Understand What Drives You, Free 36-Question Motivation Profile
Take the free Self-Determination Theory motivation assessment online. Discover your autonomy, competence, and relatedness needs and how well your work satisfies them. 36 questions, instant results.
What is the SDT Motivation Profile?
Self-Determination Theory (SDT), developed by psychologists Edward Deci and Richard Ryan, is one of the most influential and empirically supported theories of human motivation. It identifies three universal psychological needs, autonomy, competence, and relatedness, whose satisfaction predicts intrinsic motivation, well-being, and sustained performance.
Keep readingShow less
Autonomy is the need to feel that your actions are self-directed and aligned with your values. Competence is the need to feel effective and capable in your activities. Relatedness is the need to feel meaningfully connected to others. When all three are met, people experience genuine, lasting motivation. When they are thwarted, motivation deteriorates into compliance or disengagement.
JobCannon's 36-question SDT Motivation Profile measures how well your current work and life context satisfies each of these three core needs, and identifies which specific need-thwarting factors are undermining your motivation and energy.
Closely related on JobCannon: Values Assessment, Energy & Flow Profile, Burnout Risk Test, EQ Dashboard, and RIASEC Test.
What You'll Discover
You Might Also Like
Explore related assessments to deepen your self-understanding.
Energy & Flow
Take the free Energy & Flow assessment online. Discover your chronotype, energy style, flow triggers, and recovery needs to optimize your daily performance. 20 questions, instant results.
Mental Age
Free Mental Age Test - is your mind 14 or 65? Answer 12 quick questions on how you think, feel, and decide, and get an instant, shareable result.
FIRO-B
Take the free FIRO-B interpersonal needs assessment online. Discover your expressed and wanted needs for inclusion, control, and affection in relationships. 36 questions, instant results.
Ikigai Test
Free ikigai test, 12 questions reveal which of the four ikigai zones your purpose leans toward — Passion, Mission, Profession, or Vocation. Instant result, no signup.
Grit Test
Measure your grit in about three minutes. Twelve quick statements about how you handle long-term goals, setbacks, boredom, and changing interests place you on a scale from developing to relentless — built on the two facets researchers call consistency of interest and perseverance of effort, with an honest read on what grit does and doesn't predict.