Fordyce Emotional Test
Get a clear snapshot of your life satisfaction and overall happiness in 1 minute. Fast, straightforward results help set an emotional baseline and guide next steps.
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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS
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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.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Happy (H)
Happy (H)
Average
26.7
Normal range
14 — 39.3
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100
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Unhappy (U)
Unhappy (U)
Average
27.8
Normal range
10.4 — 45.1
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100
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Unhappy (U)
Unhappy (U)
Average
68.2
Normal range
55.9 — 80.5
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0
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100
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Neutral (N)
Neutral (N)
Average
45
Normal range
32 — 58
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100
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Neither one nor the other (Nonto)
Neither one nor the other (Nonto)
Average
72
Normal range
58.1 — 85.8
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100
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Happiness Level (HL)
Happiness Level (HL)
Average
3.8
Normal range
2.3 — 5.3
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0
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10
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On the rise (Otr)
On the rise (Otr)
Average
57.1
Normal range
41.3 — 72.9
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0
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100
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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
- Extremely happy
- Very happy
- Quite happy
- About halfway between happy and unhappy
- Sometimes happy
- Neutral (neither happy nor unhappy)
- Slightly unhappy (just below neutral)
- Rather unhappy (life feels a bit bleak)
- Fairly unhappy (I feel mildly depressed)
- Deeply unhappy (depressed, downhearted)
- Extremely unhappy (severe depression is with me constantly)
- About what percentage of the time (on average) do you feel upbeat?
- About what percentage of the time do you feel unhappy?
- About what percentage of the time do you usually feel neutral?
- Happy
- Unhappy
- Neither happy nor unhappy
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
About This Assessment
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Fordyce Emotional Test - Symptoms and Signs
This brief self-report measure is designed to provide a rapid snapshot of subjective well-being and current emotional satisfaction. The Fordyce Emotional Test is intended for quick screening of perceived happiness and life satisfaction in clinical or research contexts.
It consists of 3 items and takes about 1 minutes to complete. Responses may help characterize an individual’s general affective tone and perceived well-being, which can inform follow-up assessment or discussion, though it is not a standalone diagnostic tool. The Fordyce Emotional Test can be used as a low-burden measure when time is limited or repeated measurement is needed.
Author: Carroll E. Izard, Paul Ekman
Literature: Gross, J. J. Emotion regulation: Conceptual and empirical foundations. In J. J. Gross (Ed.), Handbook of emotion regulation. Guilford Press. 2014.; Watson, D., Clark, L. A., & Tellegen, A. Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1988.
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