Moral Identity Questionnaire (SIMI) Test

People who want to distinguish private moral importance from outward expression may find the Moral Identity Questionnaire (SIMI) Test useful. It gives a focused way to consider whether moral qualities feel central to the self and how they may appear in social choices. This moral identity self-assessment can help a respondent decide whether the profile matches the question they want to explore.

What This Assessment Explores

The SIMI questionnaire examines two expressions of moral identity. Some items ask whether moral qualities are important and central to the self-concept. Others use clothing, hobbies, reading, memberships, and activities as identity cues. These situations probe the extent to which moral traits are expressed through helping behavior, such as volunteering, and social engagement. Statements about shame or low importance need care: agreement does not always indicate a stronger result.

The result presents two moral identity dimensions:

• Symbolization: 5-35 measures moral traits expressed through helping behavior, such as volunteering, and social engagement; Low 5-14, Moderate 15-24, High 25-35.
• Internalization: 5-35 measures the importance and personal desirability of moral traits within the self-concept; Low 5-15, Moderate 16-25, High 26-35.

Together, these scores distinguish private importance from outward expression, showing whether moral qualities seem central internally, visible socially, or prominent in both.

Methodology and Scientific Basis

Responses use seven ordered choices ranging from disagreement to agreement, although exact labels vary slightly between items. Results are reported on two displayed dimensions; the score ranges describe the reported totals, not how individual answers are weighted or recoded. The profile is therefore a two-dimension description of relative emphasis rather than a single measure of moral character.

Its closest published reference is the Self-Importance of Moral Identity Scale (Aquino & Reed, 2002), which distinguishes internalized moral importance from outward expression. The related work by Reed and Aquino (2003) examines how moral identity can extend concern toward out-groups. This online moral identity questionnaire is conceptually consistent with those sources, while remaining distinct from the published instrument.

The displayed bands are descriptive categories for interpreting the totals. Self-report results can shift with current context, social desirability, recent behavior, and self-awareness, so this profile is best considered alongside concrete examples from daily life and broader reflection.