Free Values & Life Priorities Test - Discover What Drives You
Based on the Schwartz Theory of Basic Values, this assessment reveals your core life priorities across ten universal domains. Find your values compass for better decisions and deeper fulfillment.
Ten Universal Value Domains
Our assessment evaluates your priorities across the complete spectrum of human values - from personal growth and achievement to relationships, security, and social impact.
Self-Direction
Independent thought, creativity, freedom, and choosing one's own goals. High scorers prioritize autonomy, curiosity, and self-expression over conformity and external direction.
Stimulation
Excitement, challenge, and novelty in life. Those who value stimulation seek adventure, variety, and daring experiences that push beyond the comfort zone.
Benevolence
Preservation and enhancement of the welfare of people with whom one is in frequent contact. Benevolence prioritizes loyalty, honesty, and meaningful relationships.
Universalism
Understanding, appreciation, tolerance, and protection for the welfare of all people and nature. Universalism values social justice, equality, and environmental stewardship.
Achievement
Personal success through demonstrating competence and gaining social recognition. Achievement-oriented individuals are ambitious, influential, and driven by capability and status.
Security
Safety, harmony, and stability of society, relationships, and self. Security values prioritize order, predictability, and protection from threat and uncertainty.
From Priorities to Life Alignment
Three steps to discover your core values hierarchy and identify how aligned your current life is with what truly matters to you.
Answer 20 Questions
Rate how important each life priority is to you - from success and freedom to relationships, tradition, and social impact. Takes about 8 minutes.
Values Analysis Engine
Your responses are scored across ten universal value domains based on the Schwartz Theory of Basic Values. The engine identifies your core values hierarchy and how your priorities compare across domains.
Values Compass & Life Alignment
Receive your top values profile, domain rankings, life alignment insights, conflict resolution guidance when values clash, and curated reading on meaning, purpose, and value-driven living.
Try a Taste of the Assessment
These sample questions illustrate the priority-rating items you will encounter in the full Values & Life Priorities assessment.
Being successful and achieving recognition in my field is extremely important to me.
Having the freedom to make my own choices and live life on my own terms matters deeply.
I prioritize maintaining close, loving relationships with family and friends.
What You Receive
A comprehensive values profile designed to deepen self-understanding and guide meaningful life alignment.
Ten-Domain Values Profile
A comprehensive chart showing your scores across all ten Schwartz value domains - Self-Direction, Stimulation, Hedonism, Achievement, Power, Security, Conformity, Tradition, Benevolence, and Universalism.
Core Values Hierarchy
Your top three core values are identified with percentile rankings. These values are the fundamental drivers of your most important life choices, career decisions, and relationship patterns.
Life Alignment Insights
Receive a written analysis of how well your current life aligns with your core values. Identify areas of congruence that energize you and areas of misalignment that may be draining your motivation.
Recommended Reading
Curated books on meaning, purpose, and value-driven living matched to your core values - from Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning to Greg McKeown's Essentialism.
Cross-Assessment Insights
Combine your Values & Priorities with Big Five Personality, Career Aptitude, and Goal Achievement to see how your values, traits, and interests converge to define your ideal life direction.
Track Values Over Time
Values can shift with life experiences, relationships, and maturity. Retake the assessment periodically and compare results in your History dashboard to watch your values compass evolve.
Related Personality & Life Assessments
Pair your Values & Priorities with these assessments for a complete picture of your identity, direction, and life satisfaction drivers.
Common Questions About Our Values Test
Everything you need to know before discovering your core life priorities and alignment path.
Yes - the Goobeyond Values & Life Priorities assessment is completely free. You receive your full ten-domain profile, core values hierarchy, life alignment insights, and resource recommendations at no cost. No signup required.
Our assessment is inspired by the Schwartz Theory of Basic Values, one of the most validated frameworks in cross-cultural psychology. It captures universal value domains that have been replicated across dozens of countries and cultures.
The assessment contains 20 questions and takes approximately 8 minutes to complete. Each question asks you to rate how important a specific life priority is to you on a five-point scale.
Your results reveal the hierarchy of values that drive your decisions, relationships, and sense of meaning. Understanding this hierarchy helps you make choices that align with what truly matters to you, rather than what others expect.
Yes. While core values are relatively stable, they can shift due to major life events, new relationships, career changes, and personal growth. Retaking the test every 1–2 years helps track these evolutions.
All assessment data is stored locally in your browser. We do not upload personal results to any server. Your values profile stays entirely on your device.
We recommend combining Values & Priorities with Big Five Personality, Career Aptitude, Goal Achievement, and Emotional Intelligence. Together they reveal how your values, traits, and skills converge to shape your life direction.
Yes. Your results page is designed to be easily shareable. Screenshot your values hierarchy and alignment insights, or share the link with partners, coaches, or therapists.
No. This assessment reveals your natural value priorities, not a prescription for the 'correct' way to live. There are no inherently good or bad values - only values that do or do not align with your authentic self.
Value-life misalignment is one of the most common sources of burnout and dissatisfaction. Your results include guidance on identifying conflicts and taking small, incremental steps toward greater alignment without upending your entire life.
Ready to Discover What Drives You?
Take the free values and life priorities test now and uncover your core values across ten universal domains. No signup required.
For self-discovery and educational purposes only. Values are personal and culturally contextual.