This scale looks at how often you feel angry, how you show it, and how you feel about it afterwards. Rate 30 statements to see how your score compares with other people’s, and what to try next.
30 statements, about five minutes.
Choose how much you agree or disagree with each statement. Answer as honestly as you can: there are no right answers, and nobody else sees them.
Your answers stay in your browser and are not sent to us or saved. You don’t need to give your name or email.
About this scale
This scale measures how often you feel angry, how you express it, and how you feel about your anger afterwards. It is the 30-statement version of the Anger Self-Report, shortened and checked by Reynolds, Walkey and Green at Victoria University of Wellington and published in the New Zealand Journal of Psychology in 1994.
Reading your score
Each answer scores from 1 to 6, with about half the statements reversed so that a higher score always means more anger. Totals run from 30 to 180, and the bands show where a score falls compared with other people.
| Score | Result |
|---|---|
| 30–78 | Very low anger: about 95% of people score higher. |
| 79–86 | Low anger: about 90% of people score higher. |
| 87–94 | Quite low anger: about 80% of people score higher. |
| 95–99 | Below-average anger: about 70% of people score higher. |
| 100–111 | Average anger, around the middle of the range. |
| 112–117 | Above-average anger: higher than about 60% of people. |
| 118–125 | Quite high anger: higher than about 70% of people. |
| 126–135 | High anger: higher than about 80% of people. |
| 136–143 | Very high anger: higher than about 90% of people. |
| 144–180 | Very high anger: higher than about 95% of people. |
A score describes how things have been for you recently. It can’t diagnose anything on its own, but it is a useful way to notice change and a good starting point for a conversation with a counsellor or your GP.
Source: Reynolds, N. S., Walkey, F. H., & Green, D. E. (1994). The Anger Self Report: A psychometrically sound (30 item) version. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 23(2), 64–70.