Self-Attitude Questionnaire Test

Understand your self-image and self-attitude in about 11 minutes. Get clear, actionable insights to support self-esteem, motivation, and growth in therapy or coaching.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

example score

62/100

Self-Liking (SL)

Measures the degree of friendliness versus criticism toward one’s own self, reflecting self-acceptance and self-compassion.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 39: Low | 40 – 69: Moderate | 70 – 100: High

A score of 62 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting generally friendly self-attitude with some remaining tendencies toward self-criticism in certain situations.

example score

64/100

Self-Confidence (SC)

Measures belief in one’s abilities, independence, and perceived capacity to manage and direct one’s life.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 39: Low | 40 – 69: Moderate | 70 – 100: High

A score of 64 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a generally stable sense of capability and autonomy with some areas where confidence may vary by situation.

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41/100

Self-Respect (SR)

Measures self-respect, reflecting confidence in your abilities, energy, independence, and sense of personal agency.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 39: Low | 40 – 69: Moderate | 70 – 100: High

A score of 41 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a generally present but somewhat variable sense of self-confidence and personal control.

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48/100

Self-Interest (SI)

Self-interest measures interest in one’s own thoughts and feelings and confidence in being interesting to others.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 39: Low | 40 – 69: Moderate | 70 – 100: High

A score of 48 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a balanced level of self-reflection and self-support with room to deepen interest in inner experiences.

example score

66/100

Expected Attitude (EA)

Expected attitude measures how positively or negatively a person anticipates others will relate to them.

Negative expectations

Mixed expectations

Positive expectations

0 – 39: Negative expectations | 40 – 69: Mixed expectations | 70 – 100: Positive expectations

A score of 66 suggests generally mixed expectations, leaning toward anticipating acceptance rather than dislike from others.

example score

53/100

Self-Understanding (SU)

Measures how clearly and consistently a person recognizes and makes sense of their feelings, motives, and actions.

Limited self-awareness

Developing self-understanding

Strong self-understanding

0 – 49: Limited self-awareness | 50 – 74: Developing self-understanding | 75 – 100: Strong self-understanding

A score of 53 suggests a developing level of reflection, with some insight into inner states and behavior alongside areas where self-clarity may still be forming.

example score

50/100

Self-Interest (SI)

Measures interest in one’s own thoughts and feelings and confidence in one’s personal significance to others.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 33: Low | 34 – 66: Moderate | 67 – 100: High

A score of 50 indicates a moderate level of self-interest, suggesting a generally balanced curiosity about inner experiences and a fairly stable sense of personal significance to others.

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7/100

Self-Blame (SB)

This scale measures the tendency to criticize oneself and attribute problems or shortcomings to oneself.

Low self-blame

Moderate self-blame

High self-blame

0 – 33: Low self-blame | 34 – 66: Moderate self-blame | 67 – 100: High self-blame

A score of 7 falls in the Low self-blame range, suggesting minimal self-critical or self-accusing attitudes at this time.

example score

46/100

Self-Guidance (SG)

Self-Guidance measures how independently a person can make decisions and manage their life based on their self-image.

Low autonomy

Moderate autonomy

High autonomy

0 – 33: Low autonomy | 34 – 66: Moderate autonomy | 67 – 100: High autonomy

A score of 46 indicates moderate self-guidance, suggesting some capacity for independent decision-making alongside a tendency to rely on external guidance in certain situations.

example score

50/100

Self-Acceptance (SA)

Self-acceptance measures how fully a person embraces themselves, including both strengths and weaknesses.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 33: Low | 34 – 66: Moderate | 67 – 100: High

A score of 50 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a generally balanced self-view with some areas of self-criticism or ambivalence alongside acceptance.

example score

48/100

Perceived Attitudes of Others (PAoO)

Measures how positively or negatively a person expects others to relate to and support them.

Expecting antipathy

Mixed expectations

Expecting support

0 – 33: Expecting antipathy | 34 – 66: Mixed expectations | 67 – 100: Expecting support

A score of 48 falls in the mixed expectations range, suggesting the person anticipates neither clear support nor clear antipathy from others.

example score

71/100

Global Self-Attitude (GSA)

Global Self-Attitude measures an overall positive versus negative orientation toward one’s own self.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 49: Low | 50 – 74: Moderate | 75 – 100: High

A score of 71 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a generally positive self-attitude with some remaining self-criticism or internal dissatisfaction at times.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Therapy and counseling clients

41%OF USERS

People in psychotherapy who want to understand their self-esteem, self-criticism, and inner conflicts to guide treatment goals.

Coaching and growth seekers

34%OF USERS

Individuals focused on personal development who want a clear picture of how they relate to themselves and what holds them back in decisions and behavior.

Practicing psychologists and coaches

25%OF USERS

Professionals who use it as a quick diagnostic tool to assess self-attitude dimensions and tailor support or interventions.

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

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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.

Autosympathy (A)

Average

36.6

Normal range

17.7 — 55.4

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100

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1: Self-confidence (1S)

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22.8 — 47.2

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100

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Self-esteem (S)

Average

57.4

Normal range

44.9 — 69.9

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100

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Self-interest (S)

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56.6 — 91.3

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Expected attitude (Ea)

Average

73.3

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59.9 — 86.8

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7: Self-Understanding (7S)

Average

52.5

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37.6 — 67.4

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100

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6: Self-Interest (6S)

Average

35.7

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21.2 — 50.2

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5: Self-blame (5S)

Average

49.1

Normal range

30.3 — 67.8

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100

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4: Self-Guidance (4S)

Average

31.8

Normal range

14.1 — 49.4

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100

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3: Self-Acceptance (3S)

Average

66.8

Normal range

51.5 — 82

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100

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2: Attitudes of Others (2AoO)

Average

68.4

Normal range

55.9 — 81

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100

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Global Self-Attitude (S) (GS()

Average

27.2

Normal range

12.3 — 42.2

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100

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

You are asked to respond to a series of statements describing possible characteristics of your personality, habits, interests, and related areas. There are no “good” or “bad” answers to these items, as each person is entitled to their own perspective.

- Agree
- Disagree
- Agree
- Disagree
- Agree
- Disagree

These are 3 of the 57 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Self-Attitude Questionnaire Test - Symptoms and Signs

self-concept

self-attitude

self-acceptance

willpower traits

This self-report measure is used to characterize how individuals perceive and relate to themselves across general and more specific domains. The Self-Attitude Questionnaire provides a structured way to describe self-directed attitudes that may be clinically relevant to self-esteem, motivation, and decision-making.

The instrument includes 57 items and typically takes about 11 minutes to complete. It yields a profile of overall self-attitude as well as narrower components (e.g., self-respect, self-liking, self-interest, and self-expectations), which can help guide case formulation and treatment planning. Authors listed: M. Rosenberg and S. Coopersmith. In clinical and counseling settings, the Self-Attitude Questionnaire may be used alongside interview and other measures to inform assessment of self-concept and related functioning.

Author: M. Rosenberg, S. Coopersmith

Literature: Anastasi, A., & Urbina, S. Psychological testing. Prentice Hall. 1997.; Harter, S. The construction of the self: A developmental perspective. Guilford Press. 1999.