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Multiple Attention Scale
A 7-item scale on paying attention to several things at once versus focusing on one task.
NPİSTANBUL Brain Hospital
Multiple Attention Scale
- 7 questions
- About 2 minutes
- For everyone
These tests are for screening. A result is not a diagnosis: only a psychiatrist or psychologist can make one, after talking with you.
Your answers are scored on this device and never sent. Only your result is saved, with the email address you confirm.
Confirm your email address
Before the test we send a 6-digit code to your email address. Your result is saved with it, so that our team can help you if you wish. The email with the code contains no health information.
For each statement, indicate how well it describes you.
Choosing an answer takes you to the next question. You can go back at any time.
Your result
Low multiple attention
You prefer to focus on one task at a time rather than dividing your attention. According to the scale's authors, this pattern is closer to the characteristics attributed to Generation X.
Moderate multiple attention
You report that you can follow several things at once but can also focus on a single task when needed. According to the scale's authors, this falls between the characteristics attributed to Generations X and Z.
High multiple attention
You report that you can pay attention to several devices, apps or people at the same time and that you are less inclined to focus on just one task. According to the scale's authors, this pattern is closer to the characteristics attributed to Generation Z.
Total score
out of 35
Take your result as a rough guide, not a diagnosis. How you feel over time, and a conversation with a specialist, tell much more than a questionnaire.
Talk it through with a specialist
If your result worries you, or you would like to talk it through, our psychiatrists can review it with you, free and without obligation.
Tarhan N, Tutgun-Ünal A, 2022 (Üsküdar XYZ Generation Differences Scale).
This English version was translated by NPİSTANBUL from the Turkish form of the test; it has not been validated separately in English.
About this test
This scale is one of the 12 scales that make up the Üsküdar XYZ Generation Differences Scale; its 7 items measure two sides of attention: dividing it between several things and focusing on one. It takes about 2 minutes. The result is neither an attention test nor a diagnosis; it reflects how you see your own attention habits.
- Developed by
- Prof. Dr. K. Nevzat Tarhan
Score ranges of this test
| 7–15 | Low multiple attention |
| 16–25 | Moderate multiple attention |
| 26–35 | High multiple attention |
Multiple Attention Scale (Üsküdar XYZ Generation Differences Scale) · Tarhan N, Tutgun-Ünal A, 2022 (Üsküdar XYZ Generation Differences Scale).
This English version was translated by NPİSTANBUL from the Turkish form of the test; it has not been validated separately in English.