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Personal Trust/Distrust in the World, Self, and Others Scale Test

Taking 15 questions in about 3 minutes, the Personal Trust/Distrust in the World, Self, and Others Scale Test explores how you relate to yourself, other people, and the surrounding world. Your result highlights patterns of trust, caution, confidence, and openness, supporting focused self-reflection about relationships and everyday decisions.

Questions: 153 minutes

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How the Scales are Structured

Factor 5F5

Measures the degree to which a person perceives the world and other people as dangerous and responds with distrust and risk avoidance.

example score9/15

9/15Moderate distrustexample score

3 – 7Low distrust

8 – 11Moderate distrust

12 – 15High distrust

A score of 9 falls in the Moderate distrust range, suggesting a noticeable but not extreme tendency to view the world and other people as potentially risky or unsafe.

Factor 4F4

Factor 4 measures confidence in one's ability to evaluate situations and make accurate predictions.

example score4/15

4/15Low confidenceexample score

0 – 5Low confidence

6 – 10Moderate confidence

11 – 15High confidence

A score of 4 suggests relatively low confidence in your judgments and foresight, with a tendency to feel uncertain about evaluations and predictions.

Factor 3F3

Factor 3 measures trust in others’ willingness and ability to cooperate and provide mutual support.

example score8/15

8/15Moderate cooperation trustexample score

0 – 5Low cooperation trust

6 – 10Moderate cooperation trust

11 – 15High cooperation trust

A score of 8 suggests a moderate tendency to view others as generally capable of cooperation and mutual support, with some selectiveness or caution depending on context.

Factor 2F2

Measures the degree to which a person tends to distrust the world and other people as irresponsible or unjust.

example score7/15

7/15Moderate distrustexample score

0 – 5Low distrust

6 – 10Moderate distrust

11 – 15High distrust

A score of 7 falls in the Moderate distrust range, suggesting some caution and skepticism in social interactions without a consistently suspicious stance.

Factor 1F1

Measures self-confidence in one’s ability to build and maintain relationships with the world and other people.

example score12/15

12/15High confidenceexample score

0 – 5Low confidence

6 – 10Moderate confidence

11 – 15High confidence

A score of 12 suggests strong self-assurance and well-developed social skills for engaging with others and the surrounding world.

Trust in the World and OthersTitWaO

Measures overall trust in the surrounding world and in other people as part of that world.

example score17/30

17/30Moderate trustexample score

6 – 13Low trust

14 – 22Moderate trust

23 – 30High trust

A score of 17 indicates a moderate level of trust, suggesting a generally balanced view that includes both openness to people/the world and some caution.

Trust in OthersTiO

Measures the tendency to trust other people and expect honesty and support from them.

example score12/15

12/15Trustingexample score

3 – 7Wary

8 – 11Selective trust

12 – 15Trusting

A score of 12 suggests a generally trusting stance toward others, with an expectation of goodwill and reliability in relationships.

Self-TrustST

Measures confidence in one’s own abilities and reliability when dealing with the world and other people.

example score18/30

18/30Moderate self-trustexample score

6 – 13Low self-trust

14 – 22Moderate self-trust

23 – 30High self-trust

A score of 18 indicates moderate self-trust, suggesting generally adequate confidence with some situational doubts about personal capabilities.

Overall Trust/Distrust ScoreOTS

Measures the person’s overall tendency to trust versus distrust themselves, other people, and the world.

example score26/75

26/75Low trustexample score

15 – 34Low trust

35 – 54Moderate trust

55 – 75High trust

A score of 26 falls in the Low trust range, suggesting a generally cautious or distrustful stance across self, others, and the broader world.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Self-doubt and anxiety

41%OF USERS

People feeling insecure or anxious take it to see whether their main trust gap is in themselves, other people, or the world in general.

Relationship trust issues

34%OF USERS

Those dealing with jealousy, betrayal, or difficulty opening up use it to understand how their trust in specific people differs from overall trust in others and the world.

Coaches and counselors

25%OF USERS

Practitioners use it as a quick check to pinpoint where trust breaks down so they can choose more targeted support strategies.

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

Benchmarking

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

Factor 5F5

You?

Average7.4

Typical rangeTypical5.2 – 9.5

Possible3 – 15

Factor 4F4

You?

Average6.2

Typical rangeTypical4.1 – 8.4

Possible0 – 15

Factor 3F3

You?

Average7.2

Typical rangeTypical4.4 – 9.9

Possible0 – 15

Factor 2F2

You?

