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Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL)

Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) Test

Understand your balance of satisfaction, exhaustion, and compassion fatigue in about 6 minutes. Get a clear snapshot to spot early strain and guide workload and self care.

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October 2, 2025

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How the Scales are Structured

example score

17/30

Burnout (B)

This scale measures the degree of work-related physical and emotional exhaustion with reduced motivation and satisfaction.

Low burnout

Moderate burnout

High burnout

6 – 14: Low burnout | 15 – 22: Moderate burnout | 23 – 30: High burnout

A score of 17 falls in the Moderate burnout range, suggesting noticeable fatigue and reduced work satisfaction that may affect day-to-day functioning.

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17/35

Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS)

Measures the degree of stress reactions a professional experiences from repeated exposure to clients’ traumatic material.

Low

Moderate

High

7 – 16: Low | 17 – 26: Moderate | 27 – 35: High

A score of 17 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but manageable level of secondary trauma symptoms related to work exposure.

example score

33/65

Compassion Fatigue (CF)

Measures the degree of emotional exhaustion and strain that can build up from sustained empathic engagement with others' difficulties at work.

Low

Moderate

High

13 – 30: Low | 31 – 47: Moderate | 48 – 65: High

A score of 33 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not pronounced level of empathy-related fatigue.

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15/25

Career Satisfaction (CS)

Job satisfaction measures how positively you feel about your professional role and how well it aligns with your personal values.

Low

Moderate

High

5 – 12: Low | 13 – 19: Moderate | 20 – 25: High

A score of 15 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a generally steady but not strongly pronounced sense of satisfaction and value alignment in your work.

example score

37/50

Job Satisfaction (JS)

Job satisfaction measures how content a person feels with their work duties and conditions and the sense of meaning and value they derive from their work.

Low

Moderate

High

10 – 23: Low | 24 – 36: Moderate | 37 – 50: High

A score of 37 falls in the High range, indicating generally strong satisfaction with work conditions and a clear sense of meaning in professional activities.

example score

39/75

Professional Satisfaction (PS)

This scale measures how much pleasure and meaning a person experiences in their helping work and how supported and effective they feel in the role.

Low

Moderate

High

15 – 34: Low | 35 – 54: Moderate | 55 – 75: High

A score of 39 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a mixed but generally workable level of professional satisfaction with some room to strengthen positive aspects of the work experience.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Practicing therapists and counselors

41%OF USERS

Specialists in active client work who want to check their job satisfaction and early signs of emotional exhaustion.

Crisis and trauma helpers

34%OF USERS

Professionals working with high-intensity cases who need to monitor compassion fatigue and stay effective under pressure.

Supervision and training participants

25%OF USERS

Psychologists and counselors in supervision or learning programs who use results to discuss workload, boundaries, and self-care.

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

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Burnout (B)

Average

12.5

Normal range

9.5 — 15.6

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Secondary trauma (St)

Average

25.4

Normal range

21.3 — 29.6

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Fatigue from Empathy (FfE)

Average

41.7

Normal range

32.5 — 51

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Job Satisfaction (JS)

Average

12.1

Normal range

9.5 — 14.7

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Job Satisfaction (JS)

Average

36.3

Normal range

30.4 — 42.2

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Job Satisfaction (JS)

Average

38.9

Normal range

29.6 — 48.2

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CLEAR ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this questionnaire measure?

It screens professional quality of life in helping roles. It covers job satisfaction, emotional exhaustion, and compassion fatigue.

Who is this questionnaire intended for?

It is intended for psychologists, counselors, and related helping professionals. It may also be used in supervision, training, and workplace well-being monitoring.

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

Completion time is about 6 minutes. It contains 30 items.

How should responses be selected?

Select the option that best reflects experiences at work within the stated time frame. Answer all items and avoid spending excessive time on any single item.

How should results be interpreted and used?

Scores indicate relative levels of satisfaction, exhaustion, and compassion-related stress. Results support self-monitoring and planning workload or self-care, and they are not a clinical diagnosis.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) Test - Symptoms and Signs

psychotherapy compassion burnout

This measure is used to support routine monitoring of work-related well-being among individuals in helping roles. The Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) is a brief self-report inventory designed to characterize both positive and adverse aspects of providing care.

Developed by Beth Hudnall Stamm, it consists of 30 items and typically takes about 6 minutes to complete. Items ask respondents to rate recent experiences related to professional satisfaction and occupational stress.

Scoring yields indices commonly interpreted as compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress (compassion fatigue). Results from the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL) can inform supervision, consultation, and self-care planning by identifying areas of relative strength as well as potential risk related to sustained empathic engagement.

Author: Beth Hudnall Stamm

Literature: Stamm, B. H. The concise ProQOL manual (2nd ed.). ProQOL.org. 2010.

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