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Group Identification Questionnaire Test

After 14 statements, the Group Identification Questionnaire Test takes about 3 minutes to complete. Your results highlight how strongly you feel connected to a chosen group, how central membership is to your self-view, and where belonging, shared identity, and personal involvement may offer useful material for self-reflection.

Questions: 143 minutes

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How the Scales are Structured

Personal ContributionPC

Measures how emotionally invested, satisfied, and personally significant a person feels about belonging to their group.

example score4/7

4/7Moderateexample score

1 – 3Low

4 – 5Moderate

6 – 7High

A score of 4 indicates a moderate sense of personal contribution, with some emotional involvement and satisfaction in belonging to the group.

SalienceS

Prominence measures how central group membership is to a person's self-concept.

example score4/7

4/7Moderateexample score

1 – 3Low

4 – 5Moderate

6 – 7High

A score of 4 indicates a moderate level of group identity prominence, meaning group membership is somewhat central but not dominant in how the person defines themselves.

SatisfactionS

Satisfaction measures how positively a person feels about belonging to their group.

example score4/7

4/7Moderateexample score

1 – 3Low

4 – 5Moderate

6 – 7High

A score of 4 indicates a moderate level of satisfaction with group membership, suggesting generally positive but not strongly enthusiastic feelings about belonging.

CohesionC

Cohesion measures how emotionally connected and committed a person feels to their group and how strongly they share its common values.

example score4/7

4/7Moderate cohesionexample score

1 – 3Low cohesion

4 – 5Moderate cohesion

6 – 7High cohesion

A score of 4 indicates moderate cohesion, suggesting a fair sense of connection and commitment to the group without a strong emotional bond.

Self-DefinitionSD

Measures how clearly a person cognitively recognizes themselves as a member of the group and perceives the group as a coherent, homogeneous unit.

example score6/7

6/7Highexample score

1 – 3Low

4 – 5Moderate

6 – 7High

A score of 6 indicates a high level of self-determination, reflecting a strong sense of belonging and perceived similarity with other group members.

Ingroup HomogeneityIH

Measures how similar and uniform you perceive members of your group to be compared with members of other groups.

example score4/7

4/7Moderate homogeneityexample score

1 – 3Low homogeneity

4 – 5Moderate homogeneity

6 – 7High homogeneity

A score of 4 suggests you see your group as moderately homogeneous, with a balanced sense of shared similarity alongside noticeable differences among members.

Self-StereotypingSS

Self-stereotyping measures how strongly a person sees themselves as a typical representative of their group.

example score3/7

3/7Lowexample score

1 – 3Low

4 – 5Moderate

6 – 7High

A score of 3 indicates low self-stereotyping, meaning the person tends not to see themselves as a particularly typical member of the group.

Overall Group IdentificationOGI

Measures how strongly a person feels a sense of belonging and connection to a specific group.

example score6/7

6/7High identificationexample score

1 – 3Low identification

4 – 5Moderate identification

6 – 7High identification

A score of 6 indicates high group identification, suggesting a strong sense of belonging and engagement with the group.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Team leaders and HR

41%OF USERS

Managers, coaches, and HR staff use it to see who feels connected to the team and where belonging may need strengthening.

Social science researchers

34%OF USERS

Researchers include it in studies to measure how strongly people identify with groups like communities, organizations, or social categories.

Students and group members

25%OF USERS

People in clubs, classes, or workplace groups take it out of curiosity to understand their sense of fit and attachment to the group.

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

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See How You Compare

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.

Shaded area — where most people score

Dot — the average

You — your score lands on each curve after the test— your score, after the test

Personal ContributionPC

You?

Average3.8

Typical rangeTypical2.8 – 4.8

Possible1 – 7

ProminenceP

You?

Average3

Typical rangeTypical2 – 4

Possible1 – 7

SatisfactionS

You?

Average3.6

Typical rangeTypical2.7 – 4.4

Possible1 – 7

CohesionC

You?

Average4.9

Typical rangeTypical4 – 5.7

Possible1 – 7

Self-DeterminationS

You?

Average3.2

Typical rangeTypical2.3 – 4.1

Possible1 – 7

Ingroup homogeneityIh

You?

