Suicide Risk Questionnaire Test

A 29-question, yes-or-no self-report takes about 6 minutes and explores outlook, self-perception, emotional responses, and life-affirming attitudes. The Suicide Risk Questionnaire Test can show patterns in your responses, supporting focused self-reflection about current vulnerabilities, coping resources, and areas that may need attention.

Questions: 296 minutes

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How the Scales are Structured

Anti-Suicide FactorASF

Measures the presence of life-affirming attitudes and internal resources that can reduce suicidal risk.

example score2/6

2/6Low protective resourcesexample score

0 – 2Low protective resources

3 – 4Moderate protective resources

5 – 6High protective resources

A score of 2 indicates low life-affirming protective resources, suggesting fewer internal buffers for coping with difficulties at this time.

Time PerspectiveTP

Assesses how a person views the future and how constructively they are able to plan for it.

example score5/7

5/7Constructive outlookexample score

0 – 6Constructive outlook

7Pessimistic outlook

A score of 5 falls in the Constructive outlook range, suggesting a generally workable future perspective and planning orientation.

MaximalismM

Maximalism reflects a tendency to perceive difficulties in an all-or-nothing way and to generalize local problems to one’s whole life.

example score3/6

3/6Moderateexample score

0 – 2Low

3 – 4Moderate

5 – 6High

A score of 3 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a sometimes heightened tendency to view individual setbacks as broadly significant.

Breakdown of Cultural BarriersBoCB

Measures the extent to which a person is influenced by cultural norms or external models that justify or romanticize suicide.

example score2/7

2/7Low influenceexample score

0 – 6Low influence

7High influence

A score of 2 suggests a low level of influence from cultural narratives or external behavioral models that justify or romanticize suicide.

Social PessimismSP

Assesses the degree of negative expectations and distrust toward the social environment as a potential source of threat or distress.

example score2/6

2/6Lowexample score

0 – 2Low

3 – 4Moderate

5 – 6High

A score of 2 falls in the Low range, suggesting generally neutral-to-mildly negative views of the surrounding social world.

Perceived InadequacyPI

Measures the degree of negative self-concept and feelings of worthlessness or helplessness.

example score3/8

3/8Lowexample score

0 – 7Low

8High

A score of 3 falls in the Low range, suggesting relatively few reported feelings of worthlessness or helplessness on this scale.

UniquenessU

Measures the extent to which a person perceives their situation as exceptional and unlike others, potentially seeking unique solutions.

example score2/6

2/6Moderateexample score

0 – 1Low

2 – 4Moderate

5 – 6High

A score of 2 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting some tendency to view one’s circumstances as unusual without a strong sense of exceptionalism.

AffectivityA

Affectivity reflects how strongly emotions tend to dominate over rational control, especially under stress.

example score4/7

4/7Lowexample score

0 – 6Low

7High

A score of 4 falls in the Low range, suggesting emotions are not strongly dominating over rational control in stressful situations.

DemonstrativenessD

Demonstrativeness measures the tendency to seek others’ attention and sympathy through expressive or dramatic self-presentation.

example score4/6

4/6Moderateexample score

0 – 2Low

3 – 4Moderate

5 – 6High

A score of 4 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not pronounced tendency to seek attention or sympathy through expressive behavior.

Total ScoreTS

This scale summarizes the overall intensity of suicidal thoughts and related risk indicators reflected in the questionnaire responses.

example score10/29

10/29Moderateexample score

0 – 9Low

10 – 17Moderate

18 – 29High

A score of 10 falls in the Moderate range, indicating a moderate overall level of suicide-risk indicators on this questionnaire.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

School psychologists and counselors

41%OF USERS

They use it to quickly screen students when warning signs appear and decide on next support steps.

Clinicians working with teens

34%OF USERS

They include it in intake or follow-up assessments to gauge the severity of suicidal thoughts in adolescents.

Parents seeking clarity

25%OF USERS

They take it to better understand a teen’s risk level and know when to seek professional help.

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

Antisuicidal FactorAF

You?

Average1.8

Typical rangeTypical1 – 2.6

Possible0 – 6

Time PerspectiveTP

You?

