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Engagement With Beauty Scale (EBS)

Engagement With Beauty Scale (EBS) Test

See how someone connects with beauty in nature, art, and ideas in about 4 minutes. Get a quick, evidence-based snapshot that can inform well-being, creativity, and counseling insights.

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October 2, 2025

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How the Scales are Structured

example score

2/7

Beauty of Ideas (BoI)

Measures how readily someone perceives and feels aesthetic value in abstract ideas, concepts, and theoretical constructs.

Lower sensitivity

Moderate sensitivity

Higher sensitivity

1 – 3.3: Lower sensitivity | 3.4 – 5.9: Moderate sensitivity | 6 – 7: Higher sensitivity

A score of 2 falls in the Lower sensitivity range, suggesting you are less likely than average to experience ideas and intellectual concepts as emotionally or aesthetically moving.

example score

4/7

Moral Beauty (MB)

Measures how readily a person notices and appreciates moral beauty such as kindness, honesty, and generosity.

Lower sensitivity

Moderate sensitivity

High sensitivity

1 – 3.4: Lower sensitivity | 3.5 – 6.2: Moderate sensitivity | 6.3 – 7: High sensitivity

A score of 4 falls in the Moderate sensitivity range, suggesting you generally recognize moral beauty and may respond to it in some situations more than others.

example score

4/7

Beauty in Art (BiA)

Measures how strongly a person notices and emotionally responds to the aesthetic qualities of works of art.

Low engagement

Moderate engagement

High engagement

1 – 3.1: Low engagement | 3.2 – 6: Moderate engagement | 6.1 – 7: High engagement

A score of 4 indicates a moderate level of engagement with the beauty of art, suggesting a noticeable but not consistently strong emotional response to artistic experiences.

example score

4/7

Natural Beauty (NB)

Measures how readily someone notices and feels aesthetically moved by natural environments and phenomena.

Low sensitivity

Moderate sensitivity

High sensitivity

1 – 3.5: Low sensitivity | 3.6 – 6.2: Moderate sensitivity | 6.3 – 7: High sensitivity

A score of 4 suggests a moderate tendency to notice and appreciate the beauty of nature, with this engagement showing up some of the time rather than consistently.

example score

4/7

Engagement With Beauty (EWB)

Measures how strongly a person notices, feels, and connects emotionally with beauty in the world around them.

Lower connectedness

Moderate connectedness

High connectedness

1 – 3.5: Lower connectedness | 3.6 – 5.7: Moderate connectedness | 5.8 – 7: High connectedness

A score of 4 indicates a moderate level of connectedness to beauty, suggesting you notice and respond to aesthetic experiences at times but not consistently or intensely.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Art and nature lovers

41%OF USERS

People who seek out art, music, design, or time outdoors and want to understand how strongly beauty moves and motivates them.

Self-reflection and wellbeing seekers

34%OF USERS

People exploring mood, meaning, and happiness who are curious whether noticing beauty helps them feel calmer, more grateful, or more resilient.

Creatives and helping professionals

25%OF USERS

Artists, educators, and counselors who use the results to better understand aesthetic sensitivity, inspiration, and emotional engagement in themselves or others.

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

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See How You Compare

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The Beauty of Ideas (TBoI)

Average

5.1

Normal range

4.1 — 6.1

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Moral Beauty (MB)

Average

3.9

Normal range

3.2 — 4.7

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majority

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The Beauty of Art (TBoA)

Average

5.4

Normal range

4.7 — 6.2

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The Beauty of Nature (TBoN)

Average

5.1

Normal range

4 — 6.1

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majority

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Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.

Scale of Connectedness to Beauty (SoCtB)

Average

4.7

Normal range

3.9 — 5.4

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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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CLEAR ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures responsiveness to beauty across domains such as nature, art, and moral actions. It focuses on noticing, emotional impact, and sustained engagement with aesthetic experiences.

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

Completion time is about 4 minutes. The questionnaire includes 18 statements.

What types of statements are included?

Items ask about attention to beauty, emotional reactions, and feeling absorbed or moved by beauty. Statements cover everyday experiences as well as broader ideals and actions.

How should responses be selected?

Select the option that best reflects typical experience rather than a rare event. Responses should reflect current patterns, not an ideal or desired self-image.

How should results be interpreted?

Scores indicate the general level of openness and engagement with beauty. Results are descriptive and are not a diagnosis or a measure of artistic skill.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Engagement With Beauty Scale (EBS) Test

aesthetics

This self-report measure assesses individual differences in responsiveness to aesthetic experiences across everyday contexts. The Engagement With Beauty Scale (EBS), developed by Nancy Etcoff, is intended to capture the degree of emotional and attentional engagement with perceived beauty.

It consists of 18 items and typically requires about 4 minutes to complete. Items describe reactions to beauty in domains such as nature, art, and abstract or moral ideals, allowing clinicians and researchers to summarize a respondent’s openness and affective involvement in aesthetic experiences.

In practice, the Engagement With Beauty Scale (EBS) may be used to support formulation or research examining associations between aesthetic engagement and broader constructs (e.g., affective experience, motivation, and well-being), while remaining a brief adjunct rather than a stand-alone diagnostic tool.

Author: Nancy Etcoff

Literature: Keltner, D., & Haidt, J. Approaching awe, a moral, spiritual, and aesthetic emotion. Cognition and Emotion. 2003.; Diessner, R., Solom, R. D., Frost, N. K., Parsons, L., & Davidson, J. Engagement with beauty: Appreciating natural, artistic, and moral beauty. The Journal of Psychology. 2008.

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