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  Scale name: Workplace Arrogance Scale (WARS) Scale overview: The 26-item Workplace Arrogance Scale measures arrogance in the workplace based on self-report using a 5-point rating scale. Authors: Russell E. Johnson of Michigan State University and others—see the article reference for the author list. Response Type: A 5-point Likert type rating scale from 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree Sample items: 1. Believes that s/he knows better than everyone else in any given situation 2. Makes decisions that impact others without listening to their input Reliability: The 26-item WARS alpha was .93 in Johnson et al., 2010. Validity Factor analysis indicated a one-factor scale. Arrogance was positively correlated with dominance, anger, superiority, entitlement, and vanity. Arrogance was negatively correlated with humility, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and self-sufficiency. Arrogance was not related to authority. Availability: See Table A1 on page 427 of t

  The Anger Scales include 37 items that assess anger in detail—including a look at antecedents to anger and ways anger is expressed.  The scale was developed by Alonso-Arbiol and colleagues (2011). The items are rated from not at all typical (1) to very typical (4).  Link to   List of Tests SCOPES domain = Emotion Reference Alonso-Arbiol, Itziar, van de Vijver, Fons J. R., Fernandez, Itziar, Paez, Dario, Campos, Miryam, & Carrera, Pilar. (2011). Implicit theories about interrelations of anger components in 25 countries. Emotion, 11 , 1-11. doi: 10.1037/a0020295 Link to the Article on ResearchGate  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/47716926_Implicit_Theories_About_Interrelations_of_Anger_Components_in_25_Countries image note Created by Geoffrey Sutton and canva.com