The Assertiveness Rating Scale tells you if a person is able to communicate thoughts and opinions in a clear, direct, and non-aggressive way, stand up to people, intimidates or acts with confidence.  Use it to evaluate:

• Assertiveness
• Subservience
• Aggression

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Purpose: The Assertiveness Rating Scale – 2nd Revision assesses whether a person is able to communicate their thoughts and opinions in a clear, direct, and non-aggressive way.

No. of questions: 35
Question type: Self-report
Estimated completion time: 10 minutes
Shorter versions of assessment: N/A
Recommended age level: 18+
Qualification Level: Class A
Compliance: APA standards; EEOC standards (gender, age, disability)
Validation Information:
● Sample Size: 6717
● Cronbach’s Alpha: 0.91

APPLICATION:

• Pre-employment
• Personal & professional development

5 ARS – R2 SCALES:

• Ability to speak for self
• Handling assertive/strong people
• Comfort with Vulnerability
• Subservience
• Aggression

Features

• Benchmarks: Available (general population, 62 industries)
• Interview Questions: Available
• Group Comparisons: Available

Report Includes:

• Summary
• Introduction
• Graphs
• Detailed narrative interpretation
• Strengths and Limitations
• Advice

Factors and Scales:

Overall Score plus 5 scales:

• Ability to speak for self: Acting with confidence to voice a personal opinion.
• Handling assertive/strong people: Ability to stand up to those who might be intimidating.
  Comfort with Vulnerability: Ability to take action despite the risk of rejection or embarrassment.
• Subservience: Allowing the needs of others to take precedence over personal desires.
• Aggression: Using aggressive tactics, such as intimidation, physical force or manipulation to get one’s way