Altruistic Attitudes Scale Test

Understand your drive to help others and step in when someone is struggling in about 5 minutes. With 23 items, it offers a clear snapshot of your values and real-world helping style.

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How the Scales are Structured

example score

26/30

Lie Scale (LS)

Assesses the likelihood that responses are influenced by social desirability rather than candid self-reporting.

Low social desirability

Elevated social desirability

0 – 18: Low social desirability | 19 – 30: Elevated social desirability

A score of 26 falls in the Elevated social desirability range, suggesting responses may be presented in an overly favorable way and should be interpreted with caution.

example score

46/108

Altruism Level (AL)

Measures the degree to which a person is motivated to help others and actively engage in supportive, other-benefiting actions without expecting personal gain.

Low

Moderate

High

20 – 57: Low | 58 – 68: Moderate | 69 – 108: High

A score of 46 falls in the Low range, suggesting altruistic motives and helping behaviors are present but not strongly expressed or consistently activated across situations.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Self-growth and values seekers

41%OF USERS

People curious about their motives take it to see how naturally they help others and whether altruism is a core personal value.

Volunteers and helpers

34%OF USERS

Those involved in volunteering or caregiving use it to check whether their support is driven by genuine compassion or a sense of duty.

Psychology students and researchers

25%OF USERS

Learners and researchers take it to explore prosocial behavior and compare altruistic tendencies across people or groups.

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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.

Lie Scale (LS)

Average

9.4

Normal range

5.7 — 13

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Level of Altruism (LoA)

Average

83.9

Normal range

72.6 — 95.2

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108

Majority

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CLEAR ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures altruistic orientation, including willingness to benefit others and readiness to act when someone needs help. It focuses on practical helping motives rather than general friendliness.

How long does it take and how many items are included?

Estimated completion time is about 5 minutes. The questionnaire includes 23 items.

How should responses be selected?

Select the option that best matches typical behavior and attitudes across everyday situations. Avoid choosing based on rare events or how responses are expected to look.

What types of situations are covered?

Items describe common social scenarios involving another person’s difficulty, need, or distress. Responses reflect likelihood of getting involved and providing support.

How should results be interpreted?

Higher scores indicate a stronger tendency to help and to view helping as personally meaningful. Lower scores indicate less frequent engagement or a more limited motivation to intervene.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Methodology for Measuring Altruistic Attitudes Test

Altruistic Attitudes Scale Test - Symptoms and Signs

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The measure is designed to assess self-reported prosocial and helping orientations in everyday social situations. The Altruistic Attitudes Scale is commonly used to characterize altruistic attitudes and motivations in research or applied screening contexts (Batson).

The respondent rates reactions to brief scenarios reflecting willingness to benefit others, engagement when someone is in need, and inclination to participate in supportive actions. It contains 23 items and typically takes about 5 minutes to complete.

Scores from the Altruistic Attitudes Scale may be used to summarize the relative strength of altruistic attitudes and to support comparisons across individuals or groups when interpreted within the relevant clinical or research context. Results should be considered alongside additional sources of information rather than as a standalone indicator of functioning.

Author: C. Daniel Batson

Literature: Batson, C. D. The altruism question: Toward a social-psychological answer. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 1991.

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