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Brief Meaning-in-Life Crisis Questionnaire

Brief Meaning-in-Life Crisis Questionnaire Test

Understand signs of a meaning-in-life crisis and how intense they feel in about 3 minutes. Get a fast, focused snapshot across 16 items to guide next steps and track change over time.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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15/24

Meaning Dysregulation (MD)

Assesses the degree of meaning dysregulation, including inner emptiness, apathy, and anxiety linked to unmet need for life purpose.

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Moderate

High

6 – 11: Low | 12 – 17: Moderate | 18 – 24: High

A score of 15 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not extreme level of meaning-related emptiness or dissatisfaction with purpose.

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9/16

Life Activity Disintegration (LAD)

Measures how coherent and continuous a person’s life goals and actions feel versus fragmented and disconnected.

Coherent

Partly fragmented

Highly fragmented

4 – 8: Coherent | 9 – 12: Partly fragmented | 13 – 16: Highly fragmented

A score of 9 falls in the partly fragmented range, suggesting some loss of continuity and unified direction in life goals and day-to-day actions.

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19/24

Desubjectivization (D)

This scale assesses reduced personal agency, weakened clarity of life goals and values, and a tendency toward reactive rather than self-directed behavior.

Low

Moderate

High

6 – 11: Low | 12 – 17: Moderate | 18 – 24: High

A score of 19 falls in the High range, suggesting pronounced difficulties with stable meaningful direction and internally driven motivation, with behavior more often guided by immediate reactions.

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44/64

Overall Meaning-in-Life Crisis (OMC)

Measures the overall intensity of experiences associated with a meaning-in-life crisis, integrating feelings of lost meaning and existential disorientation.

Low

Moderate

High

16 – 31: Low | 32 – 47: Moderate | 48 – 64: High

A score of 44 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not extreme level of meaning-related crisis experiences and internal disorientation.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Stuck in a life rut

41%OF USERS

People who feel empty or directionless and want a quick snapshot of how strong their loss of meaning and inner tension is.

At a major crossroads

34%OF USERS

Those facing big decisions (career, relationships, relocation) who notice doubt, inner conflict, and trouble choosing a path.

Therapy and counseling clients

25%OF USERS

People already working with a psychologist who use a brief check-in to track crisis symptoms and changes over time.

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Semantic Dysregulation (SD)

Average

16.6

Normal range

13.4 — 19.7

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Disintegration of Vital Activity (DoVA)

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7.2 — 10.7

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Desubjectivization of Personality (DoP)

Average

10.9

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7.7 — 14

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Overall Level of Existential Crisis (OLoEC)

Average

41.1

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32.3 — 50

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It screens for signs of a meaning-related psychological crisis and estimates overall severity. It also indicates common patterns such as loss of purpose, internal conflict, and difficulty with decisions.

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

Completion typically takes about 3 minutes. It contains 16 items.

How should responses be selected?

Select the option that best matches the intensity or frequency of the experience described. Responses should reflect the most typical experience over the recent period rather than unusual events.

How are results interpreted?

Scores summarize overall crisis intensity and highlight areas where symptoms cluster. Results are screening information and should be interpreted with other clinical or contextual data.

Who can use the results and for what purposes?

It can support counseling, psychotherapy, and research by identifying target areas for follow-up. It can also be used to track change over time when repeated under similar conditions.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Brief Questionnaire on the Meaning-of-Life Crisis Test

Brief Meaning-in-Life Crisis Questionnaire Test

existential psychology meaningfulness life crisis

This brief self-report measure is intended to screen for subjective distress related to perceived meaning and purpose in life. The Brief Meaning-in-Life Crisis Questionnaire provides a rapid snapshot of current crisis-related experiences and the intensity of associated concerns.

It contains 16 items and typically takes about 3 minutes to complete. Items assess commonly reported features of meaning-related strain (e.g., loss of direction, internal conflict, difficulty making decisions) to support initial clinical formulation and monitoring over time. Authorship is attributed to Michael F. Steger.

The Brief Meaning-in-Life Crisis Questionnaire is best used as an adjunct to clinical interview and other assessment data, and results should be interpreted in context rather than as a standalone diagnosis.

Author: Michael F. Steger

Literature: Steger, M. F. Meaning in life. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of positive psychology (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. 2009.

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