Confidence & Motivation Assessment
A detailed private Backing U self-assessment designed to help you reflect on confidence in personal capability, willingness to begin, persistence through setbacks and motivation toward meaningful goals. It looks across belief that I can learn or improve with practice, ability to start important tasks even when confidence is imperfect, persistence when progress is slower than expected, ability to recognise progress rather than dismissing it and having goals that feel personally meaningful enough to act on. The assessment contains 20 questions and is intended to give you a structured wellbeing snapshot, highlight the areas having the greatest effect, and provide practical recommendations for what to do next. It is not designed to diagnose a condition or replace an individual professional assessment.
The Confidence & Motivation Assessment is a Backing U educational wellbeing and self-reflection tool. It is not a validated diagnostic instrument, does not provide a clinical diagnosis and does not replace individual assessment or advice from a qualified professional. Scores are influenced by how questions are understood and by the timeframe selected. If several items are marked N/A, the total may be lower and should be interpreted cautiously; individual responses may be more informative than the total score. If difficulties are severe, rapidly worsening, affecting basic functioning or creating safety concerns, seek appropriate professional or urgent support. External resources are provided for further reading and support only. They are operated by independent Australian or UK organisations and their inclusion does not imply endorsement of this Backing U tool.
I have experienced belief that I can learn or improve with practice.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied extremely strongly, frequently or consistently during the stated timeframe. Use N/A only if the question is genuinely not relevant.
Belief that I can learn or improve with practice has been available to me even when things are difficult.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied extremely strongly, frequently or consistently during the stated timeframe. Use N/A only if the question is genuinely not relevant.
Belief that I can learn or improve with practice has supported my choices, relationships or everyday functioning.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied extremely strongly, frequently or consistently during the stated timeframe. Use N/A only if the question is genuinely not relevant.
I have been able to maintain belief that I can learn or improve with practice with reasonable consistency.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied extremely strongly, frequently or consistently during the stated timeframe. Use N/A only if the question is genuinely not relevant.
I have experienced ability to start important tasks even when confidence is imperfect.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied extremely strongly, frequently or consistently during the stated timeframe. Use N/A only if the question is genuinely not relevant.
Ability to start important tasks even when confidence is imperfect has been available to me even when things are difficult.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied extremely strongly, frequently or consistently during the stated timeframe. Use N/A only if the question is genuinely not relevant.
Ability to start important tasks even when confidence is imperfect has supported my choices, relationships or everyday functioning.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied extremely strongly, frequently or consistently during the stated timeframe. Use N/A only if the question is genuinely not relevant.
I have been able to maintain ability to start important tasks even when confidence is imperfect with reasonable consistency.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied extremely strongly, frequently or consistently during the stated timeframe. Use N/A only if the question is genuinely not relevant.
I have experienced persistence when progress is slower than expected.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied extremely strongly, frequently or consistently during the stated timeframe. Use N/A only if the question is genuinely not relevant.
Persistence when progress is slower than expected has been available to me even when things are difficult.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied extremely strongly, frequently or consistently during the stated timeframe. Use N/A only if the question is genuinely not relevant.
Persistence when progress is slower than expected has supported my choices, relationships or everyday functioning.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied extremely strongly, frequently or consistently during the stated timeframe. Use N/A only if the question is genuinely not relevant.
I have been able to maintain persistence when progress is slower than expected with reasonable consistency.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied extremely strongly, frequently or consistently during the stated timeframe. Use N/A only if the question is genuinely not relevant.
I have experienced ability to recognise progress rather than dismissing it.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied extremely strongly, frequently or consistently during the stated timeframe. Use N/A only if the question is genuinely not relevant.
Ability to recognise progress rather than dismissing it has been available to me even when things are difficult.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied extremely strongly, frequently or consistently during the stated timeframe. Use N/A only if the question is genuinely not relevant.
Ability to recognise progress rather than dismissing it has supported my choices, relationships or everyday functioning.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied extremely strongly, frequently or consistently during the stated timeframe. Use N/A only if the question is genuinely not relevant.
I have been able to maintain ability to recognise progress rather than dismissing it with reasonable consistency.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied extremely strongly, frequently or consistently during the stated timeframe. Use N/A only if the question is genuinely not relevant.
I have experienced having goals that feel personally meaningful enough to act on.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied extremely strongly, frequently or consistently during the stated timeframe. Use N/A only if the question is genuinely not relevant.
Having goals that feel personally meaningful enough to act on has been available to me even when things are difficult.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied extremely strongly, frequently or consistently during the stated timeframe. Use N/A only if the question is genuinely not relevant.
Having goals that feel personally meaningful enough to act on has supported my choices, relationships or everyday functioning.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied extremely strongly, frequently or consistently during the stated timeframe. Use N/A only if the question is genuinely not relevant.
I have been able to maintain having goals that feel personally meaningful enough to act on with reasonable consistency.
Choose 0 if this has not applied and 10 if it has applied extremely strongly, frequently or consistently during the stated timeframe. Use N/A only if the question is genuinely not relevant.
Recommended next steps, reading & support
Suggested Australian / UK reading and support resources (external sites): Black Dog Institute – myCompass: https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/resources-support/digital-tools-apps/mycompass/ | Black Dog Institute – Digital mental health tools & apps: https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/resources-support/digital-tools-apps/ | Beyond Blue – Anxiety and Depression Test (K10): https://www.beyondblue.org.au/mental-health/tools-and-quizzes/k10 | Lifeline – Support Toolkit: https://www.lifeline.org.au/get-help/support-toolkit. These links are provided as independent educational and support resources; inclusion does not imply that the external organisation has reviewed or endorsed this Backing U assessment. Use your result as a starting point, review the questions that stand out most, choose realistic next steps, and seek professional support where difficulties are persistent, worsening or affecting safety or everyday functioning.
Keep or share a copy of your result
You can email a copy of this result to yourself. You can separately choose whether Backing U may receive an anonymous copy of your responses and result for quality improvement and research.
The Confidence & Motivation Assessment is a Backing U educational wellbeing and self-reflection tool. It is not a validated diagnostic instrument, does not provide a clinical diagnosis and does not replace individual assessment or advice from a qualified professional. Scores are influenced by how questions are understood and by the timeframe selected. If several items are marked N/A, the total may be lower and should be interpreted cautiously; individual responses may be more informative than the total score. If difficulties are severe, rapidly worsening, affecting basic functioning or creating safety concerns, seek appropriate professional or urgent support. External resources are provided for further reading and support only. They are operated by independent Australian or UK organisations and their inclusion does not imply endorsement of this Backing U tool.