“Being passive-aggressive often entails a desire to avoid face-to-face conflict, not being truly honest about what [someone ...

Passive-aggressive individuals tend to avoid direct communication, and choose instead ambiguous or indirect statements. This way can lead to misunderstandings and unresolved conflicts, as the true ...

From these responses, the researchers were able to put together a series of statements that described different aspects of passive-aggressive behavior. They then recruited a larger sample of ...