Scientifically validated assessment
The Ikigai Test is grounded in peer-reviewed research on purpose and meaning, drawing on the original Japanese scholarship alongside validated psychological measures.
Key research references
[REF-1966] Ikigai ni Tsuite (Mieko Kamiya)
Misuzu Shobo, Tokyo.
[REF-2008] Sense of Life Worth Living and Mortality in Japan (Sone et al.)
Psychosomatic Medicine, 70(6), 709–715.
[REF-2022] Ikigai and Subsequent Health and Wellbeing (Okuzono et al.)
The Lancet Regional Health, 21, 100391.
[REF-1989] Happiness Is Everything, or Is It? (Carol D. Ryff)
J. Personality and Social Psychology, 57(6), 1069–1081.
[REF-2006] The Meaning in Life Questionnaire (Steger, Frazier, Oishi & Kaler)
J. Counseling Psychology, 53(1), 80–93.
[REF-2017] Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life (Garcia & Miralles)
Penguin.