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Health Behavior Disorders Questionnaire Test

With 63 questions completed in about 12 minutes, the Health Behavior Disorders Questionnaire Test explores patterns linked to health-damaging habits, including self-control, emotional coping, substance cravings, safety, and eating. Your profile can highlight areas for self-reflection and help you notice behaviors that may deserve closer attention.

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Scale Explorer

How the Scales are Structured

Self-Destructive BehaviorSDB

Measures the tendency toward knowingly health- and life-threatening actions such as drug use and unprotected sexual activity.

example score9/16

9/16Moderateexample score

4 – 6Low

7 – 9Moderate

10 – 16High

A score of 9 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting an occasional inclination toward self-destructive behavior patterns without a strongly pronounced tendency.

Emotional IncompetenceEI

Assesses difficulties with emotional regulation and stress coping that can contribute to unhealthy behavior patterns.

example score11/24

11/24Adequate emotional copingexample score

6 – 16Adequate emotional coping

17 – 24Emotional coping difficulties

A score of 11 falls in the Adequate emotional coping range, suggesting generally effective emotion management and stress responses with fewer signs of emotional incompetence.

Low Self-ControlLSC

Measures how well a person can regulate impulses and resist behaviors that may negatively affect health.

example score13/28

13/28Adequate self-controlexample score

7 – 20Adequate self-control

21 – 28Low self-control

A score of 13 falls in the Adequate self-control range, suggesting generally sufficient ability to manage impulses related to health-affecting behaviors.

Pursuit of a Fashionable ImagePoaFI

Measures how strongly a person prioritizes following fashion and appearance standards even when it may conflict with health-supportive choices.

example score29/36

29/36Highexample score

9 – 24Low

25 – 36High

A score of 29 falls in the High range, suggesting a pronounced focus on maintaining a trendy image that may sometimes outweigh health considerations.

Alcohol CravingAC

Assesses the intensity of craving for alcohol as a health-harming behavioral tendency.

example score33/36

33/36Highexample score

9 – 22Low

23 – 36High

A score of 33 falls in the High range, indicating a pronounced inclination toward alcohol use as a risky health-related behavior.

Neglect of SafetyNoS

Measures how often a person tends to ignore safety rules and precautions, increasing exposure to avoidable risks.

example score24/48

24/48Lowexample score

12 – 28Low

29 – 48High

A score of 24 falls in the Low range, suggesting safety rules and precautions are generally followed with only occasional lapses.

Disordered EatingDE

Measures the tendency toward eating behaviors that may harm health, such as overeating, unbalanced nutrition, and reduced control over food intake.

example score24/28

24/28Highexample score

7 – 20Low

21 – 28High

A score of 24 falls in the High range, suggesting pronounced difficulties with regulating eating behavior and maintaining balanced nutrition.

Craving to SmokeCtS

Assesses the intensity of craving to smoke as a health-harming behavioral tendency.

example score23/36

23/36High cravingexample score

9 – 22Low craving

23 – 36High craving

A score of 23 falls in the High craving range, suggesting a pronounced urge to smoke or a stable smoking habit tendency.

Overall Propensity Toward Unhealthy Health BehaviorOPTUHB

Measures the overall tendency to engage in behaviors that deviate from healthy lifestyle principles and neglect bodily signals.

example score151/252

151/252High tendencyexample score

63 – 104Low tendency

105 – 144Moderate tendency

145 – 252High tendency

A score of 151 falls in the High tendency range, suggesting a pronounced inclination to disregard health-related cues and engage in health-damaging habits.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

People worried about habits

41%OF USERS

They suspect alcohol, smoking, overeating, poor self-control, or risky routines are affecting their health and want a quick reality check.

Students and young adults

34%OF USERS

They take it to understand impulsive choices, peer pressure, and trend-driven behaviors that may lead to unsafe or self-destructive patterns.

Clients in counseling or clinics

25%OF USERS

They complete it during prevention, counseling, or treatment to pinpoint which specific risky behaviors need targeted support.

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

Self-Destructive BehaviorSB

You?

Average10

Typical rangeTypical8.1 – 11.8

Possible4 – 16

Emotional IncompetenceEI

You?

Average17.1

Typical rangeTypical13.7 – 20.4

Possible6 – 24

Low Self-ControlLS

You?

