Hello Emma,
Overall result
Strong motivation and clear valuesYou have a solid understanding of your values and your sources of motivation. Your life is, on the whole, aligned with what matters to you.
Your profile at a glance
Detailed analysis
This tendency is clear in you — here is what it reveals, to understand and move forward.
You are driven by a strong intrinsic motivation. You find pleasure and interest in much of what you do.
Your answers describe a well-developed dimension for intrinsic motivation. It is a resource you can lean on, in particular to offset other dimensions where you have more room to grow. Keeping this level over time calls for ongoing practice: without upkeep, some skills erode or become rigid. One point to watch, at this level, is overconfidence: a strength that is over-used can turn into an automatism that stops you exploring other ways of doing things. Keeping it alive means variety — applying it to new contexts, passing it on, testing it against other approaches. And because it comes to you easily, it is often an excellent foothold for tackling, without discouragement, the dimensions where you progress more slowly.
Recommendations
- ✓Protect your sources of intrinsic motivation from outside pressures.
- ✓Share your enthusiasm to inspire others.
- ✓Keep exploring new areas to feed your curiosity.
This tendency is clear in you — here is what it reveals, to understand and move forward.
Your life is remarkably aligned with your deepest values. This coherence is a major source of well-being and strength.
Your answers describe alignment of values as a very developed dimension of your profile. It is a real strength you can call on in varied contexts, and probably one of the things those around you rely on you for most. Beyond a certain level, the marginal benefit of further improvement becomes small; it is often more useful to invest in other dimensions where there is more room, to gain balance. Be mindful, though, that a strength this established doesn't turn into a zone of over-investment at the expense of the rest — a quality pushed too far sometimes ends up wearing you out or overshadowing other needs. This strength can also be shared: passing on what works for you is often a good way to anchor it durably, and to give meaning to what you have mastered by putting it at the service of others.
Recommendations
- ✓Hold on to this coherence in the face of outside pressures and temptations.
- ✓Use this clarity to guide your future decisions.
- ✓Inspire others to clarify and live by their values.
This tendency is clear in you — here is what it reveals, to understand and move forward.
Your work is meaningful and brings you satisfaction. You see the positive impact of your contribution.
Your high score describes work that is meaningful and brings you satisfaction: you perceive the positive impact of your contribution. This is a major resource for well-being, because the sense of being useful and of coherence between one's values and one's activity is one of the most robust factors of lasting engagement and protection against burnout. One reading — to weigh against your own experience — is that you have probably managed (or had the good fortune) to connect your activity to something that matters to you, beyond its merely utilitarian dimension. The high score makes this a valuable foothold. The way to maintain it is to keep this meaning conscious and alive: periods of routine or overload can make you lose sight of it. Regularly reconnecting with the 'what for' of what you do — the concrete impact, the values served — sustains this source of motivation and helps you get through the more arid phases.
Recommendations
- ✓Keep developing the most meaningful aspects of your activity.
- ✓Share your vision with your colleagues to create collective meaning.
- ✓Look for ways to increase your impact even further.
This tendency is clear in you — here is what it reveals, to understand and move forward.
Your engagement is remarkable and deep. You invest yourself fully in what matters to you and inspire others.
Your very high score describes a remarkable and deep engagement: you invest yourself fully in what matters to you and inspire others. This is a precious resource: full engagement — acting with conviction and consistency for causes or projects aligned with one's values — is associated with a strong sense of accomplishment and of a 'well-lived' life. One reading — to weigh against your own experience — is that this intensity of investment draws on a clear connection to what feels meaningful to you, which gives it its strength and direction. The very high score makes it a true driving force. The only point of attention, at this level, is sustainability: an engagement this wholehearted is best paired with times of replenishment and limits, so as not to slide into over-involvement or exhaustion. Looking after the balance lets this engagement last and stay a source of joy rather than an energy debt.
Recommendations
- ✓Make sure your engagement isn't coming at the expense of your health.
- ✓Learn to delegate and to trust others.
- ✓Celebrate your accomplishments and those of your team.
Profile synthesis
Your answers describe a profile with good personal resources. Across 4 dimensions, a few can still be strengthened, but the whole already reflects solid functioning you can rely on. At this level, the work is less about filling gaps than about refining and consolidating what is already there. Maintaining your strengths calls for ongoing practice: without upkeep, some skills erode or become rigid over time. You can also put your resources at the service of others — passing them on, supporting, leading by example — which is often one of the best ways to anchor them durably.
