Mister Poll: Crying in school

Male: Age range

Preteen

13-19

20-29

30 or more

Female: Age range

Preteen

13-19

20-29

30 or more

Grade coursing

Elementary School

Middle School

High School

College

University

Country of origin

Male: Do you like to be alone or in company when crying?

I must be alone if I am to cry

Only if they are people close to me, but still feel uncomfortable

I feel ok when parents or girlfriend/wife are present

I like my parents to be with me when I cry

I like my girlfriend/wife to comfort me when crying

I feel a little uncomfortable when crying in front of others

It doesn't bother who sees me crying

Female: Do you like to be alone or in company when crying?

I don't allow myself to cry in front of anyone

If it's close family only, but I still feel uncomfortable

I am ok with parents or boyfriend/husband present

I like my parents close for support when crying

I like my boyfriend/husband near me to wipe my tears and listen to me when I cry

I feel a little embarrased when others are present

I don't mind who sees me crying

Male: How many times have you cried in school?

None

1

between 2 and 5

between 6 and 10

more than 10

Female: How many times have you cried in school?

None

1

between 2 and 5

between 6 and 10

more than 10

Male: When did you last cry in school?

Less than a day ago

about a week ago

About a month ago

between 1 and 6 months

between 7 and 12 months

More than a year ago

Female: When did you last cry in school?

Less than a day ago

about a week ago

about a month ago

between 1 and 6 months

between 7 and 12 months

More than a year ago

Male: How long did the crying last?

Less than 5 minutes

between 5 and 15

between 16 and 30

between 31 and 60

more than 1 hour

over a recurring period

Female: How long did the crying last?

Less than 5 minutes

between 5 and 15

between 16 and 30

between 31 and 60

more than 1 hour

over a recurring period

Male: What did you do when you started crying?

Stay where you were

Go somewhere else to be alone

Run to the bathroom so no one sees you crying

Go find someone to cry to

Female: What did you do when you started crying?

Stay in the same place

Go somewhere else to be alone

Run to the bathroom so nobody sees your tears

Go find a shoulder to cry on

Male: How intense was your crying?

Lump in my throat

Choked up

Close to tears

Tears in my eyes

Tears trickling down my cheeks

Trembling and sobbing

Female: How intense was your crying?

Lump in my throat

Choked up

Tears stinging my eyes

Tears streaking my face

Sobbing

Male: If there were tears, how did you react?

There were no tears

I buried my face in my hands to hide the tears

Directly wiped eyes so no tears fall

I wiped the tears trickling my cheeks

I let tears trickle freely down my face

Female: What did you do when you noticed tears?

No tears present

I covered my face with my hands

Wipe eyes so no tears would fall down face

I wiped the tear drops from my cheeks

I allowed tears to streak my cheeks freely

Male: How many people were present?

Female: How many people were present?

Male: Who was present when you were crying?

Female: Who was present when you were crying?

Male: Feelings when crying in front of others

Female: Feelings when crying in front of others

Male: What was the other person(s) reaction towards your crying?

Pretended not to notice

Became angry

Embarrased

Consoled me verbally

Hugged me

He/She wiped my tears

Stopped being nasty

Did not know how to react

other

Female: How did the people react when you started to cry?

Pretended not to notice

Became angry

Embarrassed for me crying

Consoled me verbally

Hugged me

He/She wiped the tears from my face

Stopped being nasty

Did not know what to do

other

Male: How many tears do you shed when you cry?

None, wet eyes at most

A few tears fall

A steady flow

Tears stream from my eyes as soon as I start crying

Female: How many tears do you shed when you cry?

None, watery eyes at most

Only a few tears

a steady stream of tears

Tears burst unabatedly down my face when I start to cry

Male: Do you usually hide your tears, or cry openly

Usually cover face to hide tears

Directly wipe eyes so no tears fall

Wipe tear drops from face

Allow tears to stain face unchecked

Female: Do you cry openly, or hide your tears

Usually cover face with hands to hide tears

Directly wipe eyes so no tears streak cheeks

Wipe tear drops from face

Allow tears to course freely down my cheeks