HOW THIS TEST WORKS
How What Is My Friendship Style? works
How version core-v1 is scored, and what it can and cannot tell you.
How it is scored
This test is based on research on friendship. Researchers find that friends meet different needs, such as practical help, shared activity, and personal closeness (Rawlins, 1992), and that time spent together is a major factor in how close a friendship becomes (Hall, 2018). Sharing personal feelings, when the other person responds with care, helps friends grow close (Reis and Shaver, 1988). The style names in this test are our own.
Part 1 has 24 sentences, six for each style. Each one gives 0 to 4 points to its style. Part 2 has 18 pairs of choices. Every style is paired with every other style three times, and the choice you pick gives 3.1 points to its style. Every style can earn the same total, so the scores compare fairly.
Each style score runs from 0 to 100. Your main style is your highest score. Most people use more than one style, so look at all four.
PersonalitySite.com wrote all of these questions and descriptions. They are not copied from any other test.
What it cannot tell you
This test is for learning about yourself. It is not a diagnosis. Do not use it to hire, fire, or judge people, or to decide who is or is not a good friend.
Friendship styles differ across cultures, ages, and life stages. They also change with friends: you may act differently with a childhood friend than with a colleague. Think about your friendships in general when you answer.
If two styles are close, you may use both about equally. This version has not yet been tested with a large group of people, so we do not yet know how accurate it is.