How your dimensions interact
Several dimensions stand out at once (Intrinsic Motivation, Alignment of Values, Meaning in Work, Overall Engagement). They are part of one and the same coherence of profile: these are not isolated results, but facets of an overall functioning that holds together. Spotting what they have in common helps you understand your way of working in a more global way, beyond each score taken separately. These dimensions can also support one another: progressing on one often makes the others easier, because they share close mechanisms or habits. That is a useful angle for deciding where to focus your efforts first.
Your action plan
Right now
- →Intrinsic Motivation — Protect your sources of intrinsic motivation from outside pressures.
- →Intrinsic Motivation — Share your enthusiasm to inspire others.
- →Meaning in Work — Keep developing the most meaningful aspects of your activity.
- →Meaning in Work — Share your vision with your colleagues to create collective meaning.
In the coming weeks
- →Pass this skill on (mentoring, sharing your experience) to anchor it durably.
In the long run
- →Retake this test in 3 to 6 months to measure your progress. Lasting change is rarely measured over a few weeks.
- →Choose one dimension to develop first rather than all at once: concentrating your effort generally gives better results.
- →Find a suitable practice environment (training, a mentor, a community, a coach): progressing on your own is possible but often slower.
- →Document your progress (a brief journal, regular check-ins): what gets measured gets worked on, and the written trace helps you see progress that is invisible day to day.
Avenues to explore
These are hypotheses, not conclusions. You are the one who knows whether they resonate.
It may be that you have remarkable clarity about what MATTERS to you (your values), yet this clarity does not yet fully translate into YOUR everyday ACTIONS. One possible explanation would be that the alignment of values (80%) is more developed than the concrete sense that your work is meaningful (60%) — as if you knew what you believe, but sometimes felt a gap between your principles and how they actually play out.
Check for yourself: Over a week, note 3 moments when you acted in line with your core values, and 3 moments when you felt a mismatch. See whether that mismatch reveals concrete OBSTACLES (lack of time, external pressure) rather than confusion about your values themselves.
In some people, a high overall engagement score (80%) with a more moderate intrinsic motivation (60%) goes with a motivation that rests partly on EXTERNAL FACTORS — recognition, others' expectations, or an imposed structure — rather than on the sheer pleasure of the activity. Do you engage fully, but sometimes feel a fatigue tied to MAINTAINING that engagement?
Check for yourself: Imagine that tomorrow, no one would know what you do. Would you keep up your main activities with the same enthusiasm? If the answer wavers, explore which EXTERNAL elements (validation, status, structure) genuinely sustain your engagement.
One possible explanation would be that you are going through a phase where the MEANING of your work has not yet fully crystallised, even though your values are clear and your engagement strong. It may be that you KNOW what you believe, but are still looking for how your daily actions CONTRIBUTE to something larger.
Check for yourself: Describe in one sentence: 'My work serves to...' then listen to yourself. If the answer feels blurry, vague or too general, it suggests that MEANING is still to be clarified — not an absence of motivation, but a clarification in progress.
It may be that you have a globally balanced profile, BUT with a slight inner tension: your values are very anchored (80%), your engagement too (80%), while intrinsic motivation and meaning in work remain more in the background (both at 60%). In some people, this reflects a need for REGULAR RECONNECTION with the deep why of your actions, rather than a genuine shortfall.
Check for yourself: Try a small ritual: each week, take 10 minutes to connect ONE concrete task you carry out to ONE of your core values. After 2-3 weeks, see whether your sense of meaning and pleasure increases — that would indicate it really is a matter of regular RECONNECTION.
10 clinical reading frameworks are applied to your profile below — the exact number announced for this test.
Reading frameworks
Recognised clinical frameworks applied to your profile, as additional perspectives to weigh.
Early schema — Unrelenting standards / Hypercriticalness
The very high alignment of values (80%) and the strong overall engagement (80%) suggest a possible tendency to set rigorous internal standards. This avenue is worth exploring: does the clarity of values reflect a quest for authenticity or a perfectionistic demand on yourself?
Early schema — Defectiveness / Shame
The contrast between intrinsic motivation (60%) and alignment of values (80%) could signal a slight tension: the person feels aligned with their principles, but perhaps hesitates about their ability to embody them fully. Worth exploring without alarm.
Young's schemas — Sources: Jeffrey Young (1990) ; Jeffrey Young, Janet Klosko, Marjorie Weishaar (2003)
Additional clinical frameworks
Recognised models for this domain, applied to your profile as hypotheses to weigh — not a diagnosis.
