Altruistic Investment Scale Test

Understand how willing you are to support others and build social ties in about 2 minutes. Get a quick, practical snapshot of team support style and relationship investment.

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Questions: 72 minutes

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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21/35

Altruistic Investment (AI)

Measures willingness to invest time and resources in relationships to support others and build social capital through indirect, network-wide benefits.

Low altruistic investment

Moderate altruistic investment

High altruistic investment

7 – 16: Low altruistic investment | 17 – 25: Moderate altruistic investment | 26 – 35: High altruistic investment

A score of 21 indicates a moderate tendency to invest in relationships for mutual support and broader benefits to the social network.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Team leads and managers

41%OF USERS

They want to understand who in a group naturally shares support and resources and how that affects collaboration.

People in new communities

34%OF USERS

They take it to see how willing they are to invest time and help into building trust and social connections.

Social science students

25%OF USERS

They use it to explore how altruism and networking tendencies show up in everyday relationship decisions.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Altruistic Investment Scale (AIS)

Average

24.8

Normal range

19.6 — 30

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Agree
- Strongly agree
- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Agree
- Strongly agree
- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Agree
- Strongly agree

These are 3 of the 7 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Altruistic Investment Scale Test - Symptoms and Signs

altruism

The measure assesses self-reported tendencies to provide support or resources to others without an immediate expectation of personal gain. The Altruistic Investment Scale is intended to capture a pattern of prosocial, relationship-oriented behavior relevant to social functioning and group dynamics.

Developed by C. Daniel Batson and Robert F. Kidd, it consists of 7 items and typically requires about 2 minutes to complete. The Altruistic Investment Scale may be used in research or applied settings to describe individual differences in altruistic engagement and perceived investment in interpersonal relationships, with interpretation considered in the context of other clinical or organizational information.

Author: C. Daniel Batson, Robert F. Kidd

Literature: Penner, L. A., Dovidio, J. F., Piliavin, J. A., & Schroeder, D. A. Prosocial behavior: multilevel perspectives. Annual Review of Psychology. 2005.