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Trolling Attitudes Questionnaire Test

In about six minutes, the Trolling Attitudes Questionnaire Test presents 30 questions about reactions to provocative online content. Your result shows which forms of trolling you view more positively or negatively, offering a structured starting point for self-reflection about online boundaries and social attitudes.

Questions: 306 minutes

Trolling Attitudes Questionnaire Test: agreement scale card

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Scale Explorer

How the Scales are Structured

Trolling as EntertainmentTaE

Measures how positively a person views trolling as a form of entertainment.

example score6/15

6/15Mixed enjoymentexample score

0 – 5Low enjoyment

6 – 10Mixed enjoyment

11 – 15High enjoyment

A score of 6 falls in the Mixed enjoyment range, suggesting a somewhat ambivalent but occasionally positive view of trolling as entertainment.

Age TrollingAT

Measures how positively a person views age-related trolling and provocations online.

example score11/15

11/15Supportiveexample score

0 – 5Rejecting

6 – 10Mixed

11 – 15Supportive

A score of 11 falls in the Supportive range, indicating a generally positive attitude toward age-related trolling.

Religious TrollingRT

Measures how tolerant a person is toward trolling and provocations on religious topics.

example score12/15

12/15High toleranceexample score

0 – 5Low tolerance

6 – 10Moderate tolerance

11 – 15High tolerance

A score of 12 falls in the High tolerance range, indicating comparatively greater acceptance of religious trolling or provocations.

Gender TrollingGT

Measures how positively a person views trolling that targets or engages gender-related topics online.

example score9/15

9/15Mixed/neutralexample score

0 – 5Rejecting

6 – 10Mixed/neutral

11 – 15Supportive

A score of 9 falls in the Mixed/neutral range, suggesting a generally ambivalent stance with some acceptance of gender-related trolling in certain contexts.

Trolling of Interests and HobbiesToIaH

This scale measures tolerance for trolling that targets other people's interests and hobbies.

example score6/15

6/15Moderate toleranceexample score

0 – 5Low tolerance

6 – 10Moderate tolerance

11 – 15High tolerance

A score of 6 indicates moderate tolerance for trolling aimed at other people's interests and hobbies.

Appearance-Based TrollingABT

Measures how positively a person views trolling that targets someone’s outward appearance.

example score9/15

9/15Mixedexample score

0 – 5Rejecting

6 – 10Mixed

11 – 15Supportive

A score of 9 falls in the Mixed range, suggesting an ambivalent or situationally accepting attitude toward appearance-based trolling.

Political TrollingPT

Measures how accepting or supportive a person is of trolling that targets political topics and debates online.

example score6/15

6/15Moderate acceptanceexample score

0 – 5Low acceptance

6 – 10Moderate acceptance

11 – 15High acceptance

A score of 6 falls in the Moderate acceptance range, suggesting some tolerance for political trolling while not strongly endorsing it.

Social Domain TrollingSDT

Measures how positively a person perceives trolling that impacts various social spheres.

example score4/15

4/15Rejectingexample score

0 – 5Rejecting

6 – 10Mixed

11 – 15Supportive

A score of 4 falls in the Rejecting range, suggesting a generally negative view of trolling that affects social spheres.

Ethnic TrollingET

Assesses how tolerant or approving a person is of trolling that targets ethnic themes online.

example score4/15

4/15Low toleranceexample score

0 – 5Low tolerance

6 – 10Moderate tolerance

11 – 15High tolerance

A score of 4 suggests a low level of tolerance or approval for ethnic-themed trolling.

Trolling of Psychological CharacteristicsToPC

Measures how positively or negatively a person views trolling that targets an individual's psychological characteristics.

example score4/15

4/15Negative attitudeexample score

0 – 5Negative attitude

6 – 10Mixed/neutral attitude

11 – 15Positive attitude

A score of 4 falls in the Negative attitude range, suggesting the person tends to disapprove of trolling aimed at psychological characteristics.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Active social media users

41%OF USERS

People who comment, argue, or meme online and want to understand their own reactions to provocation and edgy humor.

Community moderators and admins

34%OF USERS

People managing forums or group chats who need a clearer view of what kinds of trolling users tolerate, encourage, or reject.

Psychology students and researchers

25%OF USERS

People running surveys or writing papers who need a quick measure of attitudes toward trolling for studies and reports.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

Benchmarking

See How You Compare

Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Shaded area — where most people score

Dot — the average

You — your score lands on each curve after the test— your score, after the test

Trolling FunTF

You?

Average9

Typical rangeTypical6.7 – 11.2

Possible0 – 15

Age-trollingA

You?

Average9.7

Typical rangeTypical7.5 – 11.9

Possible0 – 15

Religious trollingRt

You?

Average7.7

Typical rangeTypical5 – 10.4

Possible0 – 15

Gender TrollingGT

You?

Average6.5

Typical rangeTypical4 – 9

Possible0 – 15

Trolling interests, hobbiesTih

You?

Average6.2

Typical rangeTypical4.1 – 8.3

Possible0 – 15

Trolling Based on AppearanceTBoA

You?

Average9.2

Typical rangeTypical6.5 – 11.9

Possible0 – 15

Political trollingPt

You?

Average5.4

Typical rangeTypical3.4 – 7.3

Possible0 – 15

Trolling in Social SpheresTiSS

You?

