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Social support can be a great source of stress relief, while interpersonal conflict can cause lots of additional stress in your life. An assertive style of relating to others can help build strong relationships and help you get what you want in life without causing unnecessary conflict with others. Do you relate to others assertively, or do you cause unnecessary additional conflict and stress in your life with aggressive, passive or passive-aggressive styles of relating to others? Take the Communication Skills Quiz to find out!
The following self test is designed to help you assess your style of relating with others. With each question, take a minute to vividly imagine how you would respond (be honest, so the test will be accurate and helpful). Then read each response and pick the one that best describes your response. (If your exact response isn't listed, just pick the one that's closest to what you would do.) At the end, you'll learn about your style of relating to others and how it might be impacting your life, and find resources for healthy communication and conflict resolution.