Anger Management Questionnaire

The Anger Management Questionnaire assesses how a person deals with anger-inducing situations of various intensity and significance.

Purpose

The Anger Management Questionnaire assesses how a person deals with anger-inducing situations of various intensity and significance.

What It’s Best Used For

This test is best utilized within Personal Development initiatives and Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) to understand coping mechanisms, manage workplace conflict, and guide behavioral coaching.

• Deconstructing Anger Responses: It scores individuals across four core scales, measuring the internal intensity of their Angry Emotions, their tendency to exhibit overt Angry Behaviour, how long they Dwell on an incident, and their Doggedness (the unwillingness to let past conflicts go).
• Identifying Dominant Anger Styles: The generated report reveals the specific “Anger Style” the individual uses in different situations, looking at both immediate, short-term reactions and long-term behavioral consequences.
• Supporting HR & Counseling Decisions: Supervisors and counselors receive an immediate online narrative report complete with visual graphs, a breakdown of personal strengths and limitations, and actionable advice for personal growth.
• Fully Compliant Screening: The tool is ATS compatible and fully adheres to APA and EEOC guidelines regarding age, gender, and disability protections.

Application

• Personal Development
• Employee Assistance Programs

Scales

• Angry Emotions
• Angry Behaviour
• Dwelling
• Doggedness

No. of questions: 42
Question type: Situational
Estimated completion time: 25 minutes
Shorter versions of assessment available: N/A
Recommended age level: 18+
Qualification Level: Class A
Compliance: APA standards; EEOC standards (gender, age, disability)
Validation Information:
Sample Size: 752
Cronbach’s Alpha: 0.91

Features

Benchmarks: Available: General population
Group Comparisons: Available

Report Includes

• Summary
• Introduction
• Graphs
• Detailed narrative interpretation
• Strengths and Limitations
• A description of the dominant Anger Style(s) a person uses in various situations of emotional intensity, and situations with both short-term and long-term consequences.
• Advice

Advice Factors and Scales

Overall Score plus 5 scales:

• Angry Emotions: Extent to which a person experiences feelings of anger.
• Angry Behavior: Assesses whether a person has the tendency to express anger overtly.
• Dwelling: Assesses how long it takes a person to get over an anger-inducing situation.
• Doggedness: Tendency to deal with conflict in a relentless manner; unwillingness to let bygones be bygones.