Adult Personal Conflict Style Inventory

This free online survey will calculate your preferred method of dealing with conflict The survey is free for individual use only. For other purposes see information below.

Please Note: The reflection this inventory can create is more important - and more reliable- than the numbers calculated from your responses to this form. There are no "right" or "wrong" answers, nor have we "standardized" this instrument. Some takers agree with the results; others disagree. Whether you like the results or not, you should rely on them for an accurate picture of yourself only after further self-scrutiny and discussion with others. The inventory is merely a tool to enable these larger tasks.

Companion Resources

Ways to Approach Conflict, a description of the 5 styles of conflict management.

Notes from the Author comparing this survey to the TKI and information on the updated commercial version.

A printable version of the adult inventory with scoring instructions.

Conflict and YOUth, a similar online quiz for youth.

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Information on the full version of this survey

The Adult Personal Conflict Style Inventory is an early version of an inventory developed by Ron Kraybill that is available in a low-cost, culturally-sensitive upgrade entitled Style Matters: The Kraybill Conflict Style Inventory. The version on our site was published by Mennonite Conciliation Service in Mediation and Facilitation Training Manual, 4th ed., 2000 (Akron,PA: MCS), p. 64-66. It is here by permission of Mennonite Central Committee and the author and may be used at no charge by individuals and religious congregations. Other uses, including assigning it for use in college or university classes are a violation of copyright and take unfair advantage of the publisher's willingness to make this early version available at no cost on our website.

The full version is a 22 page booklet available for $3.95-$5.95 depending on order size from www.riverhouseepress.com. Rights to use or reproduce it can be purchased for $1.95 per copy. It contains modifications that recognize cultural diversity among users, greatly expanded interpretation, pages of practical "hot tips" for each style, and discussion questions for group leaders. View sample pages from the full version.
Read comments on the full version by trainers.
View a free trainers' guide for Style Matters.
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