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Manipulation Vulnerability Assessment

Manipulation Vulnerability Assessment Test

Learn in 4 minutes how easily pressure or subtle control can sway you. Get clear insights to spot manipulation early, strengthen boundaries, and build resilience.

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32/43

Vulnerability to Manipulation (VtM)

Measures how susceptible a person is to manipulative influence in communication and pressure situations.

Low vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability

High vulnerability

0 – 20: Low vulnerability | 21 – 30: Moderate vulnerability | 31 – 43: High vulnerability

A score of 32 falls in the High vulnerability range, indicating a pronounced tendency to be influenced by manipulative tactics and external pressure.

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People in demanding relationships

41%OF USERS

They suspect a partner, friend, or relative uses guilt, pressure, or silence to control decisions and want clarity on their weak spots.

Workplace pressure navigators

34%OF USERS

They face pushy bosses, persuasive colleagues, or tricky negotiations and want to know how easily they give in at work.

Self-growth and boundary builders

25%OF USERS

They are improving confidence and critical thinking and want a quick check of how trusting and emotionally open they are to influence.

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Vulnerability to Manipulation (VtM)

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9.6 — 20.4

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It screens vulnerability to manipulation by assessing emotional openness and trust, susceptibility to external pressure, and recognition of manipulative communication patterns.

How long does it take and how many items are included?

Completion time is about 4 minutes. The questionnaire contains 20 items.

How should items be answered?

Select the response that best matches typical reactions in everyday situations. Answer all items and avoid overthinking individual questions.

How should results be interpreted?

Scores indicate relative risk areas where coercion, guilt, flattery, or covert pressure may be harder to detect or resist. Results are screening information and are not a clinical diagnosis.

When is the shorter version appropriate?

A short form can be used when time is limited or as a brief recheck. The full form is preferred when more detail is needed to identify specific vulnerability patterns.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

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This measure is designed to screen for individual differences in susceptibility to interpersonal influence and related response patterns. The Manipulation Vulnerability Assessment can be used to support clinical interviewing by highlighting areas where a respondent may have difficulty recognizing or resisting coercive, deceptive, or controlling interactions.

It is a brief self-report questionnaire consisting of 20 items and typically requires about 4 minutes to complete. Content is intended to reflect tendencies such as trust, suggestibility, and compliance under social pressure, with results interpreted as indicators of relative vulnerability rather than definitive conclusions. The Manipulation Vulnerability Assessment is attributed to Paulhus, D. L., and Christie, R.

Author: Christie, R., Paulhus, D. L.

Literature: Cialdini, R. B. Influence: Science and practice. Allyn & Bacon. 2009.; Petty, R. E., & Cacioppo, J. T. Communication and persuasion: Central and peripheral routes to attitude change. Springer. 1986.; Briñol, P., & Petty, R. E. Self-validation theory: An integrative framework for understanding the role of metacognition in attitude change. Psychological Review. 2009.

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