Average5.4

Typical rangeTypical4.4 – 6.4

Possible1 – 7

Self-stereotypingS

You?

Average5.1

Typical rangeTypical4.2 – 6.1

Possible1 – 7

Overall Score of Group IdentificationOSoGI

You?

Average4.2

Typical rangeTypical3.1 – 5.3

Possible1 – 7

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

Below is a series of statements concerning your attitudes toward <group name>. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each statement. The group for which identification is being assessed is specified by the researcher (e.g., women, residents of Russia, religious believers, etc.).

- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Not sure
- Somewhat agree
- Agree
- Strongly agree
- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Not sure
- Somewhat agree
- Agree
- Strongly agree
- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Not sure
- Somewhat agree
- Agree
- Strongly agree

These are 3 of the 14 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Group Identification Questionnaire Test - Description and methodology of the test

group identity

People who want to understand what a social affiliation means to them can use the Group Identification Questionnaire Test to examine belonging, emotional investment, and the role of membership in self-definition. It is suitable for reflection on a chosen community, profession, culture, interest group, or other collective. A group identity test result shows which parts of identification appear more prominent.

What This Assessment Explores

Across its statements, the group identification questionnaire examines emotional investment and the cognitive place of membership in the self. It suits reflection on any meaningful collective. The profile includes:

Personal Contribution (1-7) measures affective involvement; Satisfaction (1-7) measures positive feelings about membership. Both use Low 1-3; Moderate 4-5; High 6-7.
Salience (1-7) measures membership’s centrality to self-concept; Self-Definition (1-7) measures member awareness and perceived homogeneity. Both use Low 1-3; Moderate 4-5; High 6-7.
Cohesion (1-7) measures connection, commitment, and shared values: Low cohesion 1-3; Moderate cohesion 4-5; High cohesion 6-7. Ingroup Homogeneity (1-7) measures perceived similarity: Low homogeneity 1-3; Moderate homogeneity 4-5; High homogeneity 6-7.
Self-Stereotyping (1-7) measures perceived typicality: Low 1-3; Moderate 4-5; High 6-7. Overall Group Identification (1-7) measures belonging and involvement: Low identification 1-3; Moderate identification 4-5; High identification 6-7.

Methodology and Scientific Basis

Each statement uses seven response options, running from Strongly or Completely disagree through Not sure to Strongly or Completely agree. Items address connection, solidarity, commitment, positive membership feelings, identity centrality, and perceived similarity. As a social group identification test, it produces a multidimensional profile rather than relying on one impression.

Conceptually, the structure is consistent with Multicomponent In-Group Identification (Leach et al., 2008), which separates affective investment from self-definition. Howard and Magee (2013) provide related work on online group identity, while Turner et al. (1987) explain how group membership can become part of the self through self-categorization. These sources clarify the constructs; they do not show that this questionnaire is a direct adaptation or independently validated version of any instrument.

The questionnaire is an online descriptive self-report. Its item-to-scale calculation is not documented, and the displayed bands should therefore be read as profile categories rather than population norms or clinical cutoffs. Responses can vary with current group experiences, self-awareness, and pressure to present oneself favorably, so the result is best treated as a context-dependent snapshot for reflection.

Author: Henri Tajfel, John C. Turner

Literature:

Leach, C. W., van Zomeren, M., Zebel, S., Vliek, M. L. W., Pennekamp, S. F., Doosje, B., Ouwerkerk, J. W., & Spears, R. (2008). Group-level self-definition and self-investment: A hierarchical (multicomponent) model of in-group identification. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95(1), 144-165. 10.1037/0022-3514.95.1.144
Howard, M. C., & Magee, S. M. (2013). To boldly go where no group has gone before: An analysis of online group identity and validation of a measure. Computers in Human Behavior, 29(5), 2058-2071. 10.1016/j.chb.2013.04.009
Turner, J. C., Hogg, M. A., Oakes, P. J., Reicher, S. D., & Wetherell, M. S. (1987). Rediscovering the social group: A self-categorization theory. Oxford, UK: Basil Blackwell.

Updated: 2025-10-02