Not rather high strung, tense and nervous | Often rather high strung, tense and nervous | HS1,1+HS1,2 | ||
| 2 | Not argue too much | Sometimes argues too much | HS2,1 | |
| Sometimes argues too much | Often argues too much | HS2,2 | ||
| Not argue too much | Often argues too much | HS2,1+HS2,2 | ||
| 3 | Not disobedient at home | Sometimes disobedient at home | HS3,1 | |
| Sometimes disobedient at home | Often disobedient at home | HS3,2 | ||
| Not disobedient at home | Often disobedient at home | HS3,1+HS3,2 | ||
| 4 | Not stubborn, sullen or irritable | Sometimes stubborn, sullen and irritable | HS4,1 | |
| Sometimes stubborn, sullen and irritable | Often stubborn, sullen and irritable | HS4,2 | ||
| Not stubborn, sullen or irritable | Often stubborn, sullen and irritable | HS4,1+HS4,2 | ||
| 5 | Not a very strong temper and not lose it easily | Sometimes a very strong temper and sometimes loses it easily | HS5,1 | |
| Sometimes a very strong temper and sometimes loses it easily | Often a very strong temper and often loses it easily | HS5,2 | ||
| Not a very strong temper and not lose it easily | Often a very strong temper and often loses it easily | HS5,1+HS5,2 | ||
| Immature Dependency |
1 | Not cling to adults | Sometimes clings to adults | ID1,1 |
| Sometimes clings to adults | Often clings to adults | ID1,2 | ||
| Not cling to adults | Often clings to adults | ID1,1+ID1,2 | ||
| 2 | Not cry too much | Sometimes cries too much | ID2,1 | |
| Sometimes cries too much | Often cries too much | ID2,2 | ||
| Not cry too much | Often cries too much | ID2,1+ID2,2 | ||
| 3 | Not demand a lot of attention | Sometimes demands a lot of attention | ID3,1 | |
| Sometimes demands a lot of attention | Often demands a lot of attention | ID3,2 | ||
| Not demand a lot of attention | Often demands a lot of attention | ID3,1+ID3,2 | ||
| 4 | Not too dependent on others | Sometimes too dependent on others | ID4,1 | |
| Sometimes too dependent on others | Often too dependent on others | ID4,2 | ||
| Not too dependent on others | Often too dependent on others | ID4,1+ID4,2 | ||
| Communication and Learning Problems | ||||
| Hyperactive | 1 | No difficulty concentrating or paying attention for long | Sometimes difficulty concentrating or paying attention for long | HY1,1 |
| Sometimes difficulty concentrating or paying attention for long | Often difficulty concentrating or paying attention for long | HY1,1 | ||
| No difficulty concentrating or paying attention for long | Often difficulty concentrating or paying attention for long | HY1,1+HY1,2 | ||
| 2 | Not easily confused or not seem to be in a fog | Sometimes easily confused or sometimes seems to be in a fog | HY2,1 | |
| Sometimes easily confused or sometimes seems to be in a fog | Often easily confused or often seems to be in a fog | HY2,2 | ||
| Not easily confused or not seem to be in a fog | Often easily confused or often seems to be in a fog | HY2,1+HY2,2 | ||
| 3 | Not impulsive and not act without thinking | Sometimes impulsive or sometimes acts without thinking | HY3,1 | |
| Sometimes impulsive or sometimes acts without thinking | Often impulsive or often acts without thinking | HY3,2 | ||
| Not impulsive and not act without thinking | Often impulsive or often acts without thinking | HY3,1+HY3,2 | ||
| 4 | Not a lot of difficulty getting his/her mind off certain thoughts (no obsessions) | Sometimes a lot of difficulty getting his/her mind off certain thoughts (sometimes has obsessions) | HY4,1 | |
| Sometimes a lot of difficulty getting his/her mind off certain thoughts (sometimes has obsessions) | Often a lot of difficulty getting his/her mind off certain thoughts (often has obsessions) | HY4,2 | ||
