Health Attitude Index Test

Understand how strongly you engage in self care across feelings, thoughts, and actions in about 5 minutes. Two-part results are reliable for repeat checks and help target support fast.

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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

7/9

Behavioral Scale (BS)

Measures how strongly a person expresses health attitudes through actions that shape the environment and influence others toward healthier living.

Personal-only focus

Occasional outward action

Active environment shaping

0 – 4: Personal-only focus | 5 – 6: Occasional outward action | 7 – 9: Active environment shaping

A score of 7 indicates a strong tendency to promote healthy habits beyond personal self-care by trying to influence others and support a healthier environment.

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3/9

Behavioral Scale (BS)

Measures how strongly a person expresses care for their health through concrete practical activities and routines.

Low practical engagement

Moderate practical engagement

High practical engagement

0 – 3: Low practical engagement | 4 – 6: Moderate practical engagement | 7 – 9: High practical engagement

A score of 3 falls in the low range, suggesting limited involvement in regular practical actions such as exercise or wellness routines.

example score

4/9

Cognitive Scale (CS)

Measures how actively a person seeks, processes, and learns information about their health.

Passive

Occasionally engaged

Actively informed

0 – 3: Passive | 4 – 6: Occasionally engaged | 7 – 9: Actively informed

A score of 4 indicates occasional engagement with health information, with some interest but inconsistent independent learning.

example score

4/9

Emotional Scale (ES)

Measures how emotionally engaged a person is with their health, including enjoyment of self-care and absence of negative emotional stereotypes.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 3: Low | 4 – 6: Moderate | 7 – 9: High

A score of 4 indicates moderate emotional engagement with health, suggesting some enjoyment and positive feelings about self-care alongside a more neutral or rational stance at times.

example score

5/9

Health Attitude Index (HAI)

Measures how strongly and consistently a person’s overall attitude toward maintaining their health and a healthy lifestyle is developed.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 3: Low | 4 – 6: Moderate | 7 – 9: High

A score of 5 indicates a moderately developed health attitude, suggesting some consistent self-care orientation with room for strengthening across areas.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Lifestyle improvement seekers

41%OF USERS

People trying to build healthier routines take it to see whether their motivation shows up in emotions, thoughts, and everyday actions.

Clients in therapy or coaching

34%OF USERS

Those working with a psychologist, coach, or counselor use it to clarify how engaged they are in self-care and where support is most needed.

Prevention and wellness program participants

25%OF USERS

People in workplace, clinic, or community prevention programs take it as a quick check-in to track health attitude changes over time.

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.

Step scale (Ss)

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2.8 — 5.3

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Practical Scale (PS)

Average

2.9

Normal range

1.7 — 4.2

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Educational scale (Es)

Average

4.9

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3.2 — 6.6

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Emotional Scale (ES)

Average

6.3

Normal range

4.9 — 7.7

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Health Attitude Index (HAI)

Average

4.5

Normal range

2.8 — 6.2

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

For each item, two statements (A and B) are presented that reflect opposing views or situations. Select the option that best fits you. You may choose one of the following response options: 1. Statement A fits you completely. 2. You lean more toward statement A, but cannot fully agree with it. 3. You lean more toward statement B, but cannot fully agree with it. 4. Statement B fits you completely. If you consider a situation unlikely for you, still try to make a selection. This questionnaire does not have “right” or “wrong” answers; your perspective is valuable as it is. Respond as quickly as possible, as your first reaction most accurately reflects your opinion.

- Statement A fits me completely
- I lean more toward statement A
- I lean more toward statement B
- Statement B fits me completely
- Statement A fits you completely
- You lean more toward statement A
- You lean more toward statement B
- Statement B fits you completely
- Statement A fits me completely
- I lean more toward statement A
- I lean more toward statement B
- Statement B fits me completely

These are 3 of the 24 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

Health Attitude Index Test - Symptoms and Signs

health

healthy lifestyle

This measure evaluates an individual’s attitudes and engagement related to personal health. The Health Attitude Index is intended to provide a brief self-report snapshot of how a person relates to health in multiple domains of experience and behavior.

The instrument includes 24 items and typically takes about 5 minutes to complete. It is commonly described as assessing emotional, cognitive, and behavioral components of health-related attitudes, supporting a focused discussion of health perceptions and day-to-day health practices. Howard Leventhal is cited as the author.

The Health Attitude Index may be used in clinical or counseling contexts as a screening or adjunct measure to help structure case formulation, guide psychoeducation, and monitor changes in health-related attitudes over time when interpreted alongside other clinical information.

Author: Howard Leventhal

Literature: Rosenberg, M. Society and the adolescent self-image. Princeton University Press. 1965.

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