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Conflict Style Score Calculator

Find out whether you avoid, accommodate, compete, compromise, or collaborate when things get tense — and what that style costs you at home and at work.

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Conflict Style Score Calculator

16Conflict skill score

You have the instinct but lose it under heat — the classic pattern. You scored 16/32 (50% of the maximum), with 8 of 8 items in the upper half. The single highest item was "I say what I actually think during a disagreement" — that is usually the most useful thing to bring up first, because specific examples get better help than a general "I've been off lately."

How it's calculated: 16 out of 32 — developing range on this scale. Adjust the inputs below to recalculate for your own numbers.

Disclaimer: For reflection and self-awareness, not clinical assessment. Scores are based on published, widely used research frameworks but this tool is not a validated instrument and results should be treated as a conversation starter, not a verdict.

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0 = never · 1 = rarely · 2 = sometimes · 3 = often · 4 = almost always

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0 = never · 1 = rarely · 2 = sometimes · 3 = often · 4 = almost always

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0 = never · 1 = rarely · 2 = sometimes · 3 = often · 4 = almost always

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0 = never · 1 = rarely · 2 = sometimes · 3 = often · 4 = almost always

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0 = never · 1 = rarely · 2 = sometimes · 3 = often · 4 = almost always

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0 = never · 1 = rarely · 2 = sometimes · 3 = often · 4 = almost always

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0 = never · 1 = rarely · 2 = sometimes · 3 = often · 4 = almost always

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0 = never · 1 = rarely · 2 = sometimes · 3 = often · 4 = almost always

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How the score is calculated

Eight behaviours drawn from the standard conflict-mode framework (avoiding, accommodating, competing, compromising, collaborating), scored 0–4 and summed. High scores indicate a collaborative style: expressing your position clearly while genuinely engaging with the other side's. Low scores cluster into two shapes — avoidance (low voice, high letting go) and competition (high voice, low listening).

Total = sum of 8 items (0–4 each) → 0–32 → severity band
Items
8
Per-item range
0–4
Time to complete
About 2 minutes
Score range
0–32
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Read the shape, not just the total

Two people can score 16 for opposite reasons. If your low items are 'I say what I think' and 'I pick the moment', you are an avoider and your cost is unspoken resentment. If your low items are 'I look for their underlying need' and 'I let it go', you are a competitor and your cost is other people going quiet around you.

The same-fight item is the diagnostic

A recurring argument almost never means the topic is unresolvable. It usually means the resolution addressed the position rather than the need underneath it — which is why it comes back in a new costume every few weeks.

FAQ

Is one conflict style best?

No. Collaboration is the highest-cost, highest-value mode and is wrong for trivial issues. Avoidance is correct for genuinely unimportant things. The problem is having only one mode.

Does this apply at work too?

Yes — most people carry one conflict style across home and work. Score it twice, once for each context, if you suspect they differ.

Is this the Thomas-Kilmann instrument?

No. It is an educational scale that uses the same well-known five-mode framing. It is not the licensed TKI assessment.

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