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Life Meaning System Test

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Understand what matters most and what truly drives you in about 10 minutes. Get a clear meaning map to focus goals, spot inner conflicts, and build on your strongest resources.
Questions: 110 minutes
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Scale Explorer

How the Scales are Structured

AltruisticA
Measures the degree to which a person is motivated by selfless helping, doing good, and serving others.
example score13/24
13/24Moderateexample score
3 – 9Low
10 – 17Moderate
18 – 24High
A score of 13 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting altruistic motives are present and meaningful but not the dominant driver of life priorities.
CognitiveC
Measures how strongly a person is driven to understand life events, resolve contradictions, and search for meaning through thinking and interpretation.
example score13/24
13/24Moderateexample score
3 – 9Low
10 – 17Moderate
18 – 24High
A score of 13 indicates a moderate focus on making sense of experiences and seeking cognitive understanding, without this being the dominant source of meaning.
FamilyF
Measures how strongly a person’s life meaning is centered on caring for family, living for loved ones, and being involved in their fate.
example score13/24
13/24Balanced family focusexample score
3 – 9Lower family focus
10 – 17Balanced family focus
18 – 24High family focus
A score of 13 indicates a balanced level of family-related meaning, where family matters but is not the sole central life driver.
CommunicativeC
Measures how strongly a person’s life meanings are oriented toward communication, emotional connection, and feeling needed by others.
example score15/24
15/24Moderateexample score
3 – 9Low
10 – 17Moderate
18 – 24High
A score of 15 indicates a moderate emphasis on communicative meanings, suggesting communication is meaningful but not the dominant source of motivation.
StatusS
Measures how strongly career advancement, social position, and public recognition serve as key life meanings for a person.
example score11/24
11/24Moderate status focusexample score
3 – 10Low status focus
11 – 17Moderate status focus
18 – 24High status focus
A score of 11 indicates a moderate orientation toward status meanings, where recognition and career progress matter but are not the dominant drivers.
Self-RealizationSR
Measures the importance a person assigns to self-realization, developing their abilities, and fulfilling their purpose.
example score11/24
11/24Moderateexample score
3 – 9Low
10 – 17Moderate
18 – 24High
A score of 11 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting self-actualization is a meaningful life orientation but not among the most dominant drivers right now.
Existential MeaningsEM
Measures the importance a person places on finding value in living, exercising freedom of choice, and experiencing love as core life meanings.
example score14/24
14/24Moderate existential meaningexample score
3 – 9Lower existential meaning
10 – 17Moderate existential meaning
18 – 24Higher existential meaning
A score of 14 indicates a moderate emphasis on existential meanings, suggesting these themes are present and relevant but not the dominant driver of life priorities.
HedonisticH
Measures the extent to which a person prioritizes pleasure, enjoyment, and positive emotional experiences as key life meanings.
example score18/24
18/24Highexample score
3 – 9Low
10 – 17Moderate
18 – 24High
A score of 18 indicates a high emphasis on seeking enjoyment and pleasant experiences as an important source of meaning in life.
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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Life transition seekers
41%OF USERS
People facing a major change (career shift, breakup, relocation) who want clarity on what matters most before making decisions.
Self-development planners
34%OF USERS
People who set goals regularly and want to align their plans with their real values, priorities, and sources of motivation.
Coaching and therapy clients
25%OF USERS
People working with a coach or therapist who need a structured map of meaning to spot inner conflicts, strengths, and growth areas.
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
AltruisticA
You?
Average12.5
Typical rangeTypical8.7 – 16.4
Possible3 – 24
CognitiveC
You?
Average11.4
Typical rangeTypical7.7 – 15
Possible3 – 24
FamilyF
You?
Average13.2
Typical rangeTypical10.1 – 16.3
Possible3 – 24
CommunicativeC
You?
Average10.1
Typical rangeTypical7.2 – 13
Possible3 – 24
Status-drivenS
You?
Average10.5
Typical rangeTypical6.6 – 14.4
Possible3 – 24
Self-actualizationS
You?
Average16.5
Typical rangeTypical13.7 – 19.2
Possible3 – 24
ExistentialE
You?
Average9.7
Typical rangeTypical6.4 – 13.1
Possible3 – 24
HedonisticH
You?
Average17.7
Typical rangeTypical14.6 – 20.9
Possible3 – 24
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

Below is a list of 24 statements. These describe life meanings that people may use as guiding orientations in their lives. Please read the entire list carefully. List of Life Meanings ▾ The meaning of my life is … No. 1 …to help other people No. 2 …to be free No. 3 …to experience pleasure No. 4 …to improve myself No. 5 …to achieve success No. 6 …to be with a loved one No. 7 …to pass on the best of everything to my children No. 8 …to understand myself No. 9 …to do good No. 10 …to live No. 11 …to experience happiness No. 12 …to fulfill myself No. 13 …to build a good career No. 14 …to feel that someone needs me No. 15 …to live for my family No. 16 …to know God No. 17 …to make the world better No. 18 …to love No. 19 …to experience as many sensations and experiences as possible No. 20 …to realize all of my potential No. 21 …to hold a достойное position in society No. 22 …to enjoy communicating with others No. 23 …to help my relatives and loved ones No. 24 …to understand life Next, you will provide a graded ranking of the list above. To do so, select three statements that occupy 1st place in your personal system of life meanings, then three statements you would place in 2nd, then three in 3rd, and so on through 8th place. In a fully completed questionnaire, each statement must be assigned a rank from 1 to 8, and each rank (1–8) must be used exactly three times. If the questionnaire does not allow you to proceed to the results, review your responses carefully; most likely, you selected a number more than three times (and, correspondingly, another number was used fewer than three times).
    • …help other people
    • …be free
    • …experience pleasure
    • …improve myself
    • …achieve success
    • …be with a loved one
    • …pass on the best of everything to my children
    • …understand myself
    • …do good
    • …live
    • …experience happiness
    • …fulfill myself
    • …build a good career
    • …feel that someone needs me
    • …live for my family
    • …know God
    • …make the world better
    • …love
    • …experience as many sensations and experiences as possible
    • …realize all of my potential
    • …hold a worthy position in society
    • …enjoy communicating with others
    • …help my relatives and loved ones
    • …understand life
These are 1 of the 1 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
About This Assessment
System of Life Meanings, SLM Test

Life Meaning System Test - Symptoms and Signs

meaningfulness
values

This measure is intended to support a structured discussion of perceived sources of meaning and personally salient life domains. The Life Meaning System is used to help clarify how an individual prioritizes broad meaning-related themes and to identify potential areas of alignment or tension.

The instrument includes 1 items and typically requires about 10 minutes to complete. It yields a brief profile that can be used to guide clinical interviewing, case formulation, and goal setting, with interpretation integrated alongside other assessment data and clinical context. The Life Meaning System is attributed to Michael F. Steger.

Author: Michael F. Steger
Literature: Steger, M. F., Frazier, P., Oishi, S., & Kaler, M. The meaning in life questionnaire: Assessing the presence of and search for meaning in life. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 2006.

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