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Safety Needs Satisfaction Assessment

Safety Needs Satisfaction Assessment Test

Understand how safe and supported you feel with others in just 2 minutes. With 7 quick items, pinpoint stress triggers and guide next steps for growth or counseling.

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October 2, 2025

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3/14

Degree of Safety Need Satisfaction (DoSNS)

Measures how satisfied a person feels with their basic need for safety and social-psychological protection.

Low security

Moderate security

High security

-14 – -3: Low security | -2 – 8: Moderate security | 9 – 14: High security

A score of 3 falls in the Moderate security range, suggesting a partially satisfied need for safety with some areas of insecurity still present.

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Who Usually Takes This Test?

Anxious or stressed adults

38%OF USERS

People who feel on edge, worry about being hurt or abandoned, and want a quick snapshot of how safe they feel around others.

Clients in counseling or coaching

34%OF USERS

People starting or continuing personal work who want to identify interpersonal safety gaps to guide goals and focus areas.

People in major transitions

28%OF USERS

Those changing jobs, moving, ending relationships, or entering new social groups who want to check their sense of psychological security.

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Below is a preview of the benchmarks we use to place your score in context.

Degree of satisfaction of the need for security (Dosotnfs)

Average

0.3

Normal range

-4.2 — 4.9

min.

-14

max.

majority

This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What does this assessment measure?

It measures perceived social and psychological safety in everyday settings. It reflects how protected, accepted, and steady a person feels around others.

When is this assessment appropriate to use?

It is appropriate when there is a need to screen for safety-related distress, interpersonal insecurity, or stress sensitivity. It can also be used to establish a baseline before coaching or counseling work.

How long does it take and how many items are included?

Estimated completion time is about 2 minutes. The questionnaire contains 7 items.

How should responses be completed?

Select the response that best matches typical experience, not a single unusual event. Answer all items based on the same recent time period for consistency.

How should results be interpreted?

Lower scores may indicate gaps in perceived safety, trust, or emotional stability in social contexts. Results support clinical or coaching hypotheses and should be considered alongside other information.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Assessment of Safety Need Satisfaction Test

Safety Needs Satisfaction Assessment Test

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This brief self-report measure assesses perceived satisfaction of safety-related needs in social and interpersonal contexts. The Safety Needs Satisfaction Assessment is intended to capture an individual’s sense of psychological protection, comfort, and security around others.

The instrument consists of 7 items and typically takes about 2 minutes to complete. Items ask respondents to rate statements reflecting felt safety, confidence, and capacity to maintain emotional steadiness under social stress.

In clinical or counseling settings, scores from the Safety Needs Satisfaction Assessment may help identify areas of vulnerability related to perceived social support, trust, and interpersonal threat sensitivity, and can inform treatment planning or ongoing monitoring. The measure is attributed to E. L. Deci and R. M. Ryan.

Author: E. L. Deci, R. M. Ryan

Literature: Maslow, A. H. Motivation and personality. Harper & Row. 1954.; Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. The “what” and “why” of goal pursuits: Human needs and the self-determination of behavior. Psychological Inquiry. 2000.

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