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Social-Emotional Competence Questionnaire (QSECP) Test

In nine minutes, the Social-Emotional Competence Questionnaire (QSECP) Test guides you through 48 self-report questions about emotional, personal, interpersonal, activity, information, and cultural capacities. Your profile highlights current strengths and areas for reflection, supporting a clearer understanding of how you approach everyday challenges.

Questions: 489 minutes

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How the Scales are Structured

Emotional-Reflective CompetenceERC

Measures how well a person understands and reflects on their own emotions, regulates them, recognizes others’ emotions, and analyzes motives and consequences of actions.

example score28/40

28/40Adequateexample score

8 – 18Developing

19 – 30Adequate

31 – 40Strong

A score of 28 falls in the Adequate range, suggesting generally solid emotional awareness and reflection with some room to strengthen consistency in regulation and analysis across situations.

Information CompetenceIC

Assesses how effectively a person can independently find, evaluate, choose, and communicate information using technology to support decision-making.

example score20/40

20/40Typicalexample score

8 – 18Developing

19 – 29Typical

30 – 40Strong

A score of 20 falls in the Typical range, indicating generally adequate information search and evaluation skills with some room for improvement in selecting and communicating information for decisions.

Personal Competence ScalePCS

Measures personal strengths related to self-actualization, effective problem-solving, and productive goal-directed activity in life and work.

example score23/40

23/40Moderateexample score

8 – 18Low

19 – 29Moderate

30 – 40High

A score of 23 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting generally adequate personal competence with some areas that may benefit from further strengthening under more demanding situations.

Interpersonal Competence ScaleICS

Measures the ability to collaborate effectively, build positive relationships, and maintain a supportive team atmosphere.

example score27/40

27/40Adequateexample score

8 – 18Developing

19 – 30Adequate

31 – 40Strong

A score of 27 falls in the Adequate range, suggesting generally effective teamwork and relationship-building skills with some areas that may be strengthened in challenging group situations.

Activity Competence ScaleACS

Assesses how effectively a person organizes professional activity, selects goal-appropriate methods, and aligns actions with situational demands.

example score21/40

21/40Developing competenceexample score

8 – 18Needs structure

19 – 29Developing competence

30 – 40Strong competence

A score of 21 falls in the Developing competence range, suggesting generally workable activity organization with room to improve planning consistency and method selection under changing requirements.

Cultural Competence ScaleCCS

Measures attitudes toward societal cultural values and the ability to understand and apply moral, legal, and speech norms in everyday situations.

example score20/40

20/40Adequateexample score

8 – 18Developing

19 – 29Adequate

30 – 40Strong

A score of 20 falls in the Adequate range, suggesting generally sufficient cultural competence with some room to strengthen consistent application of social and communicative norms.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Self-improvement seekers

41%OF USERS

People who want a clearer picture of their empathy, emotion regulation, and relationship skills to guide personal growth.

Coaching and therapy clients

33%OF USERS

Individuals working with a coach or psychologist who use the results to set goals and track progress over time.

Team leaders and HR

26%OF USERS

Managers and HR specialists who assess social-emotional strengths to improve communication, conflict handling, and collaboration in groups.

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

Benchmarking

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

Emotional-Reflective Competence ScaleECS

You?

Average28.4

Typical rangeTypical22.8 – 34.1

Possible8 – 40

Information Competence ScaleICS

You?

Average27.5

Typical rangeTypical23.2 – 31.8

Possible8 – 40

Personal Competence ScalePCS

You?

Average21.1

Typical rangeTypical17.1 – 25.1

Possible8 – 40

Interpersonal Competence ScaleICS

You?

Average19.3

Typical rangeTypical14.7 – 23.9

Possible8 – 40

Activity Competence ScaleACS

You?

Average26.5

Typical rangeTypical22.6 – 30.4

Possible8 – 40

Cultural Competence ScaleCCS

You?

Average17.9

Typical rangeTypical13 – 22.7

Possible8 – 40

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

You will be presented with a series of questions about behavior in various settings and situations. Please read each question carefully and indicate how characteristic it is of you.

- Always
- Often
- From case to case
- Sometimes
- Rarely
- Always
- Often
- From time to time
- Sometimes
- Rarely
- Always
- Often
- From time to time
- Sometimes
- Rarely

These are 3 of the 48 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Social-Emotional Competence Questionnaire (QSECP) Test - Description and methodology of the test

self-development

For readers who want to understand their emotional, informational, interpersonal, work, and cultural capacities, the Social-Emotional Competence Questionnaire (QSECP) Test offers a multidimensional profile. It addresses attitudes toward society and cultural values, plus the ability to apply moral, legal, and speech-culture norms in everyday life, alongside other capacities. This social-emotional competence assessment supports personal, educational, and professional self-reflection rather than a single overall judgment.

What This Assessment Explores

The QSECP questionnaire locates six capacities within displayed bands.

The dimensions are:

Emotional-Reflective Competence (8-40) shows emotional awareness, regulation, empathy, and reflection: Developing 8-18; Adequate 19-30; Strong 31-40.
Information Competence (8-40) shows independent information search, analysis, selection, communication, technology use, and decision-making: Developing 8-18; Typical 19-29; Strong 30-40.
Personal Competence Scale (8-40) reflects self-actualization, life management, and performance: Low 8-18; Moderate 19-29; High 30-40.
Interpersonal Competence Scale (8-40) indicates teamwork, relationships, and group climate: Developing 8-18; Adequate 19-30; Strong 31-40.
Activity Competence Scale (8-40) reflects work organization, methods, and goal alignment: Needs structure 8-18; Developing competence 19-29; Strong competence 30-40.
Cultural Competence Scale (8-40) indicates attitudes toward society and cultural values and mastery of moral, legal, and speech-culture norms in daily life: Developing 8-18; Adequate 19-29; Strong 30-40.

Methodology and Scientific Basis

Each item asks how often or how strongly a statement fits, using five ordered choices that generally run from Always to Rarely; middle options include Often, From time to time, and Sometimes. The items sample emotional awareness, composure, empathy, information handling, goal pursuit, cooperation, work planning, and cultural values.

Responses produce separate domain scores mapped to their displayed bands. These bands describe levels within this questionnaire rather than a universal ranking. This social-emotional competence profile is best read as a pattern across areas rather than one total verdict.

Methodologically, this online self-report questionnaire uses the QSECP name and six-domain architecture and is conceptually aligned with QSECP (Vikhman et al., 2022), a published instrument developed and psychometrically analyzed around social-emotional competence. The companion 2022 design study supports that architecture, while source-instrument norms and psychometric estimates should not be assumed to apply to this online version unless it has its own evidence.

Interpretation should account for context, self-awareness, mood, and socially desirable responding.

Author: Mark T. Greenberg

Literature:

Vikhman, Alexander Alexandrovich, Galyuk, Natalya Andreevna, Gorbunova, Irina Viktorovna, Katkov, Valery Leonidovich, and Charny, Boris Markovich. (2022). Development and Psychometric Analysis of a Questionnaire of Social-Emotional Competence of the Personality (QSECP). Bulletin of Kemerovo State University, 24(4), 493-503. 10.21603/2078-8975-2022-24-4-493-503
Vikhman, Alexander Alexandrovich, Galyuk, Natalya Andreevna, Gorbunova, Irina Viktorovna, Katkov, Valery Leonidovich, and Charny, Boris Markovich. (2022). Designing a Questionnaire of Socio-Emotional Competence of a Personality (QSECP). Journal for Educators, Teachers and Trainers, 13(4), 424-435. 10.47750/jett.2022.13.04.054

Updated: 2025-10-02