Test of Existential Motivations, TEM - the question form
Questions: 36 · 7 minutes
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1. In my life, I have a reliable source of support.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Mostly does not apply
3 – Mostly applies
4 – Completely applies
2. I find it easy to make contact with other people.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Mostly does not describe me
3 – Mostly describes me
4 – Describes me completely
3. I am not interested in my inner world.
1 – Not true at all
2 – Rather not true
3 – Rather true
4 – Completely true
4. I have enough opportunities to choose what to do.
1 – Does not apply to me at all
2 – Rather does not apply to me
3 – Rather applies to me
4 – Completely applies to me
5. I often feel anxious and afraid.
1 – Does not apply to me at all
2 – Mostly does not apply to me
3 – Mostly applies to me
4 – Completely applies to me
6. I constantly do not have enough time for what I consider truly important to me.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Mostly does not describe me
3 – Mostly describes me
4 – Completely describes me
7. I feel that life is fair to me.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Rather does not describe me
3 – Rather describes me
4 – Describes me completely
8. I feel that I am part of something important.
1 – Not true of me at all
2 – Rather not true of me
3 – Rather true of me
4 – Completely true of me
9. I feel that I do not have enough room to live my life.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Somewhat untrue
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
10. There is no one with whom I am truly close.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Somewhat does not apply
3 – Somewhat applies
4 – Completely applies
11. I have nothing to respect myself for.
1 – Not true at all
2 – Somewhat untrue
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
12. I do not have clear goals or intentions in life.
1 – Does not apply to me at all
2 – Rather does not apply to me
3 – Rather applies to me
4 – Completely applies to me
13. I do not feel supported by people close to me.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Rather applies
4 – Completely applies
14. I find it difficult to get close to people.
1 – Completely untrue
2 – Somewhat untrue
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
15. I find the world around me boring.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Mostly not true
3 – Mostly true
4 – Completely true
16. I feel that I have few opportunities for self-fulfillment.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Mostly does not apply
3 – Mostly applies
4 – Applies completely
17. I feel well protected from life’s ups and downs.
1 – Not true at all
2 – Somewhat untrue
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
18. I have a feeling that I am wasting my time in life.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Rather applies
4 – Fully applies
19. Other people do not appreciate me.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Mostly not true
3 – Mostly true
4 – Completely true
20. I feel needed by the world.
1 – Does not apply at all
2 – Rather does not apply
3 – Rather applies
4 – Fully applies
21. I have enough space in my life for living and personal growth.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Rather does not describe me
3 – Rather describes me
4 – Describes me completely
22. Another person's emotional closeness makes me feel uncomfortable.
1 - Not true for me at all
2 - Mostly not true for me
3 - Mostly true for me
4 - Completely true for me
23. I understand that I lack a sense of self-worth.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Mostly not true
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
24. I have no sense of direction in life.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Mostly not true
3 – Mostly true
4 – Completely true
25. I have nothing to rely on in life.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Mostly does not describe me
3 – Mostly describes me
4 – Completely describes me
26. I prefer to keep my distance from other people.
1 – Completely untrue
2 – Rather untrue
3 – Rather true
4 – Completely true
27. I am not very interested in other people's inner world.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Mostly does not describe me
3 – Mostly describes me
4 – Describes me completely
28. The world feels like a wide field of possibilities to me.
1 – Completely untrue
2 – Mostly untrue
3 – Mostly true
4 – Completely true
29. I feel that the circumstances of my life are weighing on me.
1 – Not true at all
2 – Rather not true
3 – Rather true
4 – Completely true
30. Most of the time, I do what I consider truly important.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Rather does not describe me