Personal development models
Self-Determination Theory (SDT)
Your profile reveals a solid balance between intrinsic motivation (60%) and alignment of values (80%), which suggests a motivation that is more autonomous than controlled. It may be that you have identified activities or areas where you act out of personal choice rather than external obligation; the satisfaction of the needs for competence and relatedness may be especially present in your current commitments. This harmony between what you do and what you value is often a marker of lasting well-being — do you feel you are pursuing your own goals, or do you still feel tensions with outside expectations?
Sources: Edward Deci, Richard Ryan (1985) ; Richard Ryan, Edward Deci (2000)
The PERMA well-being model (Seligman)
Your very high overall engagement (80%) and your meaning in work (60%) point to a notable presence of 'Engagement' and 'Meaning' in the PERMA model. It may be that you regularly find moments of absorption in tasks aligned with your values, and that you perceive a purpose or contribution in what you undertake. To consolidate your holistic well-being, it could be relevant to check whether the dimensions 'Positive emotions' and 'Relationships' (meaningful social bonds) are also getting attention — does your motivation also come with relational connections and moments of joy?
Flow theory (Csikszentmihalyi)
The pairing of your intrinsic motivation (60%) and your very high overall engagement (80%) suggests a capacity to enter states of concentration or flow. It may be that you regularly find that optimal balance between a stimulating challenge and your current skills. To explore this: can you clearly identify the moments or activities where you 'lose track of time' and where the difficulty pushes you without paralysing you? This alignment could be a major lever of satisfaction.
Goal-setting theory (Locke & Latham)
Your very high alignment of values (80%) and your overall engagement (80%) suggest that your personal or professional goals are probably clear and meaningful. It may be that you naturally tend to set goals consistent with your deepest convictions. To go further: check whether these goals are framed in a way that is specific and stimulating enough to sustain your engagement over time, and whether you have regular feedback that lets you adjust your course.
Ordinary resilience (Masten)
Your profile of engagement and meaning suggests the presence of ordinary protective systems: a clarity of values (80%) and an intrinsic motivation (60%) can work as resources in the face of difficulty. It may be that you have developed a capacity to find meaning even in hardship, thanks to this connection to what truly matters to you. Have you noticed that your clarity of values helps you hold your course through challenges?
Sources: Ann Masten (2001)
Self-efficacy (Bandura)
Your very high overall engagement (80%) is often linked to a sufficient confidence in your ability to succeed in what you undertake. It may be that you have built up experiences of mastery or positive feedback that strengthen your belief in your skills. To sustain this momentum, make sure you keep access to progressive challenges and opportunities for mastery, which feed this self-efficacy.
Cross-cutting frameworks
Emotion regulation (Gross)
Your profile shows a very high alignment of values (80%) and a strong overall engagement (80%), which suggests a capacity to positively reappraise your experiences in light of what truly matters to you. This mechanism of cognitive reappraisal — 'reframing the meaning of a situation in light of my values' — appears as a pillar of your motivation. It may be that you draw on this strategy regularly to maintain a sense of meaning in your work, even in the face of obstacles: do your values actually help you turn a difficulty into an opportunity for learning?
Defence mechanisms (Vaillant)
Your intrinsic motivation (60%) paired with a very solid alignment of values (80%) points to a use of so-called 'mature' defence mechanisms — notably sublimation (turning a tension into constructive action) and altruism (finding meaning through a contribution beyond oneself). This profile suggests that you do not get stuck in rumination or withdrawal, but rather channel your energies toward what is meaningful. Do you recognise this capacity to turn a frustration or a doubt into productive engagement?
These frameworks do not constitute a medical diagnosis.
Resources & exercise
7-day observation journal
Each day, spot one situation where “Alignment of Values” showed up. Note the automatic thought, the emotion (0–100) and what you did. Then write one more balanced, alternative reading. After 7 days, re-read your notes: the recurring patterns become visible — the first step to change them.
Support resources
If you are struggling, you are not alone. United States: call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 24/7). Elsewhere: find your local line at findahelpline.com. This report supports self-knowledge and does not replace a consultation with a psychologist or doctor.
Your answers in detail
1. I often do things out of obligation rather than out of pleasure.
Answer : Neutral
You answered "Neutral". Can you tell me a little more about when this comes up?
It shows up mostly in situations that matter to me, when I feel under pressure or emotionally involved.
2. I have passions or interests that bring me alive day to day.
Answer : Neutral
And how long have you been noticing this?
It's been more present for a few months, though I recognise it from before as well.
3. I am naturally curious and I love discovering new things.
Answer : Neutral
4. I find it hard to persevere with a project without an external reward.
Answer : Neutral
5. I often get up in the morning with little desire to do things.
Answer : Neutral
6. I feel a sense of flow when I'm absorbed in an activity I'm passionate about.
Answer : Neutral
7. …
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