Influences
Big Five and HEXACON dimensionality. Modern attachment research beyond the original four categories. Polyvagal-informed views of stress and recovery. Adult development frameworks that treat the self as iterative.
Research
Built on patterns, not personalities.
Avaniq's engine draws from contemporary work in attachment, affect regulation, trait dimensionality, and adult development — not 20th-century type theory.
Method
We measure axes, not boxes. Each answer contributes weighted signal across nine continuous behavioral axes plus five deeper dimensions surfaced in the Deep Scan. Archetypes are summary handles for a position in that space, not categories you belong to.
Honest limits
Self-report has known constraints. We mitigate by triangulating across format (sliders, scenarios, contradictions, behavioral choices) rather than asking the same question three ways. The output is a structured reading, not a verdict.