Average4.3

Typical rangeTypical3.4 – 5.2

Possible0 – 7

MaximalismM

You?

Average2.8

Typical rangeTypical2.1 – 3.5

Possible0 – 6

Breaking Cultural BarriersBCB

You?

Average4.4

Typical rangeTypical3.2 – 5.7

Possible0 – 7

Social PessimismSP

You?

Average2.3

Typical rangeTypical1.3 – 3.4

Possible0 – 6

InsolvencyI

You?

Average3

Typical rangeTypical1.9 – 4.1

Possible0 – 8

UniquenessU

You?

Average2.6

Typical rangeTypical1.5 – 3.7

Possible0 – 6

AffectivityA

You?

Average3.2

Typical rangeTypical2.3 – 4.2

Possible0 – 7

DemonstrativenessD

You?

Average2.4

Typical rangeTypical1.3 – 3.5

Possible0 – 6

Overall resultOr

You?

Average12.7

Typical rangeTypical8.1 – 17.3

Possible0 – 29

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- Yes
- No
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- No

These are 3 of the 29 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Suicide Risk Questionnaire Test - Description and methodology of the test

suicidal risk

People who want a structured way to examine current suicidal vulnerability can use this questionnaire to organize difficult experiences into a readable profile. The Suicide Risk Questionnaire Test is intended for self-reflection around future outlook, self-worth, emotional control, social pessimism, and protective attitudes. As a suicide risk assessment, it can help identify patterns that merit closer attention without reducing a person's experience to one answer.

What This Assessment Explores

Scales assess risk factors:

Outlook uses Time Perspective (0-7): Constructive outlook (0-6), Pessimistic outlook (7-7); Anti-Suicide Factor (0-6): Low protective resources (0-2), Moderate protective resources (3-4), High protective resources (5-6).
Setbacks use Maximalism (0-6): Low (0-2), Moderate (3-4), High (5-6); Perceived Inadequacy (0-8): Low (0-7), High (8-8).
Emotion uses Affectivity (0-7): Low (0-6), High (7-7); Social Pessimism (0-6): Low (0-2), Moderate (3-4), High (5-6).
Meaning uses Uniqueness (0-6): Low (0-1), Moderate (2-4), High (5-6); Breakdown of Cultural Barriers (0-7): Low influence (0-6), High influence (7-7).
Expression uses Demonstrativeness (0-6): Low (0-2), Moderate (3-4), High (5-6); Total Score (0-29): Low (0-9), Moderate (10-17), High (18-29).

Methodology and Scientific Basis

The instrument uses a binary self-report method: each item asks for Yes or No. Items address experience, beliefs, interpersonal reactions, and views of death, so interpretation depends on the answer pattern rather than one statement. For suicide risk screening, this direct format cannot show the context behind a response.

Its conceptual source is the Suicide Risk Questionnaire (Shmelev & Belyakova, 1992; Razuvaeva, 1993). This online questionnaire is conceptually consistent with that instrument, but should not be treated automatically as a validated reproduction of its original administration. Responses are reported through dimension scores and a total; the answer choices do not reveal a universal point value for every item.

The bands organize interpretation, but they are not independently established clinical norms and should not be read as a diagnosis. Scores may shift with current distress, self-awareness, willingness to disclose, and immediate circumstances. Chistopolskaya, Kolachev, and Enikolopov (2023) stress that risk assessment depends on where, when, and how it occurs, so this result is best considered with direct evaluation and relevant context.

Author: Edwin S. Shneidman

Literature:

Shmelev, A. G., & Belyakova, I. Yu. (1992). Suicide Risk Questionnaire. In S. R. Pantileev (Ed.), Practicum on Psychodiagnostics: Applied Psychodiagnostics (pp. 3-8). Moscow State University.
Razuvaeva, T. N. (1993). Personality Diagnostics. Shadrinsk: Iset. 26 pp.
Chistopolskaya, K. A., Kolachev, N. I., & Enikolopov, S. N. (2023). Issues in Suicide Risk Assessment: Where, When, and How Should It Be Conducted? Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy, 31(2), 9-32. 10.17759/cpp.2023310201

Updated: 2025-10-02