Proactive Attitudes Test

Understand how likely someone is to take initiative and shape their future in about 2 minutes. Eight quick items deliver clear, actionable insight for coaching, teamwork, and readiness for change.

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Questions: 82 minutes

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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Verified by Daniel Hall

Psychologist with 25 years of experience

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34/100

Proactive Attitudes (PA)

Measures the tendency to take initiative, seek opportunities, and assume responsibility for shaping one’s circumstances rather than waiting for external events.

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0 – 39: Low | 40 – 69: Moderate | 70 – 100: High

A score of 34 indicates a lower proactive stance, suggesting the person is more likely to rely on circumstances than consistently initiating change.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Coaching and self-improvement seekers

41%OF USERS

They use it to gauge how ready they are to take initiative, set goals, and follow through on planned changes.

Managers and team leads

34%OF USERS

They assess who naturally takes ownership, anticipates problems, and drives action in teams and projects.

Career changers and job seekers

25%OF USERS

They take it to understand whether they proactively shape their next steps or tend to wait for opportunities to appear.

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

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Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
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Proactive Attitudes (PA)

Average

43.1

Normal range

26.7 — 59.6

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100

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Proactive Attitudes Test - Symptoms and Signs

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This brief self-report measure assesses attitudes related to proactive self-regulation, including perceived personal agency, future-oriented initiative, and readiness to influence circumstances rather than respond passively. Proactive Attitudes is intended for rapid screening of proactive orientation in nonacute settings.

The scale includes 8 items and typically requires about 2 minutes to complete. Items ask respondents to rate their typical beliefs and tendencies regarding taking responsibility, initiating change, and drawing on personal and contextual resources.

Results from Proactive Attitudes may be used as a descriptive indicator to support case conceptualization, coaching, or organizational assessment. Scores should be interpreted in context and, when clinically relevant, considered alongside other measures, interview data, and functional impairment.

Author: Edwin A. Locke, Michael Frese

Literature: Schwarzer, R. Proactive coping theory. In E. Frydenberg (Ed.), Beyond coping: Meeting goals, visions, and challenges. Oxford University Press. 2002.; Greenglass, E. R. Proactive coping and quality of life management. In E. Frydenberg (Ed.), Beyond coping: Meeting goals, visions, and challenges. Oxford University Press. 2002.