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Personality Orientation in the Online Environment Test

In about four minutes, the Personality Orientation in the Online Environment Test uses 20 questions to explore rule-breaking, provocation, unsolicited messaging, and aggression in digital interactions. Your result highlights tendencies across these areas, supporting thoughtful self-reflection about conduct, communication, and relationships in online communities.

Questions: 204 minutes

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How the Scales are Structured

Tendency to Use Unlicensed ContentTtUUC

Measures willingness to use unlicensed or pirated online content in violation of copyright rules.

example score4/10

4/10Moderateexample score

0 – 2Low

3 – 4Moderate

5 – 10High

A score of 4 suggests a moderate tendency to use unauthorized content, indicating occasional rule-bending rather than frequent reliance on pirated materials.

Propensity for SpammingPfS

This scale measures the tendency to send unsolicited messages or content online.

example score2/4

2/4Moderateexample score

0 – 1Low

2Moderate

3 – 4High

A score of 2 indicates a moderate tendency to engage in spamming behaviors, suggesting occasional unsolicited messaging or content sharing.

Trolling TendencyTT

Measures how strongly a person tends to provoke or bait others into emotional reactions and conflicts in online interactions.

example score3/4

3/4Highexample score

0 – 1Low

2Moderate

3 – 4High

A score of 3 falls in the High range, suggesting frequent engagement in provocative or conflict-stirring behavior online.

Cyberbullying TendencyCT

Measures the degree to which a person is inclined to engage in aggressive or offensive behavior toward others in online interactions.

example score2/4

2/4Moderateexample score

0 – 1Low

2 – 3Moderate

4High

A score of 2 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting occasional tendencies toward cyberbullying behaviors in online interactions rather than a consistent pattern.

Antisocial Behavior in the Online EnvironmentABitOE

Measures the tendency to violate online community norms and rules through behaviors such as trolling, spamming, or provoking conflicts.

example score12/40

12/40Lowexample score

0 – 12Low

13 – 40Moderate

A score of 12 falls in the Low range, suggesting generally respectful online conduct with minimal inclination toward rule-breaking or conflict-provoking behavior.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Teens and students online

41%OF USERS

They take it to understand their online behavior, boundaries, and risk of getting drawn into toxic or rule-breaking interactions.

HR and team leads

34%OF USERS

They use it to spot potential online conduct risks and set clearer expectations for digital communication at work.

Parents and educators

25%OF USERS

They take it to identify warning signs of provocation, aggression, or risky online behavior and decide if extra support is needed.

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

Benchmarking

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

Tendency to use unauthorized contentTtuuc

You?

Average5.2

Typical rangeTypical3.9 – 6.4

Possible0 – 10

Tendency to SpamTtS

You?

Average1.6

Typical rangeTypical0.9 – 2.2

Possible0 – 4

Tendency to trollTtt

You?

Average2.9

Typical rangeTypical2.4 – 3.4

Possible0 – 4

Tendency toward cyberbullyingTtc

You?

Average1.3

Typical rangeTypical0.8 – 1.9

Possible0 – 4

Asocial Behavior in the Online SpaceABitOS

You?

Average15.7

Typical rangeTypical9.4 – 22

Possible0 – 40

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- I never do this
- I do this occasionally
- I often do this
- I never do this
- I do this from time to time
- I often do this
- I never do this
- I do this occasionally
- I often do this

These are 3 of the 20 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Personality Orientation in the Online Environment Test - Description and methodology of the test

cyberpsychology

social networks

For people examining how they behave in digital communities, this assessment offers a structured way to consider recurring online tendencies without reducing a person to one label. The Personality Orientation in the Online Environment Test organizes those tendencies into a profile that can help respondents notice patterns in communication, participation, and relationships. The resulting online behavior profile can support reflection by giving someone a clearer view of recurring online behavior.

What This Assessment Explores

Questions describe online actions involving exclusion, insults, provocation, unsolicited messages, unlicensed content, and rule violations. Readers can examine online behavioral tendencies within specific dimensions and a broader pattern. The displayed dimensions are:

Tendency to Use Unlicensed Content (0-10) measures willingness to violate copyright through pirated or unlicensed materials: Low 0-2, Moderate 3-4, High 5-10.
Propensity for Spamming (0-4) measures a predisposition to send unsolicited messages or information: Low 0-1, Moderate 2-2, High 3-4.
Trolling Tendency (0-4) measures provoking users into emotional reactions or conflicts: Low 0-1, Moderate 2-2, High 3-4.
Cyberbullying Tendency (0-4) measures aggressive or insulting behavior toward other Internet users: Low 0-1, Moderate 2-3, High 4-4.
Antisocial Behavior in the Online Environment (0-40) measures violating norms and rules in online communities: Low 0-12, Moderate 13-40 may reflect situational violations that do not form a stable pattern.

Methodology and Evidence Base

Each statement presents a possible online action, and the respondent chooses one of three options from never to often. Items cover harassment, provocation, spam-like activity, rule testing, and copyright-infringing or unlicensed content. Separate scores are displayed for the listed dimensions, including the broader antisocial-behavior scale. Bands are supplied, but the questionnaire does not state how many points each answer contributes, so a point-by-point formula should not be inferred.

The questionnaire is conceptually consistent with the OPBIS questionnaire, a standardized instrument that closely matches its construct and item themes. It is not the same version or an established adaptation, so its norms, reliability estimates, and validation procedures should not be transferred unchanged.

A separate study on cyberbullying propensity and emotional characteristics associated with aggressive online conduct adds context to the questionnaire’s cyberbullying themes. The questionnaire lets respondents examine digital behavior patterns across dimensions and the situations behind answers. Self-report is sensitive to current context, memory, social desirability, and self-awareness, so the profile should not be treated as a diagnosis or a complete account of behavior.

Author: Shalom H. Schwartz

Literature:

Zekeriaev, R. I. (2022). Standardization of the Questionnaire "Orientation of Personality Behavior in the Internet Space." Modern Science: Actual Problems of Theory and Practice. Series: Cognition, no. 3, pp. 52-56.
Zekeriaev, R. I. (2023). Psychological Characteristics of the Emotional Orientation of a Person Prone to Cyberbullying. Psychology in Education, 5(3), 426-434. 10.33910/2686-9527-2023-5-3-426-434

Updated: 2025-10-02