Diagnosis of a Specialist's Professional Activity Motives Test - the question form

1. Receiving financial compensation for my work is important to me.

2. My worries at work negatively affect my earnings.

3. In my colleagues' opinion, I take a self-interested position in the team.

4. I set myself the goal of achieving a high level of material well-being.

5. The additional information I gain through my work has a positive effect on my earnings.

6. For me, communicating with colleagues is more important than the work itself.

7. My worries at work negatively affect my communication with colleagues.

8. Criticism of my work by colleagues negatively affects mutual understanding with them.

9. I control how I communicate with others while working.

10. The information I receive in the course of my work has a positive effect on my relationships with my colleagues.

11. For me, the work process is important only because I learn something new.

12. It is harder for me to understand work-related material when I am in a bad mood.

13. My relationships with colleagues at work influence how broad my outlook is.

14. I set a goal for myself to learn new and interesting things in my professional work.

15. New knowledge helps me better understand the information I receive at work.

16. It is important to me to be consistently active at work.

17. Emotional distress during work interferes with my ability to work actively.

18. Criticism directed at me does not prevent me from working actively.

19. I can make myself complete any task quickly and to a high standard.

20. Information I receive while working motivates me to take action.

21. Having the status of a valued employee is very important to me.

22. I do not like being the center of attention for the whole team.

23. My self-esteem depends on my colleagues' opinions.

24. I set myself the goal of being respected in my professional work.

25. Learning new things allows me to be a valued and respected person.

26. It is important to me to continually develop and fulfill my abilities in my professional work.

27. I prefer to do useful and necessary work only when I am in a good mood.

28. Other people’s opinions increase my desire to keep developing.

29. I set myself the goal of being competent in my area of work.

30. The knowledge I gain through my work motivates me to further develop my professional qualifications.

31. It is important to me that additional work is well paid.

32. When I am in a good mood, I can gain material benefit from anything I do.

33. Criticism of my work by others negatively affects my earnings.

34. I regularly monitor my income and expenses.

35. Learning new things gives me an opportunity to increase my earnings.

36. It is important to me what my relationships with my coworkers are like.

37. When I am in a bad mood, I prefer to be alone.

38. How my coworkers treat me affects how well we understand each other.

39. Whether I develop mutual understanding with colleagues at work depends only on me.

40. My communication with colleagues is influenced by the knowledge I have gained through my work.

41. It is important to me to learn all aspects of my professional work.

42. I try to gain work-relevant information out of curiosity.

43. Discussing ideas with my team helps me better understand work-related material.

44. To make better use of the information I receive at work, I plan my professional activities.

45. I always use the information I gain through my work to better understand the nuances of what I do.

46. The most important thing for me is to stay busy and to perform my work well.

47. My work productivity depends on my mood.

48. I can complete work within a short timeframe if colleagues ask me to.

49. I cannot control the work process.

50. Information obtained during work is actively used in my work activities.

51. It is not very important to me to be the center of attention in my work group.

52. If I am in a bad mood, it is difficult for me to rate my own work highly.

53. I would have achieved more if not for other people's opinions.

54. I strive to achieve high status among others.

55. Having useful information provides a good opportunity to gain recognition within the team.

56. The most important thing for me is to be competent in my professional work.

57. Emotional distress at work prevents me from realizing my creative potential.

58. Good relationships with colleagues give me the opportunity to use my abilities in my work.

59. Seeing something new and promising in an ordinary situation depends only on me.

60. Using the information I receive, I find creative approaches to solving the tasks at hand.