Self-Determination Scale, SDS Test - the question form
Questions: 12 · 3 minutes
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1. A. I usually feel free to do what I want. B. I often do things that were not my choice.
1 – Only statement A is true
2 – Statement A is more true
3 – Both statements are partly true
4 – Statement B is more true
5 – Only statement B is true
2. A. I often feel that what I do is not really true to who I am. B. I usually feel that what I do is true to who I am.
1 – Only statement A is true
2 – Statement A is more true
3 – Both statements are partly true
4 – Statement B is more true
5 – Only statement B is true
3. A. I always decide for myself to do what I have to do, and I feel that this decision is my own.
B. I often do what I have to do, but I do not feel that it is my own choice.
1 – Only statement A is true
2 – Statement A is more true
3 – Both statements are partly true
4 – Statement B is more true
5 – Only statement B is true
4. A. I feel that I only rarely express my true self. B. I feel that I truly express myself in what I do.
1 – Only statement A is true
2 – Statement A is mostly true
3 – Both statements are partly true
4 – Statement B is mostly true
5 – Only statement B is true
5. A. Most of the time, I do what I am interested in doing. B. Most of the time, I do what I feel I have to do.
1 – True only of A
2 – More true of A
3 – Both statements are somewhat true
4 – More true of B
5 – True only of B
6. A. I feel that what I do in life is truly valuable to me.
B. I often feel that what I do is of no value to me.
1 – True only of A
2 – More true of A
3 – Both statements are somewhat true
4 – More true of B
5 – True only of B
7. A. My style of dress and behavior often does not match how I feel inside.
B. My style of dress and behavior usually matches how I feel inside.
1 – True only of A
2 – More true of A
3 – Both statements are partly true
4 – More true of B
5 – True only of B
8. A. I usually do what I want to do.
B. I usually do what other people want me to do.
1 – True only of A
2 – More true of A
3 – Both statements are partly true
4 – More true of B
5 – True only of B
9. A. There are no people in my life with whom I can be myself. B. There are people in my life with whom I can be myself.
1 – Only A is true
2 – A is more true
3 – Both statements are partly true
4 – B is more true
5 – Only B is true
10. A. I feel that most of the time I spend time with people other than those I would really like to spend time with.
B. I feel that most of the time I spend time with people I really want to spend time with.
1 – Only statement A is true
2 – Statement A is more true
3 – Both statements are somewhat true
4 – Statement B is more true
5 – Only statement B is true
11. A. Most of the time, I act according to my own decisions. B. Most of the time, I act according to what is required of me.
1 – Only statement A is true
2 – Statement A is more true
3 – Both statements are somewhat true
4 – Statement B is more true
5 – Only statement B is true
12. A. I often feel as though I am living someone else’s life.
B. I generally feel that the life I am living is truly my own.
1 – Only statement A is true
2 – Statement A is more true
3 – Both statements are partly true
4 – Statement B is more true
5 – Only statement B is true
1. A. I usually freely do what I want. B. I often do things that were not chosen by me.
1 – Only A is true
2 – A is more true
3 – Both statements are somewhat true
4 – B is more true
5 – Only B is true
2. A. I often feel that what I do does not really fit who I am. B. I usually feel that what I do really fits who I am.
1 – True only of A
2 – More true of A
3 – Both statements are partly true
4 – More true of B
5 – True only of B
3. A. I always decide for myself to do what I have to do, and I feel that this decision is my own.
B. I often do what I have to do, but I do not feel that it is my own choice.
1 – True only of A
2 – More true of A
3 – Both statements are partly true
4 – More true of B
5 – True only of B
4. A. I feel that I only rarely show my true self.
B. I feel that I really show my true self in what I do.
1 – Only statement A is true
2 – Statement A is mostly true
3 – Both statements are partly true
4 – Statement B is mostly true
5 – Only statement B is true
5. A. Most of the time, I do what I find interesting to do. B. Most of the time, I do what I feel obligated to do.
1 – Only statement A is true
2 – Statement A is more true
3 – Both statements are partly true
4 – Statement B is more true
5 – Only statement B is true
6. A. I feel that what I do in my life is truly valuable to me. B. I often feel that what I do is of no value to me.
1 – Only statement A is true
2 – Statement A is more true
3 – Both statements are partly true
4 – Statement B is more true
5 – Only statement B is true
7. A. My style of dress and behavior often does not match how I feel.
B. My style of dress and behavior usually matches how I feel.
1 – Only statement A is true
2 – Statement A is more true
3 – Both statements are partly true
4 – Statement B is more true
5 – Only statement B is true
8. A. Most of the time, I do what I want to do. B. Most of the time, I do what other people want me to do.
1 – Only A is true
2 – A is more true
3 – Both statements are partly true
4 – B is more true
5 – Only B is true
9. A. There are no people in my life with whom I can be myself. B. There are people in my life with whom I can be myself.
1 – True only of A
2 – More true of A
3 – Both statements are partly true
4 – More true of B
5 – True only of B
10. A. I feel that most of the time I socialize with people other than the ones I would really like to socialize with.
B. I feel that most of the time I socialize with the people I truly want to socialize with.
1 – Only A is true
2 – More true of A
3 – Both statements are somewhat true
4 – More true of B
5 – Only B is true
11. A. Most of the time I act according to my own decisions. B. Most of the time I act according to what is expected of me.
1 – Only A is true
2 – A is more true
3 – Both statements are partly true
4 – B is more true
5 – Only B is true
12. A. I often feel as though I am living someone else’s life. B. I generally feel that the life I am living is truly my own.
1 – Only statement A is true
2 – Statement A is more true
3 – Both statements are partly true
4 – Statement B is more true
5 – Only statement B is true