What is your Bystander Intervention personality?
Dominance
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You tend to assert yourself during conflict.
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You are usually comfortable tackling an intervention directly.
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This could mean approaching the alleged perpetrator or target directly or creating a distraction to interrupt the flow of the risky situation.
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You want to take action sooner rather than later.
Please note that personal safety is important. Take time to assess the situation and how you can maintain your position of safety before intervening.
More insight:
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{result #3 percent} Steadfast
{result #4 percent} Conscientious
Influence
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You feel comfortable asserting your opinions during disagreements.
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You are confident and optimistic about your perspectives.
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You prefer direct strategies (delegating tasks, directly addressing the alleged perpetrator/target, etc).
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You value keeping the peace and being well-liked which differentiates you from dominant interveners who focus more on fixing the situation, even if it may upset or create conflict with those present.
Overall, influencers are more political in their intervention strategy.
More insight:
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{result #3 percent} Steadfast
{result #4 percent} Conscientious
Steadiness
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You prioritize harmony and stability, so you might prefer to avoid tension and value cooperation.
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You are a good listener so may be most effective in one on one interventions, rather than group or public.
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In public situations, you may prefer an indirect strategy such as enlisting others to help or contacting an authority figure
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{result #2 percent} Influencing
{result #4 percent} Conscientious
Conscientiousness
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You may stick to the facts, use critical thinking skills, prioritize stability, dislike unpredictability.
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You may take additional time to confer with others about the situation and then will decide how to proceed.
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You are less forthright and forceful, so ideal intervention strategies are indirect such as sharing their assessment of a situation with someone else.
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You may prefer to use the delay method – circling back to the situation once they are armed with the knowledge and tools to effectively intervene.
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{result #2 percent} Influencing
{result #3 percent} Steadfast