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Description of Measure:
44-item inventory that measures an individual on the Big Five Factors (dimensions) of personality (Goldberg, 1993). Each of the factors is then further divided into personality facets.
The Big Five Factors are (chart recreated from John & Srivastava, 1999):
| Big Five Dimensions | Facet (and correlated trait adjective) |
| Extraversion vs. introversion | Gregariousness (sociable) Assertiveness (forceful) Activity (energetic) Excitement-seeking (adventurous) Positive emotions (enthusiastic) Warmth (outgoing) |
| Agreeableness vs. antagonism | Trust (forgiving) Straightforwardness (not demanding) Altruism (warm) Compliance (not stubborn) Modesty (not show-off) Tender-mindedness (sympathetic) |
| Conscientiousness vs. lack of direction | Competence (efficient) Order (organized) Dutifulness (not careless) Achievement striving (thorough) Self-discipline (not lazy) Deliberation (not impulsive) |
| Neuroticism vs. emotional stability | Anxiety (tense) Angry hostility (irritable) Depression (not contented) Self-consciousness (shy) Impulsiveness (moody) Vulnerability (not self-confident) |
| Openness vs. closedness to experience | Ideas (curious) Fantasy (imaginative) Aesthetics (artistic) Actions (wide interests) Feelings (excitable) Values (unconventional) |
For more information about the Big Five, visit this website: http://www.uoregon.edu/~sanjay/bigfive.html#where
Scale:
The Big Five Inventory (BFI)
Here are a number of characteristics that may or may not apply to you. For example, do you agree that you are someone who likes to spend time with others? Please write a number next to each statement to indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with that statement.
- Disagree strongly
- Disagree a little
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Agree a little
- Agree Strongly
- Factor I: Openness ‚
- Factor II : Conscientiousness‚
- Factor III : Extraversion‚ Factor
- IV : Agreeableness and Factor
- V : Neuroticism
John‚ O. P.‚ & Srivastava‚ S. (1999). The big five trait taxonomy: History‚ measurement‚ and theoretical perspectives. In L. A. Pervin & O. P. John (Eds.)‚ Handbook of Personality: Theory and Research (2nd ed.‚ pp. 102-138). New York: Guilford Press.
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