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Personal Psychological Safety Assessment Test

Understand your sense of psychological safety and resilience in about 17 minutes. Pinpoint hidden stress risks and get focused guidance to strengthen support and prevent burnout.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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October 2, 2025
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Verified by Daniel Hall

Psychologist with 25 years of experience

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How the Scales are Structured

example score

6/132

Internal Comfort (IC)

Measures perceived inner well-being, self-confidence, and the degree of calm versus anxiety.

Low comfort

High comfort

0 – 74: Low comfort | 75 – 132: High comfort

A score of 6 falls in the Low comfort range, indicating limited inner ease and self-confidence with a higher likelihood of tension or worry.

example score

96/138

Value and Meaning (VaM)

Measures the degree to which a person experiences life as meaningful and can draw on inner values and meanings as psychological resources in difficult situations.

Lower resources

Stronger resources

0 – 79: Lower resources | 80 – 138: Stronger resources

A score of 96 falls in the Stronger resources range, suggesting a relatively well-formed sense of meaning and access to internal resources that can support steadiness under stress.

example score

91/138

Motivational-Volitional Scale (MVS)

Assesses resilience, goal-directed motivation, and volitional self-regulation through planning and adaptive action under stress.

Lower

Higher

0 – 81: Lower | 82 – 138: Higher

A score of 91 falls in the Higher range, suggesting generally strong goal-setting, planning, and adaptive persistence in challenging conditions.

example score

95/120

Moral-Communicative (MC)

Measures how effectively a person relies on moral principles and communication norms to maintain comfortable, psychologically safe relationships in a group.

Lower

Higher

0 – 69: Lower | 70 – 120: Higher

A score of 95 falls in the Higher range, suggesting generally flexible, open, and tolerant interpersonal behavior that supports psychological safety within a team.

example score

250/528

Psychological Safety Index (PSI)

Measures overall psychological protection and resilience to stressors based on internal state and interpersonal functioning.

Lower safety

Higher safety

0 – 308: Lower safety | 309 – 528: Higher safety

A score of 250 falls in the Lower safety range, suggesting comparatively less robust adaptation resources and greater sensitivity to sustained stress in challenging conditions.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Military and law enforcement

41%OF USERS

People in high-risk duty roles take it to gauge inner security, spot stress vulnerabilities, and reduce burnout after intense or unstable situations.

Emergency and crisis responders

34%OF USERS

Paramedics, firefighters, and rescue workers use it to understand how their beliefs and coping style affect calmness and resilience under pressure.

HR and psychological support

25%OF USERS

Recruiters and psychologists in high-stress organizations use it for selection and targeted support by identifying potential conflicts and needed adjustments.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Scale 4. Inner Comfort (S4IC)

Average

67.8

Normal range

51.7 — 83.9

min.

max.

132

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Scale 3. Value-Semantic (S3V)

Average

46.7

Normal range

27.4 — 66

min.

max.

138

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Scale 2. Motivational and Volitional (S2MaV)

Average

Normal range

21.3 — 56.7

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max.

138

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Scale 1. Moral-Communicative (S1M)

Average

64.2

Normal range

41.9 — 86.4

min.

max.

120

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Psychological Safety Index (PSI)

Average

211.8

Normal range

140.2 — 283.4

min.

max.

528

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Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

This questionnaire contains statements to be evaluated in relation to your way of life, including your experiences, thoughts, habits, behavioral style, and patterns of relationships with others. For each statement, select the response option that most accurately applies.

- This definitely describes me
- This is like me
- This is like me, but I am not sure
- I am not sure this applies to me
- I doubt this applies to me
- This is usually not characteristic of me
- This does not apply to me at all
- This is definitely true of me
- This is like me
- This seems like me, but I am not sure
- I hesitate to say this applies to me
- I doubt this applies to me
- This is not characteristic of me in most cases
- This does not apply to me at all
- This is definitely true of me
- This is like me
- This is somewhat like me, but I am not sure
- I do not feel comfortable describing myself this way
- I doubt that this applies to me
- This is not true of me in most cases
- This does not apply to me at all

These are 3 of the 88 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Diagnosis of Personal Psychological Safety Test

Personal Psychological Safety Assessment Test - Symptoms and Signs

security

instability

occupational psychology

resilience

This instrument evaluates perceived psychological safety and internal security in relation to one’s environment and self-experience. The Personal Psychological Safety Assessment is intended to help clarify how enduring attitudes and interpersonal orientations may relate to calmness, stress tolerance, and perceived vulnerability.

The measure includes 88 items and typically takes about 17 minutes to complete. Items probe lifestyle patterns and core beliefs about the world, other people, and oneself that may support or undermine a stable sense of safety. Results may inform clinical formulation, risk and resilience discussions, and individualized recommendations, and may be considered in occupational contexts with elevated exposure to instability or threat. The Personal Psychological Safety Assessment is attributed to Edwin A. Locke.

Author: Edwin A. Locke

Literature: Edmondson, A. C. Psychological safety and learning behavior in work teams. Administrative Science Quarterly. 1999.