Table 1. The nail-biting questionnaire .
Question 1 | Question 2 | Question 3 | Question 4 | Question 5 | Question 6 | Question 7 |
On an average day how often did you feel the urge to bite your nails? | On an average day how intense or strong were the urges to bite your nails? | On an average day how much control do you have over the urges to bite your nails? | On an average day how often did you actually bite your nails? | On an average day how often did you make an attempt to stop yourself from biting your nails? | On an average day how often were you successful at actually stopping yourself from biting your nails? | During the past week how uncomfortable did your nail biting make you feel? |
0-No urge | 0-No urge | 0-Always in control | 0-Never | 0-No urges | 0-Did not bite | 0-Did not feel uncomfortable |
1-Occassional urge | 1-Mild | 1-Most of the time | 1-Occassionally | 1-Almost all of the time | 1-Almost all of the time | 1-Vaguely uncomfortable |
2-Often | 2-Moderate | 2-Some of the time | 2-Often | 2-Some of the time | 2-Most of the time | 2-Noticeably uncomfortable |
3-Very often | 3-Severe | 3-Rarely | 3-Very often | 3-Rarely | 3-Some of the time | 3-Significantly uncomfortable |
4-Near constant urges | 4-Extreme | 4-Never in control | 4-Always | 4-Never tried to resist the urges | 4-Rarely able to resist | 4-Intensely uncomfortable |