Multidimensional Anger Test: what is the IDRLabs anger issues test going viral on TikTok - and how to take it

A new trending test on TikTok claims to provide in-depth analysis of a user’s mental health.

The social media platform is a hotbed of new trends and viral fads, but the latest seems to put emotional health in the spotlight.

The ‘TikTok Anger Test’ allows users to answer a series of questions about their mood, before they are shown results which break down.

But how do you take the test, and how trustworthy are its results?

Here is everything you need to know about it.

What is the TikTok Anger Test?

Formally known as the Multidimensional Anger Test, users react to a series of 38 questions (such as “When I am angry with someone, I let them know”) using a sliding scale.

The test then collates the answers, and presents your results in comparison to the population average.

Everything is broken down into a number of factors - including “Anger Arousal” and “Hostile Outlook” - with each section giving a detailed summary of what it each means.

Users of TikTok have been sharing clips of themselves reacting - often exaggeratedly - to their results, often gaining thousands of views and likes in the process.

Unlike many flash in the pan online trends, anything that stimulates a conversation around mental and emotional health should probably be celebrated, especially within the realm of social media, where people broadcast only their best selves to the world.

The TikTok Anger Test gives users a chance to show that, actually, they may not be as perfect as their profile first makes them appear.

How accurate is it?

Most internet trends - especially ones centred around personalities and emotions - don’t hold up well to scrutiny, but it seems as if the Multidimensional Anger Test could possibly hold some merit in its results.

According to IDR Labs, the test has “good psychometric properties in the form of high validity and test-retest reliability.”

They claim it draws on the work of Dr. Judith M. Siegel, a psychologist at the University of California who developed her “Multidimensional Anger Inventory” in the mid-80s.

The makers of the version currently trending on TikTok stress that their test is only inspired by that work, and is not to be confused with Siegel’s original.

They also claim it is “frequently used for research purposes and in clinical settings”, and “has been shown to be relevant, not just to a person's anger, but to their physical health and stress responses.”

They offer no evidence of this, so - as with a lot of internet trends - it’s worth taking this one with a pinch of salt.

IDR Labs offers a wide range of free personality tests, “many of which” are “based on peer-reviewed scientific research” - for every test to gauge your level of depression, there’s one to find out which Winnie the Pooh or Succession character you are...

How to take the test?

You don’t actually have to be a TikTok user to take the test.

TikTok is just where the test seems to be finding fame at the moment, thanks to users posting videos of their reactions to their results.

But the Multidimensional Anger Test is actually available to anybody on the internet.

Simply go to the IDR Labs website to take it. You’ll need to answer all 38 questions as honestly as possible to get the most accurate answers.

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