Are you able to express your thoughts and opinions clearly and confidently? Are you assertive to say “no” when needed? Do you find it easy to stand up for yourself when necessary? Or, do you find it difficult to openly express your need to others? Take this test to know whether you have assertiveness skills or not.
What is Assertiveness?
Assertiveness is a valuable skill that individuals can develop to express their feelings, wishes, wants and desires in an appropriate manner. It holds significant importance in personal and interpersonal interactions.
Whether one is at home, at work, or engaging with employers, customers, or colleagues, assertiveness enables effective and transparent communication without undermining personal rights or the rights of the others. Individuals with high assertiveness typically exhibit
Ability to articulate their opinions and ideas effectively
A strong belief in their own worth and abilities
Active listening to others, allowing them to understand different viewpoints and respond appropriately
A skill at finding mutually beneficial solutions and resolving conflicts
Asserting own rights, needs, and interests as in a proactive manner
Instructions For Taking Assertiveness TestOnline
Below is a list of statements related to an individual’s ability to openly and assertively express their needs and views without being hesitated. Please read each statement carefully and rate the extent to which these are relevant to you.
Your score indicates that you have a sign of low assertiveness. It is evident from your score that to a few extent, it might be easy for you to express your actual thoughts and opinions to others. Further, your score shows that in a few cases, you might feel confident to take a stand for yourself and show your point of disagreement to others without being aggressive towards them. Also, it can be evident from your score that to a few extent, you might be capable to handle disapproval or rejection from others while seeking help from themselves. Besides this, your score reflects that in some social situations, you might struggle to actively listen to others and may interrupt others during a conversation.
Along with this, it might also be possible that in a few cases, you might be able to say “no” when you do not want to do something as asked by others and to a few extent might also able to show a genuine self-acceptance for yourself. However, it should be noted that these signs might have a chance to impact your social, occupational, personal, and other areas of functioning.
Want to learn more?
Some ways an individual can follow to strengthen the skills of assertiveness, such as developing an understanding of one’s own need, values, and boundaries, practicing expressing oneself clearly and directly, enhancing listening skills for understanding other’s perspective, joining group activities or projects, and practicing to say “no” whenever necessary. Also, using assertive body language, such as maintaining good posture, making eye contact, and speaking with a clear and steady voice, can reinforce to express one’s limits and strengths in an effective way. If you want to know how to better develop your assertiveness skills, talk to our professional psychologists.
You can use our Mood Tracker to stay mindful of your mood every day, and identify your innermost thoughts & emotions on a daily basis. It will help you in doing the things you love while limiting activities that might dampen your mood.
Sign Of Moderate Assertiveness
Your score indicates that you have a sign of moderate assertiveness. It is evident from your score that to some extent, it might be easy for you to express your actual thoughts and opinions to others. Further, your score shows that in some cases, you might feel confident to take a stand for yourself and often can show your point of disagreement to others without being aggressive towards them. Also, it can be evident from your score that sometimes you might be capable to handle disapproval or rejection from others while seeking help from themselves. Besides this, your score reflects that in a few social situations, you might struggle to actively listen to others and may interrupt others to a few times when talking during a conversation.
Along with this, it might also be possible that in some cases you might be able to say “no” when you do not want to do something as asked by others and might also be able to show sometimes genuine self-acceptance for yourself. However, it should be noted that these signs might have a chance to impact some of your social, occupational, personal, and other areas of functioning.
Want to learn more?
Some ways an individual can follow to strengthen the skills of assertiveness, such as developing an understanding of one’s own need, values, and boundaries, practicing expressing oneself clearly and directly, enhancing listening skills for understanding other’s perspective, joining group activities or projects, and practicing to say “no” whenever necessary. Also, using assertive body language, such as maintaining good posture, making eye contact, and speaking with a clear and steady voice, can reinforce to express one’s limits and strengths in an effective way. If you want to know how to better develop your assertiveness skills, talk to our professional psychologists.
You can use our Mood Tracker to stay mindful of your mood every day, and identify your innermost thoughts & emotions on a daily basis. It will help you in doing the things you love while limiting activities that might dampen your mood.
Sign Of High Assertiveness
Your score indicates that you have a sign of high assertiveness. It is evident from your score that in most cases, it might be easy for you to express your actual thoughts and opinions to others. Further, your score shows that in most possible cases you seem to feel confident to take a stand for yourself and most often can show your point of disagreement to others without being aggressive towards them. Also, it can be evident from your score that in most cases you seem to be capable of strongly handling disapproval or rejection from others while positively seeking help from themselves. Besides this, your score reflects that in most social situations you seem to actively listen to others and might not interrupt others during a conversation.
Along with this, it might also be possible that in most possible cases you might be able to say “no” when you do not want to do something as asked by others and might also be able to show in most cases a genuine self-acceptance for yourself. However, it should be noted that all these signs might cause an impact strongly on social, personal, occupational, and other areas of functioning in your life.
Want to learn more?
Some ways an individual can follow to strengthen the skills of assertiveness, such as developing an understanding of one’s own need, values, and boundaries, practicing expressing oneself clearly and directly, enhancing listening skills for understanding other’s perspective, joining group activities or projects, and practicing to say “no” whenever necessary. Also, using assertive body language, such as maintaining good posture, making eye contact, and speaking with a clear and steady voice, can reinforce to express one’s limits and strengths in an effective way. If you want to know how to better develop your assertiveness skills, talk to our professional psychologists.
You can use our Mood Tracker to stay mindful of your mood every day, and identify your innermost thoughts & emotions on a daily basis. It will help you in doing the things you love while limiting activities that might dampen your mood.
