Life Adaptation Questionnaire Test

Understand a teen’s everyday adjustment and stress coping in just 3 minutes. Use 15 quick items to spot support needs, guide planning, and track progress over time.

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Questions: 153 minutes

08:30

October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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October 2, 2025
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Psychologist with 25 years of experience

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How the Scales are Structured

example score

62/75

Adaptation Level (AL)

This scale measures how effectively a person adapts to everyday demands, changes, and stressors in their environment.

Low

Moderate

High

57 – 63: Low | 64 – 72: Moderate | 73 – 75: High

A score of 62 falls in the Low range, suggesting adaptation may be more difficult in some typical school or life situations and support needs may be worth exploring.

example score

20/75

Personal Adaptation (PA)

Personal Adaptability measures how effectively a person adjusts to everyday demands and copes with stress across typical life situations.

Low adaptability

Moderate adaptability

High adaptability

-75 – 39: Low adaptability | 40 – 56: Moderate adaptability | 57 – 75: High adaptability

A score of 20 falls in the Low adaptability range, suggesting adjustment may be inconsistent and everyday stressors can feel harder to manage.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

School counselors and psychologists

41%OF USERS

They use it to quickly screen students’ adjustment to school demands, peer relationships, and stress, and to decide who may need support.

Concerned parents of teens

34%OF USERS

They take it to understand whether their child is coping with school and social life and where extra help or structure might be needed.

Teens in transition

25%OF USERS

Students starting a new school, moving, or facing heavier workloads take it to check how well they’re adapting and what to work on.

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

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Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Level of Adaptability (LoA)

Average

67.4

Normal range

64.4 — 70.4

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Personal Adaptability (PA)

Average

4.7

Normal range

-21.6 — 31.1

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-75

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

Please read each question carefully and select the response that best reflects the role that the people, organizations, events, and activities mentioned currently play in your life.

- Very positive
- Positive
- Neutral
- Negative
- Very negative
- Very positive
- Positive
- Neutral
- Negative
- Very negative
- Very positive
- Positive
- Neutral
- Negative
- Very negative

These are 3 of the 15 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

Life Adaptation Questionnaire Test - Symptoms and Signs

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This questionnaire is designed to screen an individual’s perceived adjustment to everyday demands across common life contexts. The Life Adaptation Questionnaire is intended for brief use in educational or other group settings to help identify areas where additional support may be indicated.

Respondents answer 15 items in about 3 minutes, reflecting typical reactions and coping behaviors in routine situations (e.g., school or social stressors). Results are generally used to inform follow-up discussion, monitor change over time, and guide decisions about whether further evaluation or targeted intervention is warranted.

The Life Adaptation Questionnaire is attributed to John W. Berry.

Author: John W. Berry

Literature: Masten, A. S. Ordinary magic: Resilience processes in development. American Psychologist. 2001.