Existential Anxiety Scale (ECQ) Test
Understand how strongly fears of death, loneliness, and meaninglessness affect you in about 5 minutes. Quick, clear results support self-reflection, therapy planning, and research use.
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Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Avoidance (A)
Average
8.6
Normal range
6.1 — 11.2
min.
4
max.
20
Majority
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Anxiety about death (Aad)
Average
18
Normal range
14.5 — 21.6
min.
6
max.
30
Majority
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Existential anxiety (Ea)
Average
42.3
Normal range
33.4 — 51.3
min.
12
max.
60
Majority
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Existential Anxiety Scale (EAS)
Average
59.6
Normal range
45.3 — 74
min.
22
max.
110
Majority
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CLEAR ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this questionnaire measure?
It screens for anxiety related to core existential concerns such as death, meaninglessness, and isolation. It summarizes how strongly these themes affect current psychological distress.
How long does it take and how many items are included?
Completion time is about 5 minutes. The questionnaire includes 22 items.
What instructions should be followed when responding?
Answer all items based on typical thoughts and feelings rather than rare extremes. Use the first response that fits without extended deliberation.
How should the score be interpreted?
Higher scores indicate greater existentially focused anxiety and broader impact on well-being. Results are screening indicators and should be interpreted with other clinical or contextual information.
Can it be used in clinical work, research, or self-reflection?
It is suitable for clinical screening, research data collection, and structured self-reflection. It can support focused discussion of core fears and meaning-related concerns in therapy.
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Existential Anxiety Scale (ECQ) Test - Symptoms and Signs
This brief self-report measure assesses distress related to core existential concerns. The Existential Anxiety Scale (ECQ) is intended to help characterize the degree to which themes such as mortality, meaning, and isolation are experienced as anxiety-provoking.
The instrument consists of 22 items and typically takes about 5 minutes to complete. Responses yield an estimate of existentially focused anxiety that may inform clinical case formulation, support treatment planning, or be used as a descriptive measure in research settings.
As presented by psytests.org (2024), the Existential Anxiety Scale (ECQ) is designed for efficient administration and may be incorporated into a broader assessment battery alongside other measures of mood, anxiety, and functioning.
Author: psytests.org (2024)
Literature: van Bruggen, V., Klooster, P., Westerhof, G., Vos, J., Kleine, E., Bohlmeijer, E., & Glas, G. The existential concerns questionnaire (ECQ): Development and initial validation of a new existential anxiety scale in a nonclinical and clinical sample. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 2017.
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