Workplace Aggression Evaluation Scale, WPAS Diagnostic Test - the question form
Questions: 35 · 7 minutes
1. Spreading false rumors (gossip) about someone.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
2. Staring, obscene looks, or facial expressions that show dislike.
1 - Never
2 - Rarely
3 - Sometimes
4 - Often
5 - Very often
3. Discrediting, belittling, mocking, or dismissing someone’s opinion.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
4. Critical remarks, fault-finding, or silently ignoring someone’s opinion.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
5. Restricting attempts to dispute false accusations.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
6. Verbal sexual harassment (comments, hints, jokes).
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
7. Acting in a superior or condescending manner; flaunting status.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
8. Criticizing or attacking someone’s protégé.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
9. Spreading and promoting false rumors about a supervisor or other employees.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
10. Deliberately and demonstratively leaving the workplace when other employees enter the room.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
11. Belittling or publicly ridiculing others or the results of their work.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
12. Reporting knowingly false or unfair information about others to management.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
13. Making negative or obscene gestures toward other people.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
14. Unfair negative evaluation of work performance.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
15. Interrupting others when they are speaking
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
16. Using profanity and other rude or insulting language when communicating with another person.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
17. Raised voice.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
18. Boycotting.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
19. Refusing to allow follow-up contact by phone, or not responding to memos, recommendations, instructions, or reports (e.g., “I won’t do that, and don’t call me again”).
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
20. Deliberately slowing down work (sabotage).
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
21. Intentionally arriving late to meetings scheduled by other employees.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
22. Withholding or quietly sabotaging the sharing of information that other employees need.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
23. Unjustified or wasteful use of resources needed by other employees.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
24. Encouraging other employees to slow down or stop work that is important to them.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
25. Withholding information about actual danger or potential work-related difficulties and risks.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
26. Refusal to provide necessary tools, resources, and/or equipment.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
27. Refusing to stand up for or support other employees’ projects and suggestions.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
28. Physical attacks or assaults.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
29. Theft of or damage to other employees' personal property.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
30. Destruction of, or intentional damage to, company property needed by other employees to do their work.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
31. Weapon assault.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
32. Threats of physical violence.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
33. Interfering with actions that would protect the well-being or ensure the safety of other employees.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
34. Stealing or concealing company/organizational property needed by other employees to do their work.
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often
35. Destroying information (emails, messages, correspondence) that other employees need to do their work
1 – Never
2 – Rarely
3 – Sometimes
4 – Often
5 – Very often