Discover What Drives You: Take the Personal Values Psychological Test

Are you curious about the deeper forces that shape your decisions, relationships, and sense of purpose? The Personal Values Psychological Test offers you a unique opportunity to explore the core values that guide your life—whether you’re seeking personal insight, considering a career move, or simply fascinated by the science of human behavior.

Why Take This Test?

• Grounded in Science: This test is based on leading psychological theories which reveal how values act as internal compasses—guiding our choices, priorities, and sense of right and wrong.
• Comprehensive Assessment: Through a series of engaging questions, you’ll reflect on your beliefs, motivations, and everyday actions. The test covers key value domains such as achievement, benevolence, self-direction, stimulation, hedonism, and security.
• Personalized Results: Instantly receive a detailed overview of your value profile, including how your scores compare to others. Discover which values are most salient for you and how they influence your behavior and life choices.
• Practical Insights: Whether you’re interested in personal growth, career development, or understanding social dynamics, your results will help you make more informed decisions and connect with others who share your values.
• Accessible in English and Dutch: Take the test in the language you’re most comfortable with.

What to Expect

• Easy to Start: Answer simple questions about your background and motivations.
• Thought-Provoking Items: Reflect on statements about decision-making, risk-taking, planning, social interactions, and more.
• Confidential and Respectful: Your responses are used to improve the test and are never shared for commercial purposes.

Who Should Take This Test?

• Psychology enthusiasts
• Students and professionals seeking self-understanding
• Anyone interested in personal development or career guidance

Test background

The personal values scales test is inspired by various test concepts and theories. A good starting point for reading, and the basis for this test, is the following URL. 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280231030_Values_Psychological_Perspectives

There are plenty of other sources to be found online which have served as the inspiration for this test. Just google for personal values psychology defininition and you will find plenty.  https://psychology.wikia.org/wiki/Personal_values is also a good read. 

This test measures a person’s personal values. The items are presented in pairs of two statements. The candidate must choose the most attractive statement. This means that all scales are potentially hit and less desirable statements are valued as well. 

This test is intended for adults, does not have norms (highest scoring scales are dominant), and is designed to be culture free, suitable for international use and prepared for automatic machine translation. 

Click on one of the links below to start the test in the language of your choice. 

You can also copy one of these URLs in an e-mail to a candidate. When the candidate has finished the test a URL is presented that they can forward to a consultant. The consultant can then review the test results with this URL. 

PVS Test in English

PVS Test in Dutch / Nederlands