Family Values Questionnaire Test

In six minutes, the Family Values Questionnaire Test uses 30 questions to explore how you view responsibilities, care, emotional connection, and continuity within family life. Your result highlights the values you place greatest importance on, supporting focused self-reflection about relationships and priorities.

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How the Scales are Structured

Household CultureHC

This scale measures how important order, comfort, and organization are considered in everyday family life.

example score6/10

6/10Moderate priorityexample score

0 – 4Low priority

5 – 7Moderate priority

8 – 10High priority

A score of 6 suggests that household order and comfort are viewed as moderately important in the family’s values, without being a dominant focus.

Care for Older Family MembersCfOFM

Measures how strongly a teenager values supporting and helping older family members.

example score6/10

6/10Moderateexample score

0 – 4Low

5 – 7Moderate

8 – 10High

A score of 6 suggests a moderate ориентация toward caring for elderly relatives, with support seen as important but not consistently emphasized.

Care for Younger Family MembersCfYFM

Measures the degree of responsibility and supportive behavior a teenager expresses toward younger family members.

example score2/10

2/10Lowexample score

0 – 5Low

6 – 8Moderate

9 – 10High

A score of 2 falls in the Low range, suggesting caring for younger relatives is not currently a strong priority or is expressed infrequently.

Honoring ParentsHP

Measures how strongly a teenager values showing respect, appreciation, and care toward parents and the older generation in the family.

example score6/10

6/10Moderateexample score

0 – 4Low

5 – 7Moderate

8 – 10High

A score of 6 indicates a moderate emphasis on honoring parents, suggesting respect is generally important but may vary by situation.

Continuation of the Family LineCotFL

Measures how important having and raising children is as a family value in the adolescent’s view.

example score5/10

5/10Moderate priorityexample score

0 – 4Low priority

5 – 7Moderate priority

8 – 10High priority

A score of 5 indicates a moderate emphasis on continuing the family line, suggesting it is valued but not a dominant priority.

LoveL

Measures how strongly emotional closeness, support, and mutual understanding are valued within the family.

example score6/10

6/10Moderate priorityexample score

0 – 4Low priority

5 – 7Moderate priority

8 – 10High priority

A score of 6 suggests love and emotional support are moderately important family values, though they may not be consistently emphasized in all situations.

Overall ScoreOS

Measures how strongly the respondent emphasizes family values and the importance of family relationships overall.

example score35/60

35/60Moderate emphasisexample score

0 – 30Lower emphasis

31 – 49Moderate emphasis

50 – 60High emphasis

A score of 35 falls in the Moderate emphasis range, suggesting family values are present but not a dominant focus compared with other priorities.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Teens in counseling

44%OF USERS

Adolescents who are meeting with a psychologist or school counselor take it to clarify how they view family closeness, respect, and care at home.

Parents seeking insights

33%OF USERS

Parents use it with their child to better understand the teen’s attitudes toward family rules, support, and their role in the household.

School and social programs

23%OF USERS

Educators and social workers administer it to screen for family-value tensions and guide prevention or support plans for students.

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

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See How You Compare

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.

Shaded area — where most people score

Dot — the average

You — your score lands on each curve after the test— your score, after the test

Everyday CultureEC

You?

Average4.4

Typical rangeTypical2.7 – 6.1

Possible0 – 10

Caring for the ElderlyCftE

You?

Average5.5

Typical rangeTypical3.9 – 7

Possible0 – 10

Caring for the Younger OnesCftYO

You?

Average6.8

Typical rangeTypical5.2 – 8.5

Possible0 – 10

Honoring ParentsHP

You?

Average4.9

Typical rangeTypical3.2 – 6.5

Possible0 – 10

Continuation of the family lineCotfl

You?

Average4.6

Typical rangeTypical2.8 – 6.4

Possible0 – 10

LoveL

You?

Average4.1

Typical rangeTypical2.6 – 5.5

Possible0 – 10

Overall scoreOs

You?

Average19.2

Typical rangeTypical10.8 – 27.6

Possible0 – 60

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- Yes, all of them.
- No, everyone does what they want.
- It varies from family to family.
- Yes.
- No.
- I am not sure.
- Yes, I really like what my mother/father does.
- No, my parents' profession does not interest me.
- I don't know; I haven't thought about it.

These are 3 of the 30 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Family Values Questionnaire Test - Description and methodology of the test

morality

values

People who want to examine how family responsibilities and relationships fit into their personal priorities may find the Family Values Questionnaire Test useful. It functions as a family values test by assessing priorities in care, cooperation, emotional closeness, parenting, and intergenerational obligations through structured self-reflection. The result shows which values receive greater or lesser emphasis without presenting one family model as universally correct.

What This Assessment Explores

This family values assessment covers:

Household Culture (0-10) measures household order; Low priority 0-4, Moderate priority 5-7, High priority 8-10.
Care for Older Family Members (0-10) measures older-relative support; Low 0-4, Moderate 5-7, High 8-10.
Care for Younger Family Members (0-10) measures younger-relative responsibility; Low 0-5, Moderate 6-8, High 9-10.
Honoring Parents (0-10) measures parental respect; Low 0-4, Moderate 5-7, High 8-10.
Continuation of the Family Line (0-10) measures family continuation through children; Low priority 0-4, Moderate priority 5-7, High priority 8-10.
Love (0-10) measures closeness and support; Low priority 0-4, Moderate priority 5-7, High priority 8-10.
Overall Score (0-60) reflects family-value emphasis; Lower emphasis 0-30, Moderate emphasis 31-49, High emphasis 50-60.

Methodology and Scientific Basis

Each item in this situational self-report presents a short question or family vignette with three answer choices. The options generally distinguish endorsement, rejection, or a conditional response rather than asking for a numerical rating. The online result combines responses into six displayed dimensions and an overall score; because the point contribution of each option is not specified, the ranges should not be reverse-engineered into an item-by-item scoring rule.

The questionnaire uses a family values survey format and is conceptually consistent with the Family Values Questionnaire studied by Konstantinova and Martynova in 2014, but it should not be described as a direct adaptation of that published material. The related 2021 study by Trubnikova, Malysheva, and Elkin provides context for examining attitudes toward family values, not norms for this online version.

Interpret the profile as a snapshot of self-reported priorities. The result displays descriptive emphasis bands rather than documented population norms or clinical thresholds, and responses can shift with culture, current relationships, mood, social desirability, or self-awareness. The scores describe the respondent’s stated emphasis; they do not by themselves establish a disorder or predict conduct in every family situation.

Author: Milton Rokeach, Shalom H. Schwartz

Literature:

Konstantinova, M. S., & Martynova, M. V. (2014). Diagnostic materials on the topic “Family values.” In E. V. Vergizova, T. S. Vorobeykova, & O. V. Erlikh (Eds.), Model of the Formation of Family Values in Children and Adolescents (pp. 49-67). Saint Petersburg: Svoe Izdatelstvo.
Trubnikova, E., Malysheva, A., & Elkin, S. (2021). Attitude of High School and University Students to Family Values. In A. G. Shirin, M. V. Zvyaglova, O. A. Fikhtner, E. Y. Ignateva, & N. A. Shaydorova (Eds.), Education in a Changing World: Global Challenges and National Priorities, Vol. 114, European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences (pp. 429-438). European Publisher. 10.15405/epsbs.2021.07.02.51

Updated: 2025-10-02