Aggression Scale in Workplace Relationships, WPAS Test - the question form
Questions: 35 · 15 minutes
1. Spreading false rumors (gossip) about someone.
Never
Rarely
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Often
Very often
2. Staring, obscene looks, or grimacing that expresses dislike.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Very often
3. Discrediting, belittling, mocking, or dismissing someone's opinion.
Never
Rarely
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Very often
4. Critical remarks, nitpicking, or silently ignoring someone’s opinion.
Never
Rarely
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Very often
5. Being prevented from objecting to false accusations.
Never
Rarely
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Very often
6. Verbal sexual harassment (comments, hints, jokes).
Never
Rarely
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Very often
7. Acting in a superior or condescending manner; flaunting status.
Never
Rarely
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8. Criticizing or attacking someone’s protege.
Never
Rarely
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Very often
9. Maintaining and helping to spread false rumors about a supervisor or other employees.
Never
Rarely
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Very often
10. Intentionally and demonstratively leaving the workplace when other employees enter the room.
Never
Rarely
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11. Belittling or publicly ridiculing others or the results of their work.
Never
Rarely
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12. Reporting deliberately false or unfair information about others to management.
Never
Rarely
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13. Displaying negative or obscene gestures toward other people.
Never
Rarely
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14. Unfairly negative evaluation of my job performance.
Never
Rarely
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15. Interrupting others when they are speaking
Never
Rarely
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16. Using profanity or other rude or insulting language when communicating with another person.
Never
Rarely
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Very often
17. Raising your voice.
Never
Rarely
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18. Boycott
Never
Rarely
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19. Refusing to allow you to contact them again by phone, or not responding to work memos, recommendations, instructions, or reports ("I will not do that, and please do not call me again").
Never
Rarely
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20. Deliberately slowing down work (sabotage)
Never
Rarely
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21. Intentionally arriving late to meetings scheduled by other employees.
Never
Rarely
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22. Withholding, or quietly sabotaging, information needed by other employees.
Never
Rarely
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23. Unjustified, wasteful use of resources needed by other employees.
Never
Rarely
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24. Encouraging other employees to slow down (or stop) work that is important to them.
Never
Rarely
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25. Withholding information about actual danger or expected work-related difficulties and risks.
Never
Rarely
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26. Denied access to necessary supplies and/or equipment.
Never
Rarely
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27. Refusing to stand up for or support other employees' projects and proposals.
Never
Rarely
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28. Physical attacks or assaults.
Never
Rarely
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29. Stealing or damaging other employees’ personal property.
Never
Rarely
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30. Destroying or intentionally damaging the organization’s (company’s) property that other employees need for their work.
Never
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31. Attacked with a weapon.
Never
Rarely
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32. Threats of physical violence.
Never
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33. Interfering with actions that would protect the well-being or ensure the safety of other employees.
Never
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34. Stealing or hiding company property needed for other employees to do their work.
Never
Rarely
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35. Destroying information (e.g., emails, messages, correspondence) that other employees need to do their work.
Never
Rarely
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Often
Very often