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Your social battery

Do people charge you up, or do you need to go home and recharge?

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This is an original test written by this site, not a validated psychological scale. Read the result as a prompt for reflection, not a measurement.

How to answerThink about how you usually feel before and after time with friends, colleagues or a group. How often does each of these happen?

  1. Before a get-together, I look forward to seeing everyone.
  2. After a few hours with a group, I need a good stretch alone to recover.
  3. The longer I talk with people, the more energised I feel.
  4. If I go a whole weekend day without seeing anyone, I feel flat.
  5. When plans get cancelled at the last minute, I feel quietly relieved.
  6. In a lively crowd, I easily strike up conversations with people I don't know.
  7. A day or two after socialising, I still feel tired.
  8. When I'm feeling low, seeing friends helps me bounce back.
  9. Halfway through a gathering, I start wanting to go home.
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About this quiz

Everyone's social battery works differently: some people charge up in a crowd, others run down. This test is meant to help you see your own pattern so you can plan time with people and time alone without forcing yourself. Neither is better. The bands split the total roughly into quarters and are not norms.

SourceOriginal content by this site. Not a validated psychological scale.