Test 4 of 4
What actually matters to you? This values test builds on Schwartz’s research and maps the ten basic values that steer your choices, free, and without registration.
What actually matters to you? This test maps your core values. Answer quickly, your gut knows best.
The test consists of 50 statements and goes quickly. Answer on instinct: values are captured best when you do not rationalize the answer first.
The result places your values in a circle where neighboring values reinforce each other and opposing values pull in different directions. It is the tensions that are often most revealing.
The values test is the shortest of the four and a natural place to begin.
Do not overthink it – answer quickly and intuitively.
Let us goThe test measures how important the ten basic values in Schwartz’s theory of values are to you. Examples are security, self-direction, benevolence and achievement. The values are linked in a circle: values close to each other often go together, and values on opposite sides pull in different directions. Your result shows which values steer your choices the most. That can explain why some choices feel right and others do not.
The test has 50 questions and takes about 5 minutes. Your answers are saved as you go, so you can take a break and pick up later.
Shalom Schwartz is a social psychologist who identified ten basic values that recur in cultures all over the world. The theory is one of the most widely used in values research.
No. All ten values are common and understandable. The test only shows which ones weigh most for you.
50 questions are enough to tell the ten values apart. That is why it only takes about 5 minutes.
Values are fairly stable, but they can shift with life stages and major events. It can be useful to take the test again after a few years.