RATHUS ASSERTIVENESS SCALE How assertive are you? Do you stick up for your rights, or do you allow other People to walk all over you? Do you say what you feel or what you think other people want you to say? Do you initiate relationships with attractive people, or do you shy away from them? One way to gain insight into how assertive you are is to take the following self- report test of assertive behavior. Read the statements given below. DIRECTIONS: Read the statements given. indicate how characteristic or descriptive each of the statements is of you, by using the code given below: +3 Always +2 Usually +1 Sometimes +1 Once ina while -2 Rarely -3 Never (Substitute the above alternctives in the bax provided before every statement as you onswer it. For eg: Always/usually/sometimes/once in a while/Rarely/Never, Do not leave any statement unanswered if you have understood the pattern of answering turn the page ond start indicating your responses.Eee. as. Ego. 1. a22. | seem to be more aggressive and assertive than most people. 1 find it easy to ask people favors. When the food served at a restaurant is not done to my satisfaction, I complain about it to the waitress or waiter. I can hurt other people’s feelings when | feel I have been injured. 1 can say ‘No’ to a salesperson even if they have gone to considerable trouble to show me merchandise/goods When | am asked to do something, ! insist upon knowing why. There are times when | look for a good, vigorous argument. Istrive to get ahead as well as most people in my position. Ican express an opinion that differs from the person lam talking to. 1 enjoy starting conversations with new acquaintances and strangers. | find it easy to talk to attractive persons of the opposite sex. | find it easy to make phone calls to business establishments and institutions for enquiries. | would prefer a personal interview & meeting people, rather than write a letter. Ican return defective goods to a shop, without being embarrassed. Ifa close and respected relative were annoying me, | would express my annoyance rather than control my feelings. ask questions without being afraid of sounding stupid. During an argument | usually control myself. If a famed and respected lecturer makes a statement I think is incorrect, | will oppose it. J will argue over prices with clerks and salesmen. When I have done something important or worthwhile, | manage to let others know about it. 1am open and frank about my feelings. If someone has been spreading false and bad stories about me, | see him/her as soon as possible to have a “talk” about it. I find it easy to say “No.” I would rather express my emotions than suppress it. complain about poor service in a restaurant and elsewhere. When lam given a compliment, | know how to handle it. {fa couple near me ina theater or at a lecture were conversing rather loudly, ! would ask them to be quiet or to take their conversation elsewhere. Anyone attempting to push ahead of me ina line will be asked to follow rules. 1am always quick to express an opinion. always know what to say in any situation.