Interpersonal Style TestIPIP-IPC
~8 min · 32 questions · Free partial report
A 32-item assessment mapping your interpersonal style across the Interpersonal Circumplex — from dominant to submissive, warm to cold. Based on Wiggins (1995), using public-domain IPIP items.
See where you sit on the interpersonal map — from dominant to deferent, from warm to reserved — and what that means for how people experience you.
- Discover your characteristic interpersonal style — how you relate to others along dominance and warmth.
No signup required to start. The Partial Report is free at the end. The Complete costs $9.90, if and when you want it.
What this test measures
Assured-Dominant (PA)
Confidence and assertiveness in social situations — comfort with taking charge, influencing others, and speaking up. This octant combines high dominance with neutral warmth.
Arrogant-Calculating (BC)
A strategic, competitive stance in social exchanges, combining dominance with lower warmth. High scorers keep an eye on advantage and can come across as shrewd or guarded.
Cold-Hearted (DE)
Emotional distance and detachment in relationships. High scorers keep feelings out of decisions and may appear reserved, unsentimental, or hard to read.
Aloof-Introverted (FG)
Preference for social distance and privacy, combining lower dominance with lower warmth. High scorers avoid the spotlight, keep interactions brief, and recharge alone.
Unassured-Submissive (HI)
Modesty and deference in social situations. High scorers avoid confrontation, yield in disagreements, and prefer following to leading.
Unassuming-Ingenuous (JK)
Sincerity and lack of pretension, combining lower dominance with warmth. High scorers are trusting, straightforward, and uninterested in social games.
Warm-Agreeable (LM)
Kindness, empathy, and cooperativeness in relationships. High scorers are approachable, supportive, and oriented toward harmony.
Gregarious-Extraverted (NO)
Sociability and enthusiasm for being around people, combining dominance with warmth. High scorers seek company, conversation, and shared activities.
Discover where you stand on each dimension.
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Answer the questions
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| Free and paid, side by side | Partial Report (free, always) | Complete Report ($9.90) |
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| Percentile per dimension, compared to reference norms | — | ✓ |
| Inter-dimensional chart with accessible data table | — | ✓ |
| Applied recommendations: career, relationships, self-care | — | ✓ |
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- ✓Percentile per dimension, compared to reference norms
- ✓Applied recommendations: career, relationships, self-care
- ✓Certificate with public verification and PDF download
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What you receive.
Radar chart with percentiles. Illustrative example.
Executive Summary
"You present a profile marked by high intellectual curiosity and above-average conscientiousness, with moderate extraversion and balanced emotional reactivity. This combination suggests someone who seeks novelty in a disciplined way."
Illustrative example.
Scale analysis
The Complete Report details the practical meaning of each score in 3 to 5 paragraphs, personalized by your combined profile. It is not a generic text by range; the analysis crosses all dimensions to generate specific observations about you.
Applied recommendations
Practical recommendations by area (career, relationships, studies, self-care), based on your combined profile. Certificate with verifiable QR and PDF download.
Why trust this instrument.
Based on the Interpersonal Circumplex tradition (Wiggins, 1995), this assessment uses 32 public-domain items from the IPIP-IPC (Markey & Markey, 2009) to locate your style on the two fundamental axes of social behavior — dominance and warmth — expressed as eight octants of four items each. Your profile shows the relative strength of each octant rather than a single label.
- Authors:
- Wiggins
- Year:
- 1995
Percentiles and T-scores shown are provisional, based on synthetic reference data until real norms accumulate.
- Wiggins, J. S. (1995). Interpersonal Adjective Scales: Professional Manual.
The theory behind this test.
Interpersonal Circumplex
Circular model organizing interpersonal behavior along two axes: Dominance (assertive vs. submissive) and Affiliation (warm vs. cold), yielding eight octant positions that describe distinct interpersonal styles.
Learn more about this theory →Target Audience
Adults (18+) interested in understanding their interpersonal patterns
Recommended ages: 18+
Questions the report answers.
How assertive and commanding are you?
Higher scores indicate a dominant, attention-seeking interpersonal style.
How warm and caring are you?
Higher scores indicate a nurturing, supportive interpersonal style.
Who benefits most.
Relationship builders
People who want to understand their natural interpersonal tendencies.
Team dynamics professionals
Managers exploring team composition and interpersonal complementarity.
Team-fit and conflict decoders
People trying to understand recurring friction — why certain colleagues, partners, or family members consistently bring out a different side of them.
Frequently asked questions
What does this test measure?
Eight interpersonal octants: Dominant, Arrogant, Cold, Introverted, Submissive, Ingenuous, Agreeable, and Extraverted. Your profile shows which styles are most characteristic.
How long does it take?
About 7-8 minutes (32 items).
Is this test scientifically validated?
It uses 32 public-domain items from the IPIP-IPC (Markey & Markey, 2009), which reproduces the circular structure of the Interpersonal Circumplex tradition (Wiggins, 1995). The circumplex is one of the most established frameworks for describing social behavior in personality psychology.
What do high and low scores mean?
There is no high or low here in the usual sense: your profile shows which of the eight octants — combinations of dominance and warmth — describe you most. Most people peak in two or three adjacent octants; the octants opposite your peaks describe styles that cost you the most effort.
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The Complete costs $9.90, if and when you want it.
This test is a self-knowledge tool for informational purposes. It does not constitute a psychological or clinical diagnosis and does not replace evaluation by a qualified professional. The report indicates the AI model used in text generation.
This test uses items from the International Personality Item Pool (IPIP), which is in the public domain.