Brief Strivings Index (AI) Test

People who want to understand the priorities behind their choices can use this personal goals assessment to reflect on what they seek from life, relationships, and social standing. The Brief Strivings Index (AI) Test organizes those motivations into a profile that may clarify why certain ambitions feel especially meaningful, whether they center on growth, connection, contribution, recognition, or control.

What This Assessment Explores

This life goals questionnaire examines how important different aspirations are, rather than whether they have been achieved. It suits readers seeking a clearer picture of the motives shaping choices and social priorities.

The profile contains six dimensions:

• Self-Expression (3–21) measures growth and potential: Lower emphasis 3–9; Moderate emphasis 10–15; High emphasis 16–21.
• Relationships (3–21) measures dependable closeness: Lower priority 3–9; Moderate priority 10–15; High priority 16–21.
• Community (3–21) measures social contribution: Lower 3–9; Moderate 10–15; Higher 16–21.
• Appearance (3–21) measures attractiveness and approval: Low focus 3–9; Moderate focus 10–15; High focus 16–21.
• Fame (3–21) measures recognition: Low 3–8; Moderate 9–15; High 16–21.
• Influence (3–21) measures power and control: Low 3–9; Moderate 10–15; High 16–21.

Methodology and Scientific Basis

Methodologically, the questionnaire presents 18 short self-report statements about desired ways of living. Each is rated from 1, “Not at all important,” to 7, “Very important.” The prompts form six thematic groups, and separate totals are reported for each displayed dimension; higher totals indicate greater importance of that aspiration.

As a values and motivation test, it is conceptually consistent with the Short Aspirations Index (Gordeeva et al., 2023), the closest named source for its goal structure. Kasser and Ryan’s 1996 work distinguishes intrinsic aims from externally oriented goals, while Deci and Ryan’s self-determination theory links autonomy, relatedness, and growth with psychological needs. The online questionnaire is not a direct adaptation or standardized administration of those publications.

Read the bands as descriptive levels of emphasis, not clinical cutoffs. Current circumstances, self-presentation, and the personal meaning of each statement can influence self-report, so the profile is a snapshot rather than a fixed personality judgment.