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Occupational Hardiness Questionnaire (OHQ) Test

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October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

example score
16/20
Risk Taking (RT)
Taking Risks measures willingness to embrace new challenges and make unconventional decisions at work to adapt to change.
Cautious
Balanced
Adventurous
5 – 9: Cautious | 10 – 15: Balanced | 16 – 20: Adventurous
A score of 16 falls in the Adventurous range, suggesting a strong tendency to pursue new opportunities and adapt quickly to changing professional conditions.
example score
17/20
Control (C)
Control measures confidence in one’s ability to influence events and outcomes at work through personal responsibility and active effort.
Low control
Moderate control
High control
5 – 10: Low control | 11 – 15: Moderate control | 16 – 20: High control
A score of 17 falls in the High control range, suggesting a strong sense of personal influence over work outcomes and readiness to take initiative under pressure.
example score
13/20
Commitment (C)
Engagement measures how interested and involved a person feels in their professional activities and how much meaning they seek in their work.
Low
Moderate
High
5 – 10: Low | 11 – 15: Moderate | 16 – 20: High
A score of 13 indicates moderate engagement, suggesting a generally steady interest in work with some room to strengthen involvement and sense of meaning.
example score
47/60
Occupational Hardiness (OH)
This scale measures overall resilience to workplace stressors and challenges, including the capacity to stay engaged, maintain control, and accept risk under pressure.
Lower resilience
Moderate resilience
High resilience
15 – 29: Lower resilience | 30 – 44: Moderate resilience | 45 – 60: High resilience
A score of 47 falls in the High resilience range, suggesting a strong ability to maintain effectiveness and motivation during demanding or changing work conditions.
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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

HR and recruitment teams
41%OF USERS
They use it to screen candidates and employees for readiness to handle pressure, change, and high workloads.
Managers and team leads
34%OF USERS
They take it to understand their own stress resilience and to plan how to support team performance during tough periods.
Specialists under pressure
25%OF USERS
They take it to see how well they recover from setbacks and what habits can help them stay stable and motivated at work.
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.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Taking Risks (TR)
Taking Risks (TR)
Average
8.8
Normal range
6.3 — 11.2
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5
max.
20
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Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Control (C)
Control (C)
Average
12.4
Normal range
9.9 — 14.9
min.
5
max.
20
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Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Engagement (E)
Engagement (E)
Average
15.8
Normal range
14 — 17.6
min.
5
max.
20
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Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Professional Resilience Scale (PRS)
Professional Resilience Scale (PRS)
Average
32
Normal range
24.3 — 39.6
min.
15
max.
60
This curve shows how scores are typically distributed.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

    • Strongly disagree
    • Disagree more than agree
    • Agree more than disagree
    • Strongly agree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Disagree rather than agree
    • Agree rather than disagree
    • Strongly agree
    • Strongly disagree
    • Disagree more than agree
    • Agree more than disagree
    • Strongly agree
These are 3 of the 15 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.
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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
About This Assessment
Professional Resilience, OHQ Test

Occupational Hardiness Questionnaire (OHQ) Test - Symptoms and Signs

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This measure is a brief self-report questionnaire designed to screen perceived resilience and coping resources in occupational settings. The Occupational Hardiness Questionnaire (OHQ) focuses on attitudes and behaviors relevant to maintaining functioning under work-related stress and change.

It consists of 15 items and typically takes about 3 minutes to complete. Results are commonly used to inform workplace coaching, training, or organizational decision-making by identifying areas of relative strength and potential vulnerability in stress tolerance and adaptability.

In applied contexts, the Occupational Hardiness Questionnaire (OHQ) may be used as one component of a broader assessment process and should be interpreted in conjunction with job demands, collateral information, and other validated measures.

Author: Salvatore R. Maddi, Suzanne C. Kobasa
Literature: Cooper, C. L., Dewe, P. J., & O’Driscoll, M. P. Organizational stress: a review and critique of theory, research, and applications. SAGE Publications. 2001.; Moreno-Jiménez, B., Rodríguez-Muñoz, A., Garrosa, E., & Blanco, L. M. Development and validation of the Occupational Hardiness Questionnaire. Psicothema. 2014.
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