Frequency
How often do you feel angry?
Looks at how frequently everyday events bring on anger or irritation. It focuses on how often anger occurs, separately from its intensity.
Multidimensional Anger Test - Useful for Anger Management
Do you think you have a short temper? Take the Multidimensional Anger Test to find out how prone you are to anger. This test will give you a detailed understanding of your anger tendencies across five dimensions: frequency, duration, intensity, expression, and processing.
There is more to anger than how strong it feels.
Getting irritated often, holding on to a feeling, or keeping it inside: anger can take different forms. This test explores your everyday reactions from five perspectives to help you reflect on your pattern.
Answer 40 questions
Explore five dimensions
Read scores and explanations
01Five perspectives on anger
Explore how often anger occurs, how long it lasts, how intense it feels, how it shows outwardly, and how you handle it internally.
Duration
How long does the feeling stay?
Looks at whether anger lingers after an event or returns when you think about it. The focus is on the time the feeling lasts.
Intensity
How strong does anger feel?
Looks at the strength of the emotion, including physical responses such as tension. Infrequent anger can still feel intense.
Expression
How does anger show outwardly?
Looks at how anger appears in words, tone, attitudes, and actions. What others can see is distinct from what you feel inside.
Processing
How do you handle anger inside?
Looks at internal responses such as holding feelings in or trying to calm down. This is a different perspective from outward expression.
These five dimensions are not personality types. The Processing score does not directly measure how skilled you are at managing emotions.
02What your results include
Overall anger score
An overall score based on your answers, with an explanation of its level.
Five detailed scores
Individual scores and a chart for Frequency, Duration, Intensity, Expression, and Processing.
Explanations and advice
Descriptions of your tendencies and suggestions matched to each dimension’s score.
Read the overall score alongside the five dimensions
Two people with the same overall score may differ in how long anger lasts or how openly they express it. Read the explanations alongside concrete situations from your own life.
Results are a reflection tool based on your answers at the time. They are not a medical diagnosis or an assessment of your character or career suitability.
References
Siegel’s Multidimensional Anger Inventory (MAI) is a reference for viewing anger from multiple perspectives. This site’s 40-question, five-dimension format is not the original MAI.
- The Multidimensional Anger Inventory
Judith M. Siegel · 1986 · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 51(1), 191–200.
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