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Personal Self-Change Potential Scale

Personal Self-Change Potential Scale Test

See how ready you are to make meaningful personal changes in just 5 minutes. This 24-item check pinpoints your strengths across emotions, thinking, and habits to guide focused growth.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

example score

14/30

Self-Change Potential (SP)

Measures how much psychological rigidity versus flexibility may limit a person's capacity to initiate and sustain self-directed change.

Low limitation

Moderate limitation

High limitation

6 – 13: Low limitation | 14 – 21: Moderate limitation | 22 – 30: High limitation

A score of 14 falls in the Moderate limitation range, suggesting some rigidity that may slow self-transformation but with meaningful room for flexible change.

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21/30

Belief in the Possibility of Self-Change (BitPoS)

Measures how strongly a person believes they can intentionally change and develop their own psychological patterns.

Low belief

Moderate belief

High belief

6 – 15: Low belief | 16 – 23: Moderate belief | 24 – 30: High belief

A score of 21 indicates a moderate belief in the possibility of self-transformation, suggesting generally positive expectations about change with some remaining doubts or variability across situations.

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17/30

Capacity for Self-Change (CfS)

Measures how well a person can set intentional self-change goals and follow through with them consistently.

Low

Moderate

High

6 – 19: Low | 20 – 27: Moderate | 28 – 30: High

A score of 17 falls in the Low range, suggesting self-change goals may be harder to define and sustain without additional structure or support.

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19/30

Need for Self-Change (NfS)

Measures how strongly a person is motivated to initiate and pursue personal change based on their needs, values, and motives.

Low

Moderate

High

6 – 16: Low | 17 – 23: Moderate | 24 – 30: High

A score of 19 indicates a moderate need for self-change, suggesting openness to personal development while not consistently seeking change across situations.

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60/84

Self-Change Potential (SP)

Measures overall readiness and internal resources to consciously initiate and sustain personal change across psychological domains.

Limited capacity

Developing capacity

Strong capacity

-12 – 33: Limited capacity | 34 – 55: Developing capacity | 56 – 84: Strong capacity

A score of 60 falls in the Strong capacity range, suggesting well-formed and readily activatable resources for self-change.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

People in transition

41%OF USERS

Those facing a major life or career change who want to know how ready they are to reshape habits, thinking, and emotions.

Therapy and coaching clients

34%OF USERS

People working with a psychologist or coach who want a quick snapshot of their internal resources for intentional self-change.

Personal growth learners

25%OF USERS

Self-development enthusiasts curious about whether they can sustain change efforts across behavior, mindset, and emotional regulation.

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

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The Possibility of Self-Transformation (TPoS)

Average

16.8

Normal range

13.2 — 20.4

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Faith in the possibility of self-transformation (Fitpos)

Average

13.1

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9.2 — 17

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The Ability to Self-Change (TAtS)

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17.8 — 24.1

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The Need for Self-Change (TNfS)

Average

21.4

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18.2 — 24.6

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The Potential for Self-Change (TPfS)

Average

Normal range

40.2 — 67.8

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures readiness and capacity for intentional self-change. It examines how internal resources for change can be activated across emotional, cognitive, and behavioral domains.

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

Completion typically takes about 5 minutes. The questionnaire contains 24 items.

How should responses be selected?

Choose the option that best reflects typical behavior and current experience. Answer each item based on what is generally true, not what seems ideal.

How are results interpreted?

Scores indicate the strength of resources for initiating and sustaining change and the domains in which change is most accessible. Results support selection of development strategies and areas needing additional support.

Can results be used to diagnose a mental disorder?

No, results are not a diagnostic tool and do not confirm or rule out any clinical condition. They are intended for assessment of change readiness and planning of supportive interventions.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Potential for Personal Transformation Test

Personal Self-Change Potential Scale Test

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This self-report measure is designed to assess an individual’s perceived readiness and capacity to initiate and manage intentional personal change across psychological domains. The Personal Self-Change Potential Scale provides a brief snapshot of internal resources that may support change processes in emotional, cognitive, and behavioral functioning.

The instrument includes 24 items and typically requires about 5 minutes to complete. Results may be used in clinical, counseling, or coaching contexts to inform case conceptualization, identify areas of relative strength and limitation in change-related resources, and support collaborative planning of intervention strategies. The Personal Self-Change Potential Scale is attributed to James O. Prochaska and Carlo C. DiClemente.

Author: Carlo C. DiClemente, James O. Prochaska

Literature: Prochaska, J. O., & DiClemente, C. C. Toward a comprehensive model of change. In W. R. Miller & N. Heather (Eds.), Treating addictive behaviors: Processes of change. Plenum Press. 1986.

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