FAPIS Scale
FAPIS Scale
Please choose the person in your life whom you are closest who is NOT a romantic or sexual partner. This person could be a parent or
other family member, a friend, a co-worker or a teacher, or someone else. Please answer the following questions about your relationship
with this person.
2. How long have you been in this relationship (in months)? ________
Please read each statement carefully and then circle the number which best describes how much the statement was true for you
DURING THE PAST WEEK, INCLUDING TODAY.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Not at all A little A lot Completely
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. I showed my true feelings and was completely natural
with this person. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
2. I was comfortable discussing significant problems with
this person. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
3. I felt comfortable telling this person things that I do not
tell other people. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
4. I trusted this person with my deepest thoughts and
feelings. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
5. I revealed to this person what I feel are my
shortcomings. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
6. I expressed loving, caring feelings toward this person.
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
7. I was open and loving with this person.
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
8. I attempted to get closer to this person.
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
9. I expressed my feelings about this person directly to
him/her. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
10. At times I kept opinions to myself because I was afraid of
how this person might react. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
11. I kept very personal information to myself and did not
share it with this person. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
12. When I talked to this person, I stuck to safe topics.
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
13. There were times when I held back information from this
person. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
14. I hid my emotions from this person.
☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