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Pushover test

Do you stand your ground, or apologise for existing?

Measures three things we tend to lump together: assertiveness (saying what you think), people pleasing (needing approval) and conflict avoidance (dodging the row). You can be very assertive and still avoid conflict — here you'll see it.

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Character · 3

  • Assertiveness

    Your ability to stand your ground and say what you think even when it's awkward.

  • People pleasing

    How much you need others' approval and avoid letting people down.

  • Conflict avoidance

    A tendency to dodge arguments even when the topic matters to you.

Where this comes from

This test draws on published, peer-reviewed instruments. It is not a certified adaptation: the items are rewritten in everyday language.

  1. [1]
    Rathus (1973). Behavior Therapy, 4(3), 398–406

    The classic assertive behaviour schedule.

  2. [2]
    Rahim (1983). Academy of Management Journal, 26(2), 368–376

    Styles of handling interpersonal conflict.

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