Your anger

The result texts are shown in English, as they have not been translated into العربية yet.

What the score means

The 27 answers are combined into a score from 0 to 100. The three levels describe parts of the answer scale. A score of 70 does not mean you are angrier than 70% of people.

How your anger works

Feeling anger and taking it out on others are two different things. This compares how easily you get angry with how much of it reaches other people.

You feel it, but it mostly stays with you

Anger comes fairly easily to you, but you rarely take it out on others. That protects those around you. It is still worth noticing where the anger goes, because it can wear you down if it just stays inside.

The four sides of your anger

The first two are about what happens inside you. The last two are about what reaches other people.

• Quick to angerYou get angry easily, and it can be strong when it comes.
  83
• Emotions taking overYour mood shifts at times, but you mostly stay in control.
  50
• HostilityYou rarely wish to hurt or get back at others.
  25
• Sharp tongueYou are careful with what you say to others.
  11

How you can use this

• Learn your early signs, such as a tight jaw or a raised voice. They give you time to choose.
• Find out when you are most easily irritated. Hunger, stress and lack of sleep are common triggers.
• Compare your four scores. Is it the feeling itself, or what you do next, that you want to change?

What this test can tell you

• The test uses four scales from the CAT-PD, a research tool for personality traits that can cause problems in everyday life. It is a self-report, so it shows how you see yourself.
• The score has no norms here, so it cannot show how you compare with other people.
• Few people agree with the most serious statements. A low score on hostility is therefore common, and it says little about how you would act under pressure.
• This is not a clinical test. It cannot diagnose anything or predict what you will do, and it does not show how others experience you.

Sources

• IPIP key: CAT-PD static form
• IPIP public-domain permission