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Rathus Assertiveness Scale

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[Link] people seem to be more aggressive and asser ve than I am.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

2.I have hesitated to make or accept dates because of “shyness.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

[Link] a salesperson has gone to considerable trouble to show me merchandise that is not quite
suitable, I have a difficult me saying “No.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

[Link] the food served at a restaurant is not done to my sa sfac on, I complain about it to the
waiter or waitress.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me
5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

[Link] I am asked to do something, I insist upon knowing why.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

6.I am careful to avoid hur ng other people’s feelings, even when I feel that I have been injured.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

[Link] are mes when I look for a good, vigorous argument.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

8.I strive to get ahead as well as most people in my posi on.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me
4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

[Link] be honest, people o en take advantage of me.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

10.I enjoy star ng conversa ons with new acquaintances and strangers.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

11.I o en don’t know what to say to people I find a rac ve.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

12.I will hesitate to make phone calls to business establishments and ins tu ons.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me
3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

13.I would rather apply for a job or for admission to a college by wri ng le ers than by going through
with personal interviews.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

14.I find it embarrassing to return merchandise.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

[Link] a close and respected rela ve were annoying me, I would smother my feelings rather than
express my annoyance.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

16.I have avoided asking ques ons for fear of sounding stupid.

The answer should be a single choice:


1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

[Link] an argument, I am some mes afraid that I will get so upset that I will shake all over.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

[Link] a famed and respected lecturer makes a comment which I think is incorrect, I will have the
audience hear my point of view as well.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

19.I avoid arguing over prices with clerks and salespeople.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me


20.I avoid arguing over prices with clerks and salespeople.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

21.I am open and frank about my feelings.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

[Link] someone has been spreading false and bad stories about me, I see him or her as soon as
possible and “have a talk” about it.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

23.I o en have a hard me saying “No.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me
5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

24.I tend to bo le up my emo ons rather than make a scene.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

25.I complain about poor service in a restaurant and elsewhere.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

[Link] I am given a compliment, I some mes just don’t know what to say

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

[Link] a couple near me in a theater or at a lecture were conversing rather loudly, I would ask them to
be quiet or to take their conversa on elsewhere

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me
3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

[Link] a emp ng to push ahead of me in a line is in for a good ba le.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

29.I am quick to express an opinion.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

[Link] are mes when I just can’t say anything.

The answer should be a single choice:

1. very much like me

2. rather like me

3. slightly like me

4. slightly unlike me

5. rather unlike me

6. very much unlike me

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