Assessment of Experiences in Activity Test
How the Scales are Structured
Who Usually Takes This Test?
See How You Compare
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Example Questions From the Test
- Almost never
- Rarely
- Relatively rarely
- Relatively often
- Often
- Almost always
- Almost never
- Rarely
- Relatively rarely
- Relatively often
- Often
- Almost always
- Almost never
- Rarely
- Relatively rarely
- Relatively often
- Often
- Almost always
Assessment of Experiences in Activity Test - Description and methodology of the test
People considering why a particular task feels different from day to day may find the Assessment of Experiences in Activity Test useful for structured self-reflection. It is intended for someone assessing experiences during an activity such as work, study, or recurring responsibilities and wanting a clearer view of what sustains or drains involvement. The profile supports comparison within that chosen situation.
What This Assessment Explores
Four dimensions assess one chosen activity.
- Emptiness Index (1–6) reflects inner emptiness and dissatisfaction; higher scores may indicate occupational burnout or job dissatisfaction. Low emptiness 1–2; Moderate emptiness 3–4; High emptiness 5–6.
- Effort Index (1–6) reflects engagement and effort; higher scores may indicate goal-directedness and persistence; lower ones may indicate passivity or insufficient motivation. Low effort 1–2; Moderate effort 3–4; High effort 5–6.
- Meaningfulness Index (1–6) reflects significance; higher scores indicate awareness and intrinsic motivation; lower ones indicate meaninglessness. Low meaning 1–2; Moderate meaning 3–4; High meaning 5–6.
- Enjoyment Index (1–6) reflects satisfaction; higher scores indicate positive emotional attitude; lower ones indicate reduced enjoyment and motivation. Low pleasure 1–2; Moderate pleasure 3–4; High pleasure 5–6.
Scores describe the activity, not its cause.
Methodology and Evidence Base
Each item asks how often an experience occurs during that activity, using six options from Almost never to Almost always. Positive and negative wording covers enjoyment, effort, boredom, and emptiness. Responses are grouped into four dimensions, and the online result reports scores on six-point scales. No normative or item-level scoring interpretation is provided for the online result, so the supplied bands are best read descriptively rather than used to infer an additional formula.
The closest reference is Osin and Leontiev’s (2017) Diagnostics of Emotional Experiences in Activity; the online questions reproduce its 12-item, four-dimension structure in English, making this an online translation/adaptation of that instrument. Leontiev et al. (2018) connect activity experiences with well-being, while Klein et al. (2019) examine variation across contexts and time. Leontiev’s 2015 activity-focused assessment framework provides theoretical context. The online result provides descriptive low, moderate, and high bands, but no population reference group is specified for interpreting them.
The profile can reveal contrasts such as strong effort with little enjoyment or meaning. Self-report is sensitive to current demands, mood, interpretation, and candor, so the result is a context-bound snapshot rather than a clinical conclusion.
- Osin, E.N., & Leontiev, D.A. (2017). Assessment of Subjective Experiences at Work: Validation of an Instrument. Organizational Psychology, 7(2), 30–51.
- Leontiev, D.A., Osin, E.N., Dosumova, S.S., Rzaeva, F.R., & Bobrov, V.V. (2018). Study-Related Experiences and Their Association with Psychological Well-Being. Psychological Science and Education, 23(6), 55–66. 10.17759/pse.2018230605
- Klein, K.G., Leontiev, D.A., Kostenko, V.Y., Osin, E.N., Taranenko, O.A., & Kosheleva, N.V. (2019). Experiences in Different Activities: Temporal Dynamics and Construct Validity. Psychological Science and Education, 24(5), 47–57. 10.17759/pse.2019240505
- Leontiev, D.A. (2015). Activity-Related Experiences and Their Assessment. In N.A. Baturin (Ed.), Contemporary Psychological Assessment in Russia: Overcoming the Crisis. Proceedings of the Third All-Russian Conference on Psychological Assessment (Vol. 1, pp. 175–179). Chelyabinsk: South Ural State University Publishing Center.
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