Average9.5

Typical rangeTypical6.9 – 12

Possible0 – 15

Factor 1F1

You?

Average7.9

Typical rangeTypical6 – 9.7

Possible0 – 15

Trust in the world and othersTitwao

You?

Average14.9

Typical rangeTypical10.9 – 19

Possible6 – 30

Trusting OthersTO

You?

Average6.2

Typical rangeTypical4 – 8.3

Possible3 – 15

Trusting YourselfTY

You?

Average14.8

Typical rangeTypical11 – 18.6

Possible6 – 30

Overall trust/distrust scoreOts

You?

Average44

Typical rangeTypical35.6 – 52.4

Possible15 – 75

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- Untrue
- Rather untrue
- Partly untrue
- Rather true
- True
- Untrue
- Mostly untrue
- Partly untrue
- Mostly true
- True
- Untrue
- Mostly untrue
- Partly untrue
- Mostly true
- True

These are 3 of the 15 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Personal Trust/Distrust in the World, Self, and Others Scale Test - Description and methodology of the test

social trust

social attitudes

People examining how they handle uncertainty, relationships, and personal judgment may find this assessment useful for organized self-reflection. The Personal Trust/Distrust in the World, Self, and Others Scale Test describes how confidence, openness, caution, and suspicion are distributed across everyday situations. A personal trust scale profile can help identify patterns that shape social decisions without reducing them to a single label.

What This Assessment Explores

This trust and distrust questionnaire examines self-confidence, cooperation, danger, unfairness, support, judgment, prediction, relationships, compromise, mistakes, and exploitation.

Five dimensions are:

Factor 1 (0-15) measures relationship-building confidence with the world and others: Low confidence (0-5), Moderate confidence (6-10), High confidence (11-15).
Factor 2 (0-15) measures distrust of an unfair, irresponsible world and others: Low distrust (0-5), Moderate distrust (6-10), High distrust (11-15).
Factor 3 (0-15) measures trust in others’ cooperation: Low cooperation trust (0-5), Moderate cooperation trust (6-10), High cooperation trust (11-15).
Factor 4 (0-15) measures confidence in judgments and predictions: Low confidence (0-5), Moderate confidence (6-10), High confidence (11-15).
Factor 5 (3-15) measures distrust of a dangerous world and others: Low distrust (3-7), Moderate distrust (8-11), High distrust (12-15).

Methodology and Scientific Basis

Five choices span untrue or false to true; results show factor and composite scores.

Composite scales cover world trust, others’ support and honesty, interaction confidence, and trust/distrust.

Trust in the World and Others (6-30): Low trust (6-13), Moderate trust (14-22), High trust (23-30); Trust in Others (3-15): Wary (3-7), Selective trust (8-11), Trusting (12-15); Self-Trust (6-30): Low self-trust (6-13), Moderate self-trust (14-22), High self-trust (23-30); Overall Trust/Distrust Score (15-75): Low trust (15-34), Moderate trust (35-54), High trust (55-75).

Factors 1/4 indicate self-confidence, Factor 3 cooperation trust, and Factors 2/5 distrust; Factor 5 may reflect anxiety and risk avoidance. Composite scores move toward trust; the overall score contrasts trust with distrust.

Conceptually, this interpersonal trust assessment aligns with Kupreichenko's 2008 Trust/Distrust Methodology, separating trust and distrust toward self, others, and world. Savchenko, Petrenko, and Timakova (2022) report Ukrainian adaptation, validation, and standardization; Rotter's 1967 work is background, not direct evidence.

Displayed bands are interpretive; context, self-awareness, and response bias affect self-report.

Author: Julian B. Rotter

Literature:

Kupreichenko, A. B. (2008). Psychology of Trust and Distrust. Moscow: Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. ISBN 978-5-9270-0126-2.
Savchenko, O. V., Petrenko, V. V., & Timakova, A. V. (2022). Ukrainian-language adaptation, validation, and standardization of the Methodology of Personal Trust/Distrust in the World, Other People, and Oneself (A. Kupreichenko). Scientific Bulletin of Uzhhorod National University. Series: Psychology, 5, 16-22. 10.32782/psy-visnyk/2022.5.3
Rotter, J. B. (1967). A new scale for the measurement of interpersonal trust. Journal of Personality, 35(4), 651-665. 10.1111/j.1467-6494.1967.tb01454.x

Updated: 2025-10-02