Wellbeing and resilience
Üsküdar Life Meaning and Goals Scale (USLIFE)
Asks people aged 15 and over about the values that give their life meaning, their goals and their ability to delay gratification.
NPİSTANBUL Brain Hospital
Üsküdar Life Meaning and Goals Scale (USLIFE)
- 28 questions
- About 6 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, choose how far you agree with it.
Choosing an answer takes you to the next question. You can go back at any time.
Your result
Skill in managing life meaning and goals: low
Your answers suggest that, at the moment, immediate wishes, material goals or other people's approval weigh more for you than your long-term aims and the values that give your life meaning. Many people go through periods like this; thinking about what really matters to you, or talking it through with a psychologist, can help you clarify your aims.
Skill in managing life meaning and goals: moderate
Your answers show a balance between your immediate wishes and your longer-term aims and values. You may be stronger in some areas than in others; noticing where you give up easily or put things off can be a good starting point.
Skill in managing life meaning and goals: high
Your answers show that you can delay gratification, plan for the medium and long term and hold on to the values and aims that give your life meaning. This is a strength you can build on.
Total score
out of 140
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). Uskudar Life Meaning and Goals Scale (USLIFE): Validity and reliability studies. The Journal of Neurobehavioral Sciences, 9(2).
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
The Üsküdar Life Meaning and Goals Scale (USLIFE) is a self-assessment scale for people aged 15 and over that measures life meaning and goals and how they are perceived; it was developed in 2022 by Prof. Nevzat Tarhan and Assoc. Prof. Aylin Tutgun Ünal. Its 28 statements cover seven areas (concrete and abstract meaning skills, belief about death, delay of gratification, internal control, medium- and long-term planning, and ego ideal) and take about 6 minutes. The result is a pointer for reflection, not a diagnosis or a judgement of your personality.
- Developed by
- Prof. Dr. K. Nevzat Tarhan
Score ranges of this test
| 28–65 | Skill in managing life meaning and goals: low |
| 66–102 | Skill in managing life meaning and goals: moderate |
| 103–140 | Skill in managing life meaning and goals: high |
Üsküdar Life Meaning and Goals Scale (USLIFE (ÜSYAŞAM)) · Tarhan N, Tutgun-Ünal A (2022). Uskudar Life Meaning and Goals Scale (USLIFE): Validity and reliability studies. The Journal of Neurobehavioral Sciences, 9(2).
This English version was translated by NPİSTANBUL from the Turkish form of the test; it has not been validated separately in English.