Average6.2

Typical rangeTypical3.6 – 8.9

Possible0 – 15

Ethnic trollingEt

You?

Average10.2

Typical rangeTypical7.5 – 13

Possible0 – 15

Trolling of Psychological CharacteristicsToPC

You?

Average11.2

Typical rangeTypical8.7 – 13.8

Possible0 – 15

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

You will be presented with the texts of 30 online comments found on social media that relate to various areas of life, social interests, hobbies, and personal pursuits. Please rate your attitude toward each comment by selecting one response option: • Strongly positive attitude — I fully approve of this comment and similar comments; I prefer to post comments like this myself (or plan to); I often click “like,” send screenshots to acquaintances, or repost. • Positive attitude — I fully approve of this comment and similar comments; I click “like,” send screenshots to acquaintances, or repost, or I simply observe. • Situational attitude — The comment elicits approval or disapproval depending on the views, attitudes, preferences, etc. that are most salient at the time of completing the questionnaire. • Neutral attitude — The comment does not elicit any positive or negative emotions, as each person has the right to express what concerns them. • Negative attitude — I have a negative attitude toward this comment. • Strongly negative attitude — I have a negative attitude toward this comment and consider it necessary to engage in an online argument or submit a complaint to an administrator, because the comment offends my views or universal human principles.

- Strongly positive attitude
- Positive attitude
- Situational attitude
- Neutral attitude
- Negative attitude
- Strongly negative attitude
- Strongly positive attitude
- Positive attitude
- Situational attitude
- Neutral attitude
- Negative attitude
- Strongly negative attitude
- Strongly positive attitude
- Positive attitude
- Situational attitude
- Neutral attitude
- Negative attitude
- Strongly negative attitude

These are 3 of the 30 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Trolling Attitudes Questionnaire Test - Description and methodology of the test

cyberpsychology

social networks

For readers examining reactions to provocative online content, this assessment creates a profile of how acceptable different forms of mockery feel. The Trolling Attitudes Questionnaire Test helps compare responses across social targets and identify changes in approval, rejection, or context sensitivity. It works as an online trolling test for self-reflection about boundaries and social judgment.

What This Assessment Measures

This assessment suits readers exploring attitudes toward trolling in humor and social judgment.

The result covers these dimensions:

Ethnic Trolling (0-15), Religious Trolling (0-15) cover ethnic/religious tolerance: Low tolerance (0-5), Moderate tolerance (6-10), High tolerance (11-15). Political Trolling (0-15) covers acceptance: Low acceptance (0-5), Moderate acceptance (6-10), High acceptance (11-15).
Age Trolling (0-15), Gender Trolling (0-15), and Appearance-Based Trolling (0-15) cover age, gender, and appearance approval: Rejecting (0-5), Mixed (6-10), Supportive (11-15); gender uses Mixed/neutral (6-10).
Trolling of Interests and Hobbies (0-15) covers interest-based tolerance: Low tolerance (0-5), Moderate tolerance (6-10), High tolerance (11-15). Social Domain Trolling (0-15) covers social perception: Rejecting (0-5), Mixed (6-10), Supportive (11-15). Trolling of Psychological Characteristics (0-15) covers psychological favorability: Negative attitude (0-5), Mixed/neutral attitude (6-10), Positive attitude (11-15). Trolling as Entertainment (0-15) covers enjoyment: Low enjoyment (0-5), Mixed enjoyment (6-10), High enjoyment (11-15).

Methodology and Evidence Base

Each item presents provocative online speech with six choices: Strongly positive attitude, Positive attitude, Situational attitude, Neutral attitude, Negative attitude, or Strongly negative attitude. This self-report format records approval, rejection, and context sensitivity rather than factual agreement.

The closest reference is the Attitude Toward Trolling Questionnaire (Luchinkina). As a trolling attitudes questionnaire, this version is conceptually consistent with that work and related work by Luchinkina and Guanxu on internet communication, but is not an adaptation of the published instrument. Buckels, Trapnell, and Paulhus (2014) connect trolling with enjoyment, supporting the entertainment dimension.

Its point conversion is not stated, and no norms, reliability coefficients, or clinical cutoffs are established. Mood, experience, culture, and sarcasm interpretation can shift answers, so read the profile comparatively.

Author: Mark D. Griffiths

Literature:

Zhikhareva, L. V., Luchinkina, A. I., Luchinkina, I. S., Grebenyuk, A. A., & Yudeeva, T. V. (2022). Features of Network Aggression in Adolescents. Human Capital, no. 10(166), 180-187. 10.25629/HC.2022.10.19
Luchinkina, I. S. (2019). Psychological Features of Communicative Behavior of Personality in Internet Space: Dissertation Abstract for the Degree of Candidate of Psychological Sciences. Rostov-on-Don: Southern Federal University. 24 pp.
Luchinkina, I., & Guanxu, W. (2019). Psychological Features of Communicative Personality Behavior in the Internet Space. SHS Web of Conferences, 70, 08027. 10.1051/shsconf/20197008027
Buckels, E. E., Trapnell, P. D., & Paulhus, D. L. (2014). Trolls Just Want to Have Fun. Personality and Individual Differences, 67, 97-102. 10.1016/j.paid.2014.01.016

Updated: 2025-10-02