Average20.3

Typical rangeTypical16.3 – 24.2

Possible7 – 28

Chasing the Trendy ImageCtTI

You?

Average26.2

Typical rangeTypical21.2 – 31.2

Possible9 – 36

Craving for alcoholCfa

You?

Average18.9

Typical rangeTypical14.5 – 23.2

Possible9 – 36

Neglecting SafetyNS

You?

Average27.9

Typical rangeTypical21.6 – 34.3

Possible12 – 48

Eating DisordersED

You?

Average13.2

Typical rangeTypical9.6 – 16.7

Possible7 – 28

Craving for smokingCfs

You?

Average22.2

Typical rangeTypical18.9 – 25.5

Possible9 – 36

General tendency to deviate from healthy behaviorGttdfhb

You?

Average158.5

Typical rangeTypical122.9 – 194.2

Possible63 – 252

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- Never
- Rarely
- Often
- Always
- Never
- Rarely
- Often
- Always
- Never
- Rarely
- Often
- Always

These are 3 of the 63 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Health Behavior Disorders Questionnaire Test - Description and methodology of the test

eating behavior

self-regulation

health

healthy lifestyle

People who want a structured look at habits that may affect health can use the Health Behavior Disorders Questionnaire Test to examine how everyday choices may support or undermine wellbeing. The result helps a reader identify recurring health-related patterns and decide which situations deserve closer attention. The health behavior questionnaire gives that review a consistent structure without reducing the person to one label.

What This Assessment Explores

This assessment focuses on choices and reactions that can increase health risk, including smoking, alcohol use, eating beyond fullness, risky recreation, unsafe equipment, ignored precautions, appearance-driven practices, and self-neglect. Other prompts ask about calming down, solving problems under pressure, refusing alcohol, pacing work, and maintaining self-care. Together, the items cover risky behaviors and self-regulatory responses.

The intended reader is anyone seeking a profile of habits, whether a concern is occasional, socially prompted, stress-linked, or established. Reading unhealthy behavior questionnaire results dimension by dimension helps clarify whether a tendency is concentrated in one area or appears across several; a higher result in one area does not mean every behavior in that category is present.

The dimensions connect emotions, social influence, bodily signals, and safety judgment. The profile is broader than a substance-use screen and shows how pathways converge on harmful habits.

Methodology and Scientific Basis

Health behavior assessment uses Never, Rarely, Often, or Always. Scores cover dimensions and propensity; weighting and combination are unspecified.

These dimensions and bands are:

Low Self-Control (7-28) covers Adequate self-control (7-20) and Low self-control (21-28); Pursuit of a Fashionable Image (9-36) covers Low (9-24) and High (25-36).
Self-Destructive Behavior (4-16) covers Low (4-6), Moderate (7-9), High (10-16); Emotional Incompetence (6-24) covers Adequate emotional coping (6-16), Emotional coping difficulties (17-24); Alcohol Craving (9-36) covers Low (9-22), High (23-36).
Neglect of Safety (12-48) covers Low (12-28) and High (29-48); Disordered Eating (7-28) covers Low (7-20) and High (21-28); Craving to Smoke (9-36) covers Low craving (9-22) and High craving (23-36); Overall Propensity Toward Unhealthy Health Behavior (63-252) covers Low tendency (63-104), Moderate tendency (105-144) and High tendency (145-252).

It is conceptually consistent with Healthy Behavior Disorders Questionnaire, not an adaptation. Context and candour affect self-report; the profile is not a diagnosis.

Author: Carlo C. DiClemente, James O. Prochaska

Literature:

Lutsenko, E. L., & Gabelkova, O. E. (2013). Healthy Behavior Disorders Questionnaire: A New Instrument for Research in Health Psychology. Voprosy Psikhologii, (5), 142-153.
Gabelkova, O. Y., & Lutsenko, O. L. (2015). Ambivalent Role of Psychological Defense Mechanisms in Maintaining Healthy Behavior among Students. Psychology and Personality, 2(2), 124-137. 10.33989/2226-4078.2015.2.150837.
Zakharova, A. N., Nikolaev, E. L., Hartfelder, D. V., Dulina, G. S., Lazareva, E. Y., & Talanova, T. V. (2020). Psychological Features of Attitude towards Health and Violation of Healthy Lifestyle in Russian University Students. Communications of International Proceedings, 2020 (29), Article 3677720.

Updated: 2025-10-02