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Professional Commitment Scale (PCS)

Professional Commitment Scale (PCS) Test

Understand how strongly someone connects to their profession in just 3 minutes. Get a clear snapshot of passion, obligation, and stay or leave factors to guide hiring and development.

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October 2, 2025

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How the Scales are Structured

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14/28

Normative Loyalty (NL)

Assesses the extent to which a person feels a moral duty and responsibility to remain in their profession.

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Moderate

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4 – 12: Low | 13 – 20: Moderate | 21 – 28: High

A score of 14 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a balanced sense of professional duty that is present but not strongly defining.

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27/35

Continuance Loyalty (CL)

Measures continuance (extended) loyalty, reflecting the perceived necessity to remain in the profession due to invested effort, benefits, or limited alternatives.

Low

Moderate

High

5 – 15: Low | 16 – 25: Moderate | 26 – 35: High

A score of 27 falls in the High range, suggesting a relatively strong rational motivation to stay in the profession based on perceived costs of leaving or limited alternatives.

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25/49

Affective Loyalty (AL)

Affective loyalty measures emotional attachment to and identification with one’s profession.

Low

Moderate

High

7 – 20: Low | 21 – 35: Moderate | 36 – 49: High

A score of 25 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not strong emotional connection to the profession.

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77/112

Professional Commitment (PC)

Measures overall commitment to one’s profession across affective, normative, and continuance components.

Low commitment

Moderate commitment

High commitment

16 – 48: Low commitment | 49 – 80: Moderate commitment | 81 – 112: High commitment

A score of 77 indicates a moderate level of professional commitment, suggesting generally stable engagement with some room to strengthen professional attachment.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

HR and People Ops

41%OF USERS

Use it to gauge how strongly employees identify with their profession and to shape retention, motivation, and development plans.

Team Leads and Managers

34%OF USERS

Take it to understand what drives commitment in their teams and to spot risks of disengagement or turnover.

Employees and Job Changers

25%OF USERS

Use it for self-reflection on whether they want to stay in their field and what factors keep them committed.

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

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Normative loyalty (Nl)

Average

14.7

Normal range

11.1 — 18.3

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Extended Loyalty (EL)

Average

20.3

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14.7 — 25.9

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Affective Loyalty (AL)

Average

23.7

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17.9 — 29.5

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Professional Commitment Scale (PCS)

Average

58.2

Normal range

44.7 — 71.7

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112

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures commitment to a profession across three components: affective, normative, and continuance. Scores describe emotional attachment, sense of obligation, and perceived costs or benefits of leaving.

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

Completion typically takes about 3 minutes. The questionnaire contains 16 statements.

How should items be answered?

Each statement is rated based on the degree of agreement using the provided response options. Responses should reflect typical attitudes rather than temporary mood.

What do the three components represent?

Affective commitment reflects interest in the profession and value alignment. Normative commitment reflects duty, and continuance commitment reflects perceived risks and benefits of changing professions.

How should results be interpreted and used?

Results are interpreted as three separate subscale scores rather than a single total. They support planning for motivation, development, and retention, and are not intended as a diagnostic decision on their own.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Professional Commitment Scale (PCS) Test

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This measure assesses an individual’s attachment to their chosen profession and the reasons underlying that bond. The Professional Commitment Scale (PCS), developed by Natalie J. Allen and John P. Meyer, is intended to capture multiple facets of professional commitment rather than treating it as a single construct.

Items are typically organized to reflect affective commitment (emotional attachment and identification), normative commitment (a perceived sense of obligation), and continuance commitment (perceived costs and benefits associated with leaving the profession). The instrument includes 16 items and takes about 3 minutes to complete.

The Professional Commitment Scale (PCS) is commonly used in organizational, vocational, and research settings to support evaluation of professional commitment profiles and to inform interpretation alongside other relevant assessment data.

Author: John P. Meyer, Natalie J. Allen

Literature: Meyer, J. P., Allen, N. J., & Smith, C. A. Commitment to organizations and occupations: Extension and test of a three-component conceptualization. Journal of Applied Psychology. 1993.

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