
Interpersonal Attraction Scale (Task Attraction)
Are you simply attracted to a coworker's work ethic, or is there something more brewing under the surface? Take this test to find out.
By Mark Travers, Ph.D.
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By Mark Travers, Ph.D.
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Mark Travers, Ph.D., is the lead psychologist at Awake Therapy, responsible for new client intake and placement. Mark received his B.A. in psychology, magna cum laude, from Cornell University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Boulder. His academic research has been published in leading psychology journals and has been featured in The New York Times and The New Yorker, among other popular publications. He is a regular contributor for Forbes and Psychology Today, where he writes about psycho-educational topics such as happiness, relationships, personality, and life meaning. Click here to schedule an initial consultation with Mark or another member of the Awake Therapy team. Or, you can drop him a note here.
The Interpersonal Attraction Scale, developed by McCroskey and McCain in 1974, is a tool designed to measure dimensions of interpersonal attraction. Their analyses resulted in three distinct factors: social attraction, physical attraction and task attraction.
Through their research, McCroskey and McCain developed a 10-item scale that is incredibly useful in the context of the workplace. The Task Attraction dimension of the Interpersonal Attraction Scale can help gauge how much an individual is attracted to certain skills and competencies, allowing users to easily measure how attracted they are to their work crush's professional capabilities.
You can take this test here. Please follow all of the steps to receive your results.
References: McCroskey, J. C., & McCain, T. A. (1974). The measurement of interpersonal attraction. Speech Monographs, 41(3), 261–266.