Visible dominance
Endorsement of taking up visible space in interaction, including doing most of the talking, speaking loudly, demanding attention, and wanting to be the center of interest.
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What’s Your Interpersonal Style?
This assessment describes interpersonal tendencies, not fixed types. Answer according to how accurately each statement describes you in general, rather than how you wish you acted.
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The Interpersonal Circumplex organizes interpersonal behavior around eight neighboring regions that combine different degrees of warmth and dominance.
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A Brief Assessment of the Interpersonal Circumplex: The IPIP-IPC
Patrick M. Markey and Charlotte N. Markey (2009)
Assessment v1.1.0 · Source links checked at publication on September 6, 2026
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Combative directness
Endorsement of contradicting others and using a verbally sharp or hostile edge, including snapping, having a sharp tongue, and cutting others to pieces.
Detached self-reliance
Endorsement of emotional distance from other people’s concerns, including believing people should fend for themselves and reporting little interest in their problems.
Reserved privacy
A quieter, more private way of entering social situations and deciding when to speak.
Modest yielding
A low-key style that avoids the spotlight and often gives others the conversational lead.
Accommodating trust
A tolerant, trusting orientation that tends to put other people first and let events unfold.
Warm support
Interest in other people, reassurance, and an active wish to keep relationships warm.
Social initiative
Comfort with beginning conversations, meeting people, and bringing social energy into a room.
Important limits
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