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Brief Psychological Adaptation Scale (BPAS) Test

Understand how emotionally settled you feel between two cultures in about 2 minutes. In 8 quick items, it pinpoints stress and wellbeing to guide timely, targeted support.
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Psychological Adaptation (PA)
Measures emotional well-being and life satisfaction as indicators of psychological adaptation to living between cultures.
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8 – 23: Low adaptation | 24 – 40: Moderate adaptation | 41 – 56: High adaptation
A score of 30 falls in the Moderate adaptation range, suggesting mixed but generally stable emotional comfort and life satisfaction during adjustment to the new country.
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New arrivals abroad
46%OF USERS
People who recently moved to another country and want to quickly check how emotionally settled and satisfied with life they feel.
International students and expats
34%OF USERS
Students, temporary workers, and expats comparing their emotional comfort between their home culture and the host culture.
Clinicians and researchers
20%OF USERS
Psychologists, counselors, and researchers using a brief measure to track migrants’ psychological well-being and culture-shock adjustment.
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Psychological Adaptation (PA)
Average
28.1
Normal range
20.2 — 36
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56
majority
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What does this questionnaire measure?
It measures psychological adaptation after moving to a new country. It focuses on emotional well-being and life satisfaction while living between two cultures.
What types of questions are included?
Items ask about positive and negative emotions connected to the country of origin and the host country. Items also cover overall comfort and sense of being in the right place.
How long does it take, and how many items are there?
It has 8 items and takes about 2 minutes to complete. It is designed for rapid screening and repeated use when needed.
How should responses be completed?
Answer each item based on recent feelings and typical experience, not rare events. Select one response per item and avoid leaving items blank when possible.
How should results be interpreted?
Results summarize current emotional adjustment and do not provide a diagnosis. Interpretation should consider sociocultural adaptation and other relevant information.
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Brief Psychological Adaptation Scale, BPAS Test

Brief Psychological Adaptation Scale (BPAS) Test

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This measure is designed to support brief screening of psychological adjustment in the context of cross-cultural transition. The Brief Psychological Adaptation Scale (BPAS) focuses on the respondent’s perceived emotional well-being and comfort while navigating between the culture of origin and the receiving culture.

The instrument includes 8 items and typically takes about 2 minutes to complete. Items assess the balance of positive and negative affect and perceived life satisfaction related to living across cultural contexts, and results are generally interpreted as an indicator of current subjective adaptation rather than a diagnostic determination.

The Brief Psychological Adaptation Scale (BPAS) may be used in research or clinical settings with migrants, international students, or others undergoing acculturation-related stress, to help characterize self-reported adjustment and to inform follow-up assessment or supportive intervention. Authors: Ward C. Goodenough.

Author: john-w-berry, Ward C. Goodenough
Literature: Ward, C., & Kennedy, A. The measurement of sociocultural adaptation. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 1999.
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