3 – Rather describes me
4 – Describes me completely
31. I feel that other people treat me unfairly.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Somewhat untrue
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
32. I have found my place in life.
1 – Completely untrue
2 – Mostly untrue
3 – Mostly true
4 – Completely true
33. I usually feel unsafe.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Mostly not true
3 – Mostly true
4 – Completely true
34. Maintaining close relationships is difficult and frustrating for me.
1 – Completely untrue
2 – Somewhat untrue
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
35. I value myself for who I am.
1 – Not true at all
2 – Mostly not true
3 – Mostly true
4 – Completely true
36. I do not know what I want from life.
1 - Not true at all
2 - Rather not true
3 - Rather true
4 - Completely true
1. In my life, I have a reliable source of support.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Rather does not describe me
3 – Rather describes me
4 – Describes me completely
2. I find it easy to make contact with other people.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Mostly not true
3 – Mostly true
4 – Completely true
3. My inner world does not interest me.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Somewhat does not describe me
3 – Somewhat describes me
4 – Completely describes me
4. I have enough opportunities to choose what to do.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Mostly not true
3 – Mostly true
4 – Completely true
5. I often feel anxious and afraid.
1 - Not at all true
2 - Rather not true
3 - Rather true
4 - Completely true
6. I constantly do not have enough time for what I consider truly important to me.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Mostly does not describe me
3 – Mostly describes me
4 – Completely describes me
7. I feel that life has been fair to me.
1 – Not at all true
2 – Somewhat untrue
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
8. I feel part of something important.
1 – Not true at all
2 – Somewhat untrue
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
9. I feel that I do not have enough space in my life.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Rather does not describe me
3 – Rather describes me
4 – Completely describes me
10. There is no one I feel truly close to.
1 – Not true at all
2 – Rather not true
3 – Rather true
4 – Completely true
11. I have nothing to respect myself for.
1 – Not true at all
2 – Mostly not true
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
12. I do not have clear goals or intentions in life.
1 – Not true at all
2 – Rather not true
3 – Rather true
4 – Completely true
13. I do not feel supported by people close to me.
1 – Not true at all
2 – Rather not true
3 – Rather true
4 – Completely true
14. I find it hard to get close to people.
1 – Not true at all
2 – Mostly not true
3 – Mostly true
4 – Completely true
15. I find the world around me boring.
1 – Completely untrue
2 – Somewhat untrue
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
16. I feel that I have few opportunities for self-realization.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Rather does not describe me
3 – Rather describes me
4 – Completely describes me
17. I feel well protected from life’s ups and downs.
1 – Not true at all
2 – Rather not true
3 – Rather true
4 – Completely true
18. I feel that I am wasting time in my life.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Mostly does not describe me
3 – Mostly describes me
4 – Fully describes me
19. Other people do not value me.
1 – Completely untrue
2 – Mostly untrue
3 – Mostly true
4 – Completely true
20. I feel that the world needs me.
1 - Not at all true of me
2 - Somewhat untrue of me
3 - Somewhat true of me
4 - Completely true of me
21. I have enough space in my life for living and personal growth.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Mostly does not describe me
3 – Mostly describes me
4 – Describes me completely
22. Emotional closeness from another person makes me feel uncomfortable.
1 – Does not apply to me at all
2 – Mostly does not apply to me
3 – Mostly applies to me
4 – Completely applies to me
23. I understand that I lack a sense of self-worth.
1 – Not true of me at all
2 – Rather not true of me
3 – Rather true of me
4 – Completely true of me
24. I have no sense of direction in life.
1 – Not true at all
2 – Somewhat untrue
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
25. I feel I have nothing to rely on in life.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Rather does not describe me
3 – Rather describes me
4 – Describes me completely
26. I prefer to keep my distance from other people.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Somewhat does not describe me
3 – Somewhat describes me
4 – Describes me completely
27. I am not very interested in other people's inner world.
1 – Completely untrue
2 – Somewhat untrue
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
28. The world is a wide field of possibilities for me.
1 - Completely untrue
2 - Rather untrue
3 - Rather true
4 - Completely true
29. I feel that the circumstances of my life weigh on me.
1 – Not at all true of me
2 – Mostly not true of me
3 – Mostly true of me
4 – Completely true of me
30. Most of the time, I do what I consider truly important.
1 – Not true at all
2 – Mostly not true
3 – Mostly true
4 – Completely true
31. I feel that other people treat me unfairly.
1 – Not true at all
2 – Somewhat untrue
3 – Somewhat true
4 – Completely true
32. I have found my place in life.
1 – Not at all true of me
2 – Somewhat not true of me
3 – Somewhat true of me
4 – Completely true of me
33. I usually feel unsafe.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Mostly does not describe me
3 – Mostly describes me
4 – Describes me completely
34. Maintaining close relationships causes me difficulties and disappointment.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Rather does not describe me
3 – Rather describes me
4 – Completely describes me
35. I value myself for who I am.
1 – Does not describe me at all
2 – Rather does not describe me
3 – Rather describes me
4 – Describes me completely
36. I do not know what I want from life.
1 - Does not apply at all
2 - Rather does not apply
3 - Rather applies
4 - Completely applies