HEXACO Personality Inventory-Revised – HEXACO-PI-R (100-item)
A 100-item self-report instrument assessing the six major dimensions of personality: Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Openness to Experience.
Scale Development & Technical Details
Scale Overview
The HEXACO Personality Inventory-Revised – HEXACO-PI-R (100-item) was developed by Kibeom Lee, Ph.D., & Michael C. Ashton, Ph.D. (2009). It is designed to measure Personality (Six-factor model). The scale is intended for use with Adults.
Scale Structure
This instrument consists of 100 items organized into 7 factors/subscales: Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Openness to Experience, Altruism.
| Factor / Subscale | Items | N |
|---|---|---|
| Honesty-Humility | 6,12,18,24,30,36,42,48,54,60,66,72,78,84,90,96 | 16 |
| Emotionality | 5,11,17,23,29,35,41,47,53,59,65,71,77,83,89,95 | 16 |
| Extraversion | 4,10,16,22,28,34,40,46,52,58,64,70,76,82,88,94 | 16 |
| Agreeableness | 3,9,15,21,27,33,39,45,51,57,63,69,75,81,87,93 | 16 |
| Conscientiousness | 2,8,14,20,26,32,38,44,50,56,62,68,74,80,86,92 | 16 |
| Openness to Experience | 1,7,13,19,25,31,37,43,49,55,61,67,73,79,85,91 | 16 |
| Altruism | 97,98,99,100 | 4 |
Response Format
Respondents rate each item using a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Strongly Disagree to 5 = Strongly Agree).
The scale includes 50 reverse-scored items to reduce acquiescence bias.
Scoring
Items are scored by subscale, with each subscale sum representing a distinct dimension.
Total scores range from 16 to 80. Interpretation guidelines:
- Low: 16 – 37
- Average: 38 – 58
- High: 59 – 80
Psychometric Properties
Internal Consistency: The scale has demonstrated good to excellent internal consistency with reported Cronbach’s alpha values of Alpha values typically range from .77 to .80 for the domain scales..
Administration
The scale is self-administered and typically takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. It can be administered individually or in group settings. No special training is required for administration.