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Individual Style of Competitive Activity Test

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Designed for people who want to understand their approach to competition, the Individual Style of Competitive Activity Test contains 22 questions and takes about 5 minutes. Its result reflects internal and external competitive focus and emotional regulation, supporting self-reflection on competition habits.
Questions: 225 minutes
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How the Scales are Structured

Internal OrientationIO
Measures the degree to which an athlete focuses on their own internal state and self-regulation during competitive attempts.
example score4/12
4/12Low internal focusexample score
0 – 4Low internal focus
5 – 8Moderate internal focus
9 – 12High internal focus
A score of 4 indicates a low internal orientation, suggesting attention is less consistently directed toward monitoring and regulating one’s own state during competition.
External OrientationEO
Measures the extent to which an athlete focuses on external factors such as opponents, tactics, and competition conditions during performance attempts.
example score6/12
6/12Balanced external focusexample score
0 – 4Low external focus
5 – 8Balanced external focus
9 – 12High external focus
A score of 6 indicates a balanced tendency to consider opponents and conditions without letting external circumstances dominate decision-making.
Explosive Emotional RegulationEER
Measures the tendency for competition emotions to fluctuate between surges and downturns, affecting consistency of self-control under pressure.
example score8/9
8/9Explosiveexample score
0 – 3Stable
4 – 6Variable
7 – 9Explosive
A score of 8 falls in the Explosive range, suggesting pronounced emotional swings that can disrupt consistency but may also help mobilize effort in critical moments.
Stable Emotional RegulationSER
Measures the degree to which an athlete maintains a steady, even emotional state during round-by-round competition without sharp mood swings.
example score2/11
2/11Low smoothnessexample score
0 – 3Low smoothness
4 – 7Moderate smoothness
8 – 11High smoothness
A score of 2 falls in the Low smoothness range, suggesting emotions may fluctuate more across attempts and may be less consistently regulated during competition.
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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Coaches in attempt sports
41%OF USERS
They use it to spot how athletes handle pressure and what goals drive their performance, then adjust training and competition routines.
Individual event athletes
35%OF USERS
They take it to understand their emotional control and competitive focus across separate attempts like jumps, throws, or lifts.
Sport psychologists and support staff
24%OF USERS
They apply it as a quick check to guide mental skills work, motivation planning, and pre-competition preparation for athletes.
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
"Internal" orientation"o
You?
Average7.5
Typical rangeTypical5.4 – 9.6
Possible0 – 12
"External" Orientation"O
You?
Average5.1
Typical rangeTypical3 – 7.3
Possible0 – 12
"Explosive" emotional regulation"er
You?
Average4
Typical rangeTypical2.7 – 5.2
Possible0 – 9
"Smooth" emotional regulation"er
You?
Average5
Typical rangeTypical2.9 – 7
Possible0 – 11
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

The following questions are intended to identify your individual style of athletic performance. For each question, select one response option. Do not focus on minor details; provide general responses based on your recent competitive experience.
    • immediately before my attempt, in the starting position
    • when there is 1 competitor left before my attempt
    • when there are 2–3 competitors left before my attempt
    • I stay "fired up" from my previous attempt
    • wait until I feel ready
    • try to wait until I feel ready, but it does not always work
    • actively try to bring on a feeling of readiness myself
    • do not wait or try to bring it on; I start the attempt right away
    • My arousal drops quickly.
    • My arousal still remains for some time.
    • Sometimes I remain aroused until the next attempt.
    • As a rule, I remain aroused until the next attempt.
These are 3 of the 22 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Individual Style of Competitive Activity Test - Description and methodology of the test

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For athletes, coaches, and other competitors who want to understand how they prepare, focus, and react under pressure, this assessment maps individual patterns within competition. The Individual Style of Competitive Activity Test connects everyday competitive choices with four patterns of attention and emotional regulation. Its profile can help a reader identify habits that may support or disrupt competitive performance.

What This Assessment Explores

Questions examine arousal timing, effort, readiness, relaxation, fatigue, tactical choices, reactions to opponents, and attention to competition conditions. An individual competitive style assessment describes tendencies rather than a single ability score. The four result dimensions are:

  • Internal Orientation (0-12) measures focus on one’s own state and behavior, reflecting self-regulation during competition: Low internal focus 0-4, Moderate internal focus 5-8, High internal focus 9-12.
  • External Orientation (0-12) measures attention to tactics, opponents, and conditions that may affect performance: Low external focus 0-4, Balanced external focus 5-8, High external focus 9-12.
  • Explosive Emotional Regulation (0-9) measures alternating surges and declines that may destabilize behavior yet mobilize effort: Stable 0-3, Variable 4-6, Explosive 7-9.
  • Stable Emotional Regulation (0-11) measures a steady emotional baseline that supports consistent behavior: Low smoothness 0-3, Moderate smoothness 4-7, High smoothness 8-11.

Methodology and Scientific Basis

The response format is self-report. Most items offer ordered choices about timing, frequency, intention, intensity, or reaction; others ask about relaxation methods and fatigue monitoring. This context-specific structure captures competition habits rather than requesting a broad personality label.

The result is a four-part profile with four separate scale scores. Each score should be interpreted against its own displayed band. Together, the scores can indicate whether a competitor leans toward internal control, external situational reading, fluctuating activation, or steadier regulation.

Relevant evidence includes Milman’s 1980 methodological letter on stress and personal factors in activity regulation and Klimov’s work on individual styles. The online questionnaire is conceptually consistent with these works, but it is not presented as a validated adaptation of either one.

As a sports performance self-assessment, it supports review of preparation and competition habits. The displayed bands are descriptive categories, while scores remain sensitive to current context, self-awareness, and self-report bias.

Author: R. S. Lazarus
Literature:
  • Milman, V. E., Babayan, A. A., & Chernoglazova, L. I. (1980). Individual Style of Competitive Activity: Its Determinants and Ways of Improvement. Methodological letter. Yerevan.
  • Milman, V. E. (1983). Stress and Personal Factors in the Regulation of Activity. In Y. L. Hanin (Comp.), Stress and Anxiety in Sport: International Collection of Scientific Articles (pp. 24-46). Moscow: Fizkultura i Sport.
  • Klimov, E. A. (1969). Individual Style of Activity and Typological Features of the Central Nervous System. Kazan: Kazan State University.

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