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B4. Perception of Teasing Scale (POTS)
The following questions should be answered with respect to the period of time when you were growing
up (ages 5–16). First, rate how often you think you have been the object of such behavior (using the scale
provided, never to very often). Second, unless you responded never to a particular question, rate how upset
you were by the teasing (not upset to very upset).
1. People made fun of you because you were heavy. Never Sometimes Very Often
1 2 3 4 5
1a. How upset were you? Not Upset Somewhat Upset Very Upset
1 2 3 4 5
2. People made jokes about you being too heavy. Never Sometimes Very Often
1 2 3 4 5
2a. How upset were you? Not Upset Somewhat Upset Very Upset
1 2 3 4 5
3. People laughed at you for trying out for sports
because you were heavy.
Never Sometimes Very Often
1 2 3 4 5
3a. How upset were you? Not Upset Somewhat Upset Very Upset
1 2 3 4 5
4. People called you names like “fatso.” Never Sometimes Very Often
1 2 3 4 5
4a. How upset were you? Not Upset Somewhat Upset Very Upset
1 2 3 4 5
5. People pointed at you because you were overweight. Never Sometimes Very Often
1 2 3 4 5
5a. How upset were you? Not Upset Somewhat Upset Very Upset
1 2 3 4 5
6. People snickered about your heaviness when you
walked into a room alone.
Never Sometimes Very Often
1 2 3 4 5
6a. How upset were you? Not Upset Somewhat Upset Very Upset
1 2 3 4 5
7. People made fun of you by repeating something that you
said because they thought it was dumb.
Never Sometimes Very Often
1 2 3 4 5
7a. How upset were you? Not Upset Somewhat Upset Very Upset
1 2 3 4 5
8. People made fun of you because you were afraid
to do something.
Never Sometimes Very Often
1 2 3 4 5
8a. How upset were you? Not Upset Somewhat Upset Very Upset
1 2 3 4 5
9. People said you acted dumb. Never Sometimes Very Often
1 2 3 4 5
9a. How upset were you? Not Upset Somewhat Upset Very Upset
1 2 3 4 5
10. People laughed at you because you didn’t
understand something.
Never Sometimes Very Often
1 2 3 4 5
10a. How upset were you? Not Upset Somewhat Upset Very Upset
1 2 3 4 5
11. People teased you because you didn’t get a joke. Never Sometimes Very Often
1 2 3 4 5
11a. How upset were you? Not Upset Somewhat Upset Very Upset
1 2 3 4 5
Copyright © 1995 Taylor & Francis, Ltd. Reproduced by special permission of the publisher, Taylor & Francis, Ltd., 325 Chestnut St., Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106
(http://www.informaworld.com) from: The Perceptions of Teasing Scales (POTS): A revision and extension of the Physical Appearance Related Teasing Scale (PARTS).
Journal of Personality Assessment, 65, 146-157 by J. Kevin Thompson, Jill Cattarin, Barbara Fowler, & Eric Fisher.