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The document presents a simplified version of the Rathus Assertiveness Schedule, a tool for assessing assertiveness through a series of self-evaluation statements. Respondents rate their agreement with each statement on a scale from 1 to 6, with specific items requiring reversed scoring. The article includes instructions for scoring and provides contact information for the author, Iain McCormick.

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A simple version of the Rathus Assertiveness Schedule

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DOI: 10.1037/t03152-000

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The Simple Rathus Assertiveness Schedule
Iain McCormick PhD

WHAT TO DO: Read each sentence carefully. Write down on each line the number that is correct
for you.

6 very much like me


5 rather like me
4 somewhat like me
3 somewhat unlike me
2 rather unlike me
1 very unlike me

1. Most people stand up for themselves more than I do. *

2. At times I have not made or gone on dates because of my shyness. *

3. When I am eating out and the food I am served is not cooked the way I like it, I
complain to the person serving it.

4. I am careful not to hurt other people’s feelings, even when I feel hurt. *

5. If a person serving in a store has gone to a lot of trouble to show me something,


which I do not really like, I have a hard time saying “No”. *

6. When I am asked to do something, I always want to know why.

7. There are times when I look for a good strong argument.

8. I try as hard to get ahead in life as most people like me do.

9. To be honest, people often get the better of me. *

10. I enjoy meeting and talking with people for the first time.

11. I often don’t know what to say to goodWlooking people of the opposite sex. *

12. I do not like making phone calls to businesses or companies. *

13. I would rather apply for jobs by writing letters than by going to talk to the people. *

14. I feel silly if I return things I don’t like to the store that I bought them from. *

15. If a close relative that I liked were upsetting me, I would hide my feelings rather
than say that I was upset. *

16. I have sometimes not asked questions for fear of sounding stupid. *

17. During an argument I am sometimes afraid that I will get so upset that I will shake
all over. *

18. If a famous person was talking in a crowd and I thought he or she was wrong, I

19. I don’t argue over prices with people selling things. *

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20. When I do something important or good, I try to let others know about it.

21. I am open and honest about my feelings.

22. If someone has been telling false and bad stories about me, I see him (her) as soon
as possible to “have a talk” about it.

23. I often have a hard time saying “No”. *

24. I tend not to show my feelings rather than upsetting others. *

25. I complain about poor service when I am eating out or in other places.

26.. When someone says I have done very well, I sometimes just don’t know what to say. *

27. If a couple near me in a theatre were talking rather loudly, I would ask them to be
quiet or to go somewhere else and talk.

28. Anyone trying to push ahead of me in a line is in for a good battle.

29. I am quick to say what I think.

30. There are times when I just can’t say anything. *

Note: The scoring weights for the asterisked items are reversed. Total score obtained by
summing item scores after correcting for reversed scoring weights.

From: McCormick, I. A. (1984). A simple version of the Rathus Assertiveness Schedule. Behavioral
Assessment, 7, 95W99.

Contact: [email protected] and see www.executivecoachingcentre.com

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