Self-Talk Scale Test

Understand how your self-talk shapes mood and behavior in about 3 minutes. Fast, 16-item results help target emotion control, focus, planning, and motivation.

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How the Scales are Structured

example score

10/20

Self-Management (S)

Measures how effectively a person uses self-talk to plan, organize, and control their actions.

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Moderate

High

4 – 9: Low | 10 – 14: Moderate | 15 – 20: High

A score of 10 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting self-talk is used sometimes to support planning and self-control but not consistently across situations.

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13/20

Self-Criticism (S)

Measures how often a person engages in self-critical inner dialogue focused on analyzing mistakes and shortcomings.

Low

Moderate

High

4 – 9: Low | 10 – 15: Moderate | 16 – 20: High

A score of 13 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not extreme tendency to evaluate oneself critically and focus on errors.

example score

13/20

Self-Reinforcement (S)

Measures how often a person uses self-talk to encourage and support themselves.

Low self-reinforcement

Moderate self-reinforcement

High self-reinforcement

4 – 9: Low self-reinforcement | 10 – 15: Moderate self-reinforcement | 16 – 20: High self-reinforcement

A score of 13 falls in the Moderate self-reinforcement range, suggesting you use supportive self-talk fairly often but not consistently across situations.

example score

12/20

Social Evaluation (SE)

Measures how often a person evaluates their thoughts and actions through the lens of how others might judge them.

Low

Moderate

High

4 – 9: Low | 10 – 14: Moderate | 15 – 20: High

A score of 12 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a balanced tendency to consider others’ opinions without it consistently dominating self-talk.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Anxiety and stress managers

41%OF USERS

People who feel overwhelmed or tense take it to see how their inner dialogue affects emotions and to build calmer coping habits.

Coaching and therapy clients

34%OF USERS

People working with a psychologist or coach use it to clarify what their self-talk does (planning, focus, motivation) and set more targeted goals.

Students and busy professionals

25%OF USERS

People juggling study or demanding work take it to understand whether their self-talk supports concentration and follow-through or creates distractions.

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Self-Regulation (S)

Average

8.5

Normal range

6.2 — 10.9

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Self-Criticism (S)

Average

13.8

Normal range

11.4 — 16.2

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Self-Reinforcement (S)

Average

11.9

Normal range

9.4 — 14.4

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Social evaluation (Se)

Average

9.5

Normal range

7 — 12

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures how often self-directed speech occurs and what purposes it serves. It covers self-regulation functions such as emotion management, planning, attention control, and motivation.

How long does it take and how many items are included?

Typical completion time is about 3 minutes. It contains 16 items.

How should responses be selected?

Each item is rated by frequency based on usual experience across situations. Use the option that best matches how often the described self-talk occurs.

Does it assess spoken self-talk, internal self-talk, or both?

It includes both internal dialogue and self-directed speech that may be spoken aloud. Responses should reflect whichever form occurs in the situation described.

How are results used in practice?

Scores indicate which self-regulation functions are used more or less often through self-talk. Results can guide targeted strategies for stress management, study or work effectiveness, and behavior change planning.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Self-Talk Scale Test

self-regulation

This brief self-report measure assesses the frequency and functional uses of self-directed speech in everyday situations. The Self-Talk Scale asks respondents to rate how often they engage in internal or spoken self-talk across contexts relevant to self-regulation.

The instrument includes 16 items and typically takes about 3 minutes to complete. Responses can be used to characterize patterns of self-talk that may support processes such as emotional regulation, planning and problem-solving, attentional control, and self-motivation. In clinical or coaching settings, results from the Self-Talk Scale may inform case formulation and guide intervention targets related to coping strategies and behavior change.

Author: charles-s-carver, michael-f-scheier

Literature: Brinthaupt, T. M. Self-talk: Conceptualization, measurement, and implications. Journal of Personality Assessment. 2019.; Brinthaupt, T. M., Hein, M. B., & Kramer, T. E. The Self-Talk Scale: Development, factor analysis, and validation. Journal of Personality Assessment. 2009.

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