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Workplace Aggression Scale (WPAS) Test

Understand how aggression shows up at work in just 7 minutes. With 35 items, it pinpoints covert, passive, and overt patterns to guide targeted HR and coaching action.
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How the Scales are Structured
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3/5
Overt Aggression (OA)
Measures the tendency toward direct, overt aggressive actions in workplace relationships, including threats, intimidation, or property-related harm.
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Moderate
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1 – 2.4: Low | 2.5 – 3.6: Moderate | 3.7 – 5: High
A score of 3 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting occasional or situational signs of overt aggression rather than a consistently high pattern.
example score
3/5
Obstructionism (O)
Measures the tendency to impede others’ work through passive resistance or covert obstructive behaviors in the workplace.
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Moderate
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1 – 2.3: Low | 2.4 – 3.6: Moderate | 3.7 – 5: High
A score of 3 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting occasional obstructive behaviors such as delaying responses, withholding help, or slowing work when under tension.
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2/5
Hostility Expression (HE)
Measures the tendency to display covert or subtle hostility toward colleagues through negative attitudes and verbal or symbolic cues.
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Moderate
High
1 – 2.3: Low | 2.4 – 3.6: Moderate | 3.7 – 5: High
A score of 2 indicates low expression of hostility, suggesting minimal or infrequent hostile verbal or symbolic behaviors in workplace interactions.
example score
3/5
Workplace Aggression Index (WAI)
Measures how often an employee displays aggressive behaviors in workplace relationships across hidden hostility, obstructionism, and overt confrontation.
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Moderate
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1 – 2.3: Low | 2.4 – 3.6: Moderate | 3.7 – 5: High
A score of 3 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting occasional aggressive tendencies that may surface under tension or conflict at work.
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Who Usually Takes This Test?
HR and People Ops
41%OF USERS
They use it to spot patterns of hostility, passive resistance, or open conflict in teams and plan targeted interventions.
Team Leaders and Managers
34%OF USERS
They take it to understand what kind of aggression is disrupting collaboration and how to reduce tension in day-to-day work.
Workplace Psychologists and Coaches
25%OF USERS
They apply it in assessments, trainings, or mediation to clarify the structure of conflict and track change over time.
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Open aggression (Oa)
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2.7
Normal range
2.1 — 3.2
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Obstructionism (O)
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3.4
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2.7 — 4.1
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Expression of hostility (Eoh)
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2.6
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2.1 — 3.1
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Workplace Aggression Index (WAI)
Average
3.4
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2.8 — 4
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5
majority
This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.
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What does this questionnaire assess?
It assesses how workplace conflict may be expressed through hostility, obstructionism, and overt aggression. It helps describe the pattern and intensity of these behaviors within work relationships.
How is aggressive behavior grouped in the results?
Scores are reported for three areas: expression of hostility, obstructionism, and overt aggression. Higher scores indicate a greater tendency toward that form of behavior.
How long does it take to complete and how many items are included?
Completion typically takes about 7 minutes. The questionnaire contains 35 statements.
How should responses be selected?
Each statement should be rated based on what is typical, not what seems acceptable or expected. Responses should reflect behavior and attitudes in workplace interactions.
How should the results be used and interpreted?
Results support screening and planning for conflict prevention, team development, and targeted intervention. Interpretation should be made alongside other information and is not a clinical diagnosis.
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
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Workplace Aggression Scale (WPAS) Test

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This measure is designed to assess patterns of aggressive behavior and interpersonal tension in workplace settings. The Workplace Aggression Scale (WPAS) is a brief self-report inventory intended to help characterize how aggression may be expressed at work.

The instrument includes 35 items and typically requires about 7 minutes to complete. Item content generally reflects multiple forms of workplace aggression, including covert hostility, obstructive or passive-aggressive behaviors, and more overt acts of aggression.

The Workplace Aggression Scale (WPAS) may be used in organizational, consultation, or clinical contexts to support screening and case formulation related to workplace conflict. Mark Perry is listed as the author.

Author: arnold-h-buss, Mark Perry
Literature: Neuman, J. H., & Baron, R. A. Workplace violence and workplace aggression: Evidence concerning specific forms, potential causes, and preferred targets. Journal of Management. 1998.; Buss, A. H., & Perry, M. The aggression questionnaire. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1992.
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