Life Position Scale Test

Understand how you view yourself and others in just 4 minutes. Get fast, actionable insight to support counseling, coaching, and team development.

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Questions: 204 minutes

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

example score

32/50

You Scale (YS)

Assesses the degree of trust, acceptance, and overall positivity in a person’s attitude toward other people.

You− (less positive)

You+ (positive)

10 – 33: You− (less positive) | 34 – 50: You+ (positive)

A score of 32 falls in the You− range, suggesting a comparatively less positive or more cautious stance toward others’ value and trustworthiness.

example score

22/50

Self (S)

Measures a person’s overall attitude toward themselves, reflecting self-acceptance and self-esteem.

I− (negative self-attitude)

I+ (positive self-attitude)

10 – 37: I− (negative self-attitude) | 38 – 50: I+ (positive self-attitude)

A score of 22 falls in the I− range, suggesting a generally negative self-attitude and lower self-acceptance in this measure.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Therapy and coaching clients

41%OF USERS

People in counseling or coaching take it to clarify how they value themselves and others and how that shapes relationships and choices.

Relationship-focused self-improvers

34%OF USERS

Individuals working on communication, boundaries, or conflict use it to spot their default stance toward self and others.

Team leads and HR partners

25%OF USERS

Managers and people professionals use it to understand interpersonal dynamics in teams and identify development focus areas.

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.

"You" Scale ("S)

Average

29.1

Normal range

22.5 — 35.6

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"Self" Scale ("S)

Average

29.5

Normal range

23.7 — 35.3

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- Never
- Sometimes
- Half of the time
- Most of the time
- All of the time
- Never
- Sometimes
- About half the time
- Most of the time
- All the time
- Never
- Sometimes
- Half the time
- Most of the time
- All the time

These are 3 of the 20 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 Position Scale Test - Symptoms and Signs

transactional analysis

This brief self-report measure is designed to clarify how an individual appraises the self and other people in everyday life. The Life Position Scale is intended to identify a predominant stance that may shape interpersonal expectations, behavior, and relationship patterns. It may be used as an initial screening tool to inform clinical formulation and goal setting.

The measure includes 20 items and typically takes about 4 minutes to complete. Results are interpreted as an index of habitual attitudes that can operate outside of conscious awareness and may be clinically relevant when exploring self-esteem, trust, and interpersonal functioning. The Life Position Scale can be used alongside interview data and other measures to support a structured discussion of strengths, vulnerabilities, and targets for intervention.

Author: Eric Berne

Literature: Snyder, C. R. Hope theory: Rainbows in the mind. Psychological Inquiry. 2002.; Boholst, F. A. A life position scale. Transactional Analysis Journal. 2002.