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Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale for Parents (U-MICS-PI)3

Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale for Parents (U-MICS-PI) Test

Understand your parenting identity and how confident you feel in the role in about 3 minutes. Get a quick snapshot of commitment, reflection, and doubt to guide support and care.

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Questions: 133 minutes

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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October 2, 2025
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Verified by Daniel Hall

Psychologist with 25 years of experience

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How the Scales are Structured

example score

15/25

Commitment Making (CM)

Measures how clearly and confidently a parent accepts and takes responsibility for the parental role.

Low commitment clarity

Moderate commitment clarity

High commitment clarity

5 – 12: Low commitment clarity | 13 – 18: Moderate commitment clarity | 19 – 25: High commitment clarity

A score of 15 falls in the moderate range, suggesting a reasonably established sense of parental responsibility with some remaining areas of uncertainty or consolidation.

example score

11/25

In-Depth Exploration (IDE)

Deep Search measures how actively a parent reflects on and explores their parenting role to find meaning and improve how they fulfill parental responsibilities.

Low reflection

Moderate reflection

High reflection

5 – 11: Low reflection | 12 – 18: Moderate reflection | 19 – 25: High reflection

A score of 11 falls in the Low reflection range, suggesting relatively limited active exploration and analysis of parenting responsibilities at this time.

example score

9/15

Reconsideration of Commitments (RoC)

Measures how often a parent reconsiders or revises previously made parenting commitments and decisions.

Stable commitments

Occasional reconsideration

Frequent reconsideration

3 – 6: Stable commitments | 7 – 11: Occasional reconsideration | 12 – 15: Frequent reconsideration

A score of 9 suggests a moderate tendency to revisit parenting commitments, indicating some flexibility or uncertainty while generally maintaining a consistent parental role.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Parents in transition

41%OF USERS

New, expecting, or recently divorced parents take it to understand how confident and committed they feel in their parenting role.

Parents feeling stuck

34%OF USERS

Mothers and fathers who feel doubt, guilt, or burnout use it to see where their parenting identity feels unstable and what needs support.

Family therapy and research

25%OF USERS

Psychologists, counselors, and researchers use it with parents to quickly map commitment, reflection, and reconsideration for planning support or studies.

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

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The Process of Making Commitments (TPoMC)

Average

10.5

Normal range

6.7 — 14.2

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Deep Search (DS)

Average

13.1

Normal range

10.5 — 15.8

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Reevaluation of Commitments (RoC)

Average

9.9

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7.7 — 12.1

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale for Parents (U-MICS-PI) Test - Symptoms and Signs

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identity status

This self-report measure assesses how individuals manage and experience their identity commitments in the parenting role. The Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale for Parents (U-MICS-PI) is intended to support clinical or research screening of key processes related to parental identity.

The instrument includes 13 items and typically takes about 3 minutes to complete. Items reflect three domains: commitment formation, in-depth exploration of the parenting role, and reconsideration of existing commitments; respondents rate statements describing their experiences.

Developed by S. Branje and W. Meeus, the Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale for Parents (U-MICS-PI) yields domain-level scores that can help identify areas of clarity, active reflection, or uncertainty in parental role commitments, informing case formulation and treatment planning when used alongside other clinical information.

Author: S. Branje, W. Meeus

Literature: Crocetti, E., Rubini, M., & Meeus, W. The Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale (U-MICS): validity of a new measure for identity development. Journal of Adolescence. 2008.