Anger Test: How Angry Are You?
How the Scales are Structured
Who Usually Takes This Test?
See How You Compare
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Example Questions From the Test
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Very often
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Very often
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Very often
Anger Test: How Angry Are You? - Description and methodology of the test
How angry am I, and is it starting to cost me? People usually ask after a week of snapping at those they love, or after realising an argument is still running in their head at midnight. This anger test turns those moments into one clear number. It looks at how fast you flare up, what you do with anger and how quickly you calm down.
What the test measures
The headline result is your anger level from 0 to 100, built from four parts. Short fuse covers how quickly small things set you off: a slow driver, a queue, a plan that changes at the last minute. Outbursts look at a raised voice, harsh words, slammed doors and messages sent in the heat of the moment. Held-in anger covers what you swallow to keep the peace, the calm face over clenched fists. Lingering anger looks at replaying arguments and holding grudges. Unlike a quick anger issues test that only counts shouting, this one also scores the anger nobody sees. A fifth scale, anger control, sits apart from the total and shows how fast you cool down. Your outbursts and held-in anger together give your anger type.
How it works and what you get
There are 30 short statements about the last few months, and most people finish in about five minutes. For each one you choose how often it happened, from Never to Very often. A third of the statements describe calm moments, such as letting an argument go, which keeps the scores honest when you answer fast. Compared with a typical anger quiz, the result is a profile rather than a single label. Your result includes:
- your anger level from 0 to 100, labelled low, moderate or high;
- your anger type: Exploder, Simmerer, Pressure Cooker or Even-tempered;
- the two parts of your anger that lead and the one that stays quiet;
- your anger control score and a comparison with other people.
Many people are surprised by their type. Someone who never shouts can still score high because of what they hold in. If you came here looking for an anger management test, start with the part that leads: it shows where a small change will help most.
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