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Behavioral Self-Regulation Style Test

Understand your self-regulation style in 6 minutes, from goal setting to adjusting results. Get a clear profile of strengths and growth areas to boost focus, follow-through, and resilience.
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October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured
example score
3/5
Persistence (P)
Assesses perseverance and determination in pursuing and completing a chosen goal despite difficulties.
Low persistence
Moderate persistence
High persistence
1 – 2.9: Low persistence | 3 – 4.5: Moderate persistence | 4.6 – 5: High persistence
A score of 3 indicates moderate persistence, suggesting you generally keep moving toward goals but may lose momentum when obstacles or prolonged effort accumulate.
example score
3/5
Reliability (R)
Measures how stable and consistent a person’s conscious self-regulation remains during complex, psychologically stressful situations.
Low
Moderate
High
1 – 1.7: Low | 1.8 – 3.6: Moderate | 3.7 – 5: High
A score of 3 indicates a moderate level of reliability, suggesting generally stable self-regulation with some variability under higher stress or complexity.
example score
3/5
Flexibility (F)
Flexibility reflects how well a person can adjust their self-regulation (plans, actions, and criteria) when internal or external conditions change.
Low flexibility
Moderate flexibility
High flexibility
1 – 2.9: Low flexibility | 3 – 4.4: Moderate flexibility | 4.5 – 5: High flexibility
A score of 3 indicates moderate flexibility, suggesting the person can adapt their approach to changes but may not do so consistently across situations.
example score
2/5
Evaluation of Results (EoR)
Measures how accurately and adequately a person evaluates their actions and the outcomes of their behavior and activities.
Limited evaluation
Developing evaluation
Strong evaluation
1 – 2: Limited evaluation | 2.1 – 4: Developing evaluation | 4.1 – 5: Strong evaluation
A score of 2 suggests limited outcome evaluation, with a tendency to miss or underuse feedback when judging results and adjusting behavior.
example score
3/5
Action Programming (AP)
Measures how deliberately and systematically a person builds step-by-step methods and algorithms for their actions.
Low structure
Moderate structure
High structure
1 – 2.9: Low structure | 3 – 4.6: Moderate structure | 4.7 – 5: High structure
A score of 3 indicates a moderate tendency to plan actions with some structure, while still relying on flexibility and situational adjustment.
example score
3/5
Modeling of Goal-Relevant Conditions (MoGC)
Assesses how well a person identifies and anticipates the key internal and external conditions that can influence achieving their goals.
Limited modeling
Adequate modeling
Strong modeling
1 – 2.9: Limited modeling | 3 – 4.4: Adequate modeling | 4.5 – 5: Strong modeling
A score of 3 indicates an adequate ability to consider relevant conditions for goal achievement, though some important factors may still be overlooked in complex situations.
example score
3/5
Goal Planning (GP)
Measures how a person typically sets goals and plans steps to achieve them in everyday activity.
Limited planning
Balanced planning
Highly structured planning
1 – 2.3: Limited planning | 2.4 – 4.3: Balanced planning | 4.4 – 5: Highly structured planning
A score of 3 falls in the Balanced planning range, suggesting generally adequate goal setting and planning with some room to make plans more consistent or detailed when needed.
example score
3/5
Overall Level of Self-Regulation (OLoS)
This scale reflects how well developed a person’s overall system of conscious self-regulation is for guiding behavior across situations.
Low
Moderate
High
1 – 2.8: Low | 2.9 – 3.9: Moderate | 4 – 5: High
A score of 3 indicates a moderate overall level of self-regulation, suggesting generally adequate conscious control of behavior with room to strengthen consistency across goal setting, planning, and adjustment.
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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS
Who Usually Takes This Test?
Students and exam takers
38%OF USERS
They use it to see how well they set goals, plan study routines, and adjust strategies when results don’t match expectations.
Coaching and therapy clients
34%OF USERS
They take it to understand their self-control patterns and identify practical focus areas for habit change and stress resilience.
Managers and team leads
28%OF USERS
They use it to spot strengths and gaps in planning, forecasting obstacles, executing plans, and reviewing outcomes to improve performance.
BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.
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Persistence (P)
Average
3.3
Normal range
2.6 — 4
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Reliability (R)
Average
2.9
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2.3 — 3.5
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Flexibility (F)
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3.8
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3.2 — 4.5
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Evaluating Results (ER)
Average
2.2
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1.5 — 2.9
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Programming Actions (PA)
Average
2.7
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2.1 — 3.2
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Modeling Conditions (MC)
Average
3.8
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3.1 — 4.4
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Goal Planning (GP)
Average
3.6
Normal range
3 — 4.1
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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.
Overall level of self-regulation (Olos)
Average
3.9
Normal range
3.3 — 4.5
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max.
5
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

Any questions left?

What does this questionnaire measure?
It measures conscious self-regulation across four stages: goal setting and planning, forecasting conditions, action programming, and evaluation and adjustment of results.
How long does it take to complete, and how many items are included?
Completion typically takes about 6 minutes. The questionnaire includes 28 statements.
How should responses be selected?
Select the option that best matches typical behavior in real situations. Use the full response range when appropriate and avoid overthinking single items.
What do the results provide?
Results provide a profile of relative strengths and development needs across the four self-regulation stages. Interpretation should consider patterns across scales rather than isolated items.
What if an item does not seem to fit current circumstances?
Answer based on usual behavior across time, not on one recent event. If truly uncertain, choose the closest option and proceed to the next item.
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
About This Assessment

Behavioral Self-Regulation Style Test

self-regulation

This self-report questionnaire evaluates individual differences in goal-directed self-regulation in everyday contexts. Behavioral Self-Regulation Style is intended to characterize how a person plans, initiates, monitors, and adjusts behavior in response to changing demands.

The measure contains 28 items and typically takes about 6 minutes to complete. Items ask respondents to endorse statements describing common self-management behaviors, supporting a profile of relative strengths and areas where additional structure or support may be needed.

Behavioral Self-Regulation Style is attributed to Roy F. Baumeister and may be used in clinical, counseling, or research settings as a brief indicator of behavioral control processes. Results should be interpreted in the context of collateral information and other assessment data rather than as a standalone diagnostic tool.

Author: Roy F. Baumeister
Literature: Baumeister, R. F., & Vohs, K. D. (Eds.). Handbook of self-regulation: Research, theory, and applications. Guilford Press. 2004.; Carver, C. S., & Scheier, M. F. On the self-regulation of behavior. Cambridge University Press. 1998.
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