Method & scoring
Personal Values
An original TraitMap reflection. It organizes your own answers and has not been validated as a psychological scale. The indicators describe these answers, not a population rank or a diagnosis.
What we ask
Think about recent choices where you could not have everything. Rate what mattered to you in those choices.
8 items · Instrument version: traitmap-2026-10-07-v1
How the report is calculated
Each indicator groups two original items. We show the mean of their 1–5 answers only when both were applicable. “Not applicable” is never treated as zero or an average response. No overall score or forced ranking is created.
These small item groups have not undergone reliability or validity studies. Treat them as an organized record of your answers, with a question to discuss or reflect on.
Answer-quality checks
We display a review reminder when at least eight rated items all receive the same response, or completion takes less than one second per item on average. For Big Five, we also check five related item pairs (1/6, 3/38, 5/40, 15/30, 7/32): three or more differences of at least three scale points after reverse scoring trigger a reminder.
These are transparent heuristics, not validated lie detection or reliability estimates. Different situations can explain differences. A reminder does not change scores or hide a report. They cannot prevent deliberate manipulation.
Items and scoring key
- Being able to decide how I use my time mattered to me. (Autonomy)
- I wanted room to choose my own approach. (Autonomy)
- I made room for people important to me. (Connection)
- A sense of belonging influenced my choices. (Connection)
- I valued a chance to learn something new. (Growth)
- A meaningful challenge was worth some discomfort. (Growth)
- Predictability mattered in my decisions. (Stability)
- I prioritized a dependable foundation before a change. (Stability)