Academically reviewed by Dr. Sabina Alispahić, Ph.D., professor of psychology.
Welfare Test
The neurobiology researcher Adam Perkins has found that a significant proportion of the people who end up on welfare are characterized by a certain disposition, which he calls ‘the welfare trait’ or ‘the employment-resistant personality.’
Do you have the welfare trait? Or are you in fact highly employable? For each of the following items, indicate your level of agreement below.
Question 1 of 16
Even when people have wronged me, I find it easy to forgive and forget.
| Disagree | Agree |
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The IDR-WTT© is the property of IDR Labs International. The original research was provided by Adam Perkins (affiliated with the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London), as found in his book, The Welfare Trait.
The Welfare Trait test is an index and instrument for measuring employability and resistance to employment in two dimensions. The Welfare Trait test does not address all possible reasons for employment or unemployment and does not purport to accommodate respondents who fall significantly outside the spectrum of normality.
Although all are designed to measure the welfare trait and employability in two dimensions, the IDR-WTT© should not be confused with instruments authored by Adam Perkins or alternative research organizations. However, all are professionally-designed personality tests (or inventories) meant for welfare trait and employability in the Western world. The IDR-WTT© is the property of IDR Labs International. The original research was provided by Adam Perkins, who is affiliated with King’s College, London. The authors of this online personality welfare trait test are certified in the use of numerous personality tests and have worked professionally with politics and personality testing. The results of our free online Welfare Trait test are provided "as-is", and should not be construed as providing professional or certified advice of any kind. For more on our online personality test, please consult our Terms of Service.
References
- Vaughn, Fu, Beaver, DeLisi, Perron & Matthew Howard (2010): Are Personality Disorders Associated with Social Welfare Burden in the United States? Journal of Personality Disorders, Volume. 24, No. 6
- Perkins, A. (2016): The Welfare Trait: How State Benefits Affect Personality Palgrave Macmillan
- Perkins, A. (2016): The Welfare Trait: Hans Eysenck, Personality and Social Issues Personality and Individual Differences, Volume 103
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Welfare Trait test measure?
It measures two dimensions of employability and resistance to employment according to Adam Perkins’s research.
Who provided the original research for this test?
The test draws from Adam Perkins’s book The Welfare Trait and his article in Personality and Individual Differences.
Is the IDR-WTT© the same as Perkins’s own instruments?
No, the IDR-WTT© is distinct from any instruments authored by Perkins or other research organizations.
What should I keep in mind when reading my results?
The test is an index only, does not cover all reasons for employment or unemployment, and is not intended for people who fall significantly outside the normal range.
How does the test relate to the 2010 Vaughn et al. study on personality disorders and welfare?
That study is listed as one of the references alongside Perkins’s work, but the test does not claim to replicate or confirm its findings.
Why Use This Test?
1. Free. This free online Welfare Trait test is delivered to you free of charge and will allow you to obtain your scores in relation to the Welfare Trait, as measured by the research of the neurobiologist Adam Perkins.
2. Tested in several countries. The parameters utilized in the Welfare Trait test have been studied by researchers and used with success in several different regions, including the USA, Canada, and several European countries.
3. Based on peer-reviewed research. The present test was crafted on the basis of peer-reviewed research, as published in notable scientific journals.
4. Statistical controls. Test scores are logged into an anonymized database. Statistical analysis of the test is conducted to ensure maximum accuracy and validity of the test scores.
5. Made by professionals. The authors of this free online personality test are certified in the use of numerous personality tests and have worked professionally with typology and personality testing.