Assesses personality characteristics relevant to weapons psychology.
This objective, multi-dimensional questionnaire obtains the respondent’s self-assessments in relation to social behavior, emotional state / stability and his/her level of self-control and self-reflection. These characteristics are particularly relevant to the responsible handling of weapons. This special personality test is therefore suitable for the weapons-related reliability test under Section 3 (2) of the implementing order relating to the first German Weapons Act (1. WaffV).

Using a four-point answer scale, respondents indicate the extent to which they agree with various statements. The previous answer can be corrected once.

One test form.

The following main variables are scored:

• Social expressiveness – self-confidence: Measure of the key basic dimension of social behavior known as “extraversion”.
• Social adjustment: The level of social agreeableness or readiness to engage in conflict. This is a second important basic dimension of social behavior.
• Emotional responsiveness: The level of emotional lability, tension, irritation and anxiety.
• Self-control: The level of an individual’s self-discipline, consistency, reliability and adherence to norms.
• Self-reflection: The level of intellectual flexibility and nuanced thinking as a measure of self-reflection.

The subsidiary variable Openness of the self-description describes how open and self-critical the person’s responses are.