Sexual Commitment Test

IN THE SEXUAL COMMITMENT TEST, YOU'LL FIND 25 STATEMENTS THAT DESCRIBE BEHAVIOR OR ATTITUDES. YOU'RE TO READ EACH STATEMENT AND DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH IT REFLECTS YOUR CHARACTERISTICS. NEXT, CHOOSE THE NUMBER FROM THE SCALE BELOW THAT MATCHES YOUR RESPONSE AND WRITE IT IN THE SPACE PROVIDED. ANSWER ALL 25 QUESTIONS AND THEN READ ON TO FIND YOUR SCORE.

. SCALE . -----

1 NOT LIKE ME 2 A LITTLE LIKE ME 3 EQUALLY LIKE AND UNLIKE ME 4 A LOT LIKE ME 5 TOTALLY ME

[ ] 1. WHEN I GO TO A PARTY WITH SOMEONE I'M CLOSE TO, I LIKE TO STICK BY THE PERSON AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO LET OTHERS KNOW WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT EACH OTHER.

[ ] 2. WHENEVER I QUARREL WITH A LOVER I WONDER IF THE RELATIONSHIP IS WORTH CONTINUING.

[ ] 3. WHEN A PERSON I'M ATTRACTED TO SENDS ME A PRESENT OUT OF THE BLUE, I BEGIN TO WORRY THAT HE OR SHE IS RUSHING THINGS.

[ ] 4. I'VE NOTICED THAT WHEN I'VE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF A PERSON AND EVERYTHING HAS BEEN GOING WELL, I START THINKING ABOUT OTHER LOVERS.

[ ] 5. I ALWAYS SEEM TO FALL IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE WHO IS ALREADY ATTACHED.

[ ] 6. I HARDLY EVER SAY "I LOVE YOU" TO ANYONE, NO MATTER HOW STRONGLY I FEEL ABOUT THE PERSON.

[ ] 7. WHEN SOMEONE I'VE BEEN SPENDING THE NIGHT WITH STARTS BRINGING HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO MY PLACE AND LEAVING THEM FOR "US" TO USE, I BECOME UNEASY.

[ ] 8. I LIKE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW I'M IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE IN ORDER TO STABILIZE THE RELATIONSHIP.

[ ] 9. BEFORE I ENTER A RELATIONSHIP, I TRY TO FIND OUT IF THE OTHER PERSON IS OVERLY INTERESTED IN SOMETHING MONOGOMOUS AND PERMANENT.

[ ] 10. I GET UNCOMFORTABLE IF I FEEL THAT THE PERSON I'M INVOLVED WITH HAS STARTED MAKING PLANS FOR US.

[ ] 11. I FIND IT EASY TO SHOW AFFECTION TO MY LOVER WHEN WE'RE OUT IN PUBLIC.

[ ] 12. I LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT ANYONE I START DATING SERIOUSLY KNOWS THAT I'M DTAING OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL.

[ ] 13. I LIKE TO SHOW OFF GIFTS THAT MY LOVER HAS GIVEN ME.

[ ] 14. IF I'M SEEING A LOT OF THE SAME PERSON, I LIKE TO BREAK THE PATTERN BY GOING OUT WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

[ ] 15. I BECOME UNEASY WHEN SOMEONE I'VE GONE OUT WITH A FEW TIMES BEGINS TO TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH SHE OR HE WOULD LIKE TO LIVE TOGETHER.

[ ] 16. A SINGLES LIFESTYLE IS MUCH MORE INTERESTING TO ME THAN A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP.

[ ] 17. I FEEL THAT RELATIONSHIPS, AS A RULE, STIFLE MY INDIVIDUALITY.

[ ] 18. I LIKE TO GET TO KNOW MY LOVER'S FAMILY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER WE'VE STARTED GOING OUT TOGETHER.

[ ] 19. I SOMETIMES FIX UP MY LOVERS WITH FRIENDS OF MINE JUST TO SHOW I'M NOT THE JEALOUS TYPE.

[ ] 20. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR BOTH PARTNERS IN A COUPLE TO HAVE OCCASIONAL OUTSIDE SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS.

[ ] 21. WHEN I START GOING WITH SOMEONE SERIOUSLY I LET MY EX AND SOMETIME LOVERS GET THE PICTURE SO THEY'LL RESPECT MY NEW RELATIONSHIP.

[ ] 22. MY FAVORITE SEXUAL EXPERIENCES HAVE BEEN WITH PEOPLE WHO WERE ONLY IN TOWN FOR A LIMITED TIME, OR WHILE I WAS TRAVELING.

[ ] 23. WHEN I AGREE TO TAKE A TRIP WITH SOMEONE I'M INVOLVED WITH, I CHECK THE OPTIONS FOR GETTING BACK HOME ON MY OWN JUST IN CASE SOMETHING GOES WRONG.

[ ] 24. WHEN I BECOME SEXUALLY INVOLVED WITH SOMEONE, EVERYONE ELSE, NO MATTER HOW EXCITING AND AROUSING TO ME IN THE PAST, FADES INTO THE BACKGROUND.

[ ] 25. I HAVE NEVER MET ANYONE I WOULD LIKE TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH.

. SCORING . -------

TO FIND YOUR SCORE ON THE SCALE, ADD UP THE ALL THE RESPONSES YOU WROTE IN IN THE SPACES PROVIDED, EXCEPT FOR ANSWERS 1, 8, 11, 13, 18, 21, AND 24. IN THESE CASES, SCORE AS FOLLOWS:

1 POINT BECOMES 5 POINTS 2 POINTS BECOME 4 POINTS 3 POINTS REMAIN 3 POINTS 4 POINTS BECOME 2 POINTS 5 POINTS BECOME 1 POINT

NOW, ADD THESE CONVERSIONS FOR 1, 8, 11, 13, 18, 21, AND 24 TO THE OTHER POINT TOTAL. NOW, FIND YOURSELF ON THE TABLE.

. NORMS TABLE . -----------

48 AND BELOW VERY LOW 49-56 LOW 57-65 AVERAGE 66-76 HIGH 77 AND ABOVE VERY HIGH

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