Questionnaire on the Motives for Helping Behavior in Adults Test - the question form
Questions: 30 · 6 minutes
1. Providing help without expecting anything in return allows me to forget about my own problems.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
2. I provide help without expecting anything in return when I feel empathy and compassion.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
3. Providing help without expecting anything in return is my moral duty.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
4. Following my organization’s policies and rules (including those of an educational institution).
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
5. Providing help without expecting anything in return allows me to get to know people better and expand my social circle.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
6. Providing selfless help allows me to get rid of feelings of guilt and avoid feeling upset.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
7. I provide help without expecting anything in return when I feel I cannot refuse.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
8. My sense of belonging to the human race.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
9. To gain approval from other people.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
10. Providing help without expecting anything in return allows me to use my existing knowledge and skills and to gain new ones.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
11. I feel good when I provide help without expecting anything in return.
1 - Never
2 - Once
3 - Rarely
4 - Often
5 - Very often
12. Understanding another person's grief motivates me to provide help without expecting anything in return.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
13. Out of respect for the cultural traditions of the people I belong to.
Never
Once
Rarely
Often
Very often
14. A sense of personal responsibility for those around you who are in a difficult situation.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
15. Providing help without expecting anything in return allows me to gain experience that is useful for future career or educational advancement.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
16. Providing help without expecting anything in return makes me think that someone, in turn, will help me.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
17. Love for other people motivates me to provide help without expecting anything in return.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
18. For ethical reasons.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
19. Providing help without expecting anything in return allows me to interact constructively with other people.
1 - Never
2 - Once
3 - Rarely
4 - Often
5 - Very often
20. Providing help without expecting anything in return helps me understand myself better.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
21. Providing help without expecting anything in return helps me strengthen my self-confidence.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
22. I help people in need because their well-being depends on my help.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
23. My religious beliefs.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
24. Providing help without expecting anything in return is my civic duty.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
25. Providing help without expecting anything in return allows me to carry out what I have come up with.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
26. Providing help without expecting anything in return lets me feel happy.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
27. I provide help without expecting anything in return because I would feel guilty if I did not help.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
28. A sense of fairness.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
29. People who are important to me do this.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often
30. Providing help without expecting anything in return allows me to respect myself.
1 – Never
2 – Once
3 – Rarely
4 – Often
5 – Very often