| Not a lot of difficulty getting his/her mind off certain thoughts (no obsessions) | Often a lot of difficulty getting his/her mind off certain thoughts (often has obsessions) | HY4,1+HY4,2 | ||
| 5 | Not restless, not overly active and can sit still | Sometimes restless, sometimes overly active and sometimes cannot sit still | HY5 | |
| Sometimes restless, sometimes overly active and sometimes cannot sit still | Often restless, often overly active and often cannot sit still | HY5 | ||
| Not restless, not overly active and can sit still | Often restless, often overly active and often cannot sit still | HY5 | ||
| Behavioral and Social Development | ||||
| Antisocial | 1 | Not cheat and not tell lies | Sometimes cheats or sometimes tells lies | AS1,1 |
| Sometimes cheats or sometimes tells lies | Often cheats or often tells lies | AS1,2 | ||
| Not cheat and not tell lies | Often cheats or often tells lies | AS1,1+AS1,2 | ||
| 2 | Not bully, cruel and mean to others | Sometimes bullies, cruel and mean to others | AS2,1 | |
| Sometimes bullies, cruel and mean to others | Often bullies, cruel and mean to others | AS2,2 | ||
| Not bully, cruel and mean to others | Often bullies, cruel and mean to others | AS2,1+AS2,2 | ||
| 3 | Sorry after misbehaving | Sometimes not sorry after misbehaving | AS3,1 | |
| Sometimes not sorry after misbehaving | Often not sorry after misbehaving | AS3,2 | ||
| Sorry after misbehaving | Often not sorry after misbehaving | AS3,1+AS3,2 | ||
| 4 | Not break things on purpose, | Sometimes breaks things on purpose, | AS4,1 | |
| not deliberately destroy his/her own or another’s things | sometimes deliberately destroys his/her own or another’s things | |||
| Sometimes breaks things on purpose, | Often breaks things on purpose, | AS4,2 | ||
| sometimes deliberately destroys his/her own or another’s things | often deliberately destroys his/her own or another’s things | |||
| Not break things on purpose, | Often breaks things on purpose, | AS4,1+AS4,2 | ||
| not deliberately destroy his/her own or another’s things | often deliberately destroys his/her own or another’s things | |||
| 5 | Not disobedient at school | Sometimes disobedient at school | AS5,1 | |
| Sometimes disobedient at school | Often disobedient at school | AS5,2 | ||
| Not disobedient at school | Often disobedient at school | AS5,1+AS5,2 | ||
| 6 | No trouble getting along with teachers | Sometimes trouble getting along with teachers | AS6,1 | |
| Sometimes trouble getting along with teachers | Often trouble getting along with teachers | AS6,2 | ||
| No trouble getting along with teachers | Often trouble getting along with teachers | AS6,1+AS6,2 | ||
| Peer Conflict/ Social Withdrawal |
1 | No trouble getting along with other children | Sometimes trouble getting along with other children | PS1,1 |
| Sometimes trouble getting along with other children | Often trouble getting along with other children | PS1,2 | ||
| No trouble getting along with other children | Often trouble getting along with other children | PS1,1+PS1,2 | ||
| 2 | Liked by other children | Sometimes not liked by other children | PS2,1 | |
| Sometimes not liked by other children | Often not liked by other children | PS2,2 | ||
| Liked by other children | Often not liked by other children | PS2,1+PS2,2 | ||
| 3 | Not withdrawn and gets involved with others | Sometimes withdrawn and sometimes does not get involved with others | PS3,1 | |
| Sometimes withdrawn and sometimes does not get involved with others | Often withdrawn and often does not get involved with others | PS3,2 | ||
| Not withdrawn and gets involved with others | Often withdrawn and often does not get involved with others | PS3,1+PS3,2 | ||
AD=Anxiety/Depression; HS=Headstrong; ID=Immature Dependency; HY=Hyperactive; AS=Antisocial; PS=Peer Conflict/Social Withdrawal; j=item; k=level