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| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Description | The Five-Part Personality Inventory (Eysenck, 1960) was developed to explore the relationship between personality traits and variables such as social class and sex. The 29-item inventory assesses five traits: rigidity, emotionality, nervousness, neuroticism, and extraversion. Items use a dichotomous yes/no format, derived from various existing personality inventories. The inventory identified five factors, explaining 63% of the variance, with three factors confidently identified as Neuroticism, Extraversion, and Rigidity. |
| Author | Eysenck, S. B. G. |
| Purpose | To measure five personality traits: rigidity, emotionality, nervousness, neuroticism, and extraversion. |
| Construct | Personality Traits |
| Instrument Type | Inventory/Questionnaire |
| Test Year | 1960 |
| Reliability | No reliability indicated. |
| Validity | Factor structure: Three factors identified as Neuroticism, Extraversion, and Rigidity, while Nervousness and Emotionality were labeled less confidently. |
| Test Items Available | Yes |
| Number of Items | 29 |
| Administration Method | Interview |
| Language Present | English |
| Test Location | 1960-07381-001, Table 1, Page 49 |
| Population Group | Human; Male; Female |
| Population Details | Sample: English population |
| Keywords | Factor Structure; Neuroticism; Extraversion; Rigidity; Nervousness; Emotionality; Test Development; Personality Traits |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1037/t21140-000 |
| Source | Eysenck, S. B. G. (1960). Social class, sex, and response to a five-part personality inventory. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 20, 47-54. https://doi.org/10.1177/001316446002000105 |
Five-Part Personality Inventory | ||
Items | ||
Inventory | NATURE OF ITEM | Key |
1. Class | ||
2. Sex | ||
Nervousness | 3. Do you use up more energy than the average person in getting things done? ………………………………………………………………… | Y |
Neurotocism | 4. Do you sometimes feel happy, sometimes depressed, without any apparent reason? …………………………………………………… | Y |
Extraversion | 5. Do you prefer action to planning for action? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… | Y |
Emotionality | 6. Do you get excited when you argue? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… | Y |
Neurotocism | 7. Are you inclined to be moody? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… | Y |
Nervousness | 8. Now, can you relax easily when sitting or lying down? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… | N |
Rigidity | 9. Do you become so much absorbed in whatever you’re doing that you don’t like to be interrupted and have …………………to change to something new? | Y |
Emotionality | 10. Do you easily show it when you feel sympathy, delight, sorrow or anger? …………………………………………………………………… | Y |
Emotionality | 11. And if you are feeling angry, sympathetic or jealous, do you sometimes do things that you regret later on? ………………… | Y |
Nervousness | 12. Are you easily startled when things happen unexpectedly? ………………………………………………………………………………………… | Y |
Extraversion | 13. Would you rate yourself a lively individual? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… | Y |
Extraversion | 14. Do you usually take the initiative in making new friends? …………………………………………………………………………………………… | Y |
Neurotocism | 15. Are you sometimes bubbling over with energy and sometimes very sluggish? ……………………………………………………………… | Y |
Rigidity | 16. Do you feel you can really enjoy yourself with friends when you have done your duty and finished whatever ……………… | Y |
task you have in hand? | ||
Emotionality | 17. Do you remain outwardly calm when people around you are moved and excited? ……………………………………………………… | N |
Neurotocism | 18. Does your mind often wander when you are trying to concentrate? …………………………………………………………………………… | Y |
Neurotocism | 19. Do you have frequent ups and downs in mood either with or without any apparent cause? ………………………………………… | Y |
Rigidity | 20. Before going on a trip do you always plan well in advance, decide how you’re going and what you’re going to do, ……… | Y |
and then feel reluctant to make changes? | ||
Extraversion | 21. Would you be very unhappy if you were prevented from making numerous social contacts? ……………………………………… | Y |
Inventory | NATURE OF ITEM | Key |
Emotionality | 22. Do you get so excited that you use your hands when you talk? …………………………………………………………………………………… | Y |
Nervousness | 23. Are you easily upset when you’re disturbed in something you’re concentrating on? …………………………………………………… | Y |
Extraversion | 24. Are you happiest in some schemed that calls for rapid action? …………………………………………………………………………………… | Y |
Emotionality | 25. Do you ever get a lump in your throat when you read a sad story or see an emotional film? ………………………………………… | Y |
Neurotocism | 26. Are you frequently lost in thought, even when you’re supposed to be taking part in a conversation? …………………………… | Y |
Rigidity | 27. Do you think a person who does not live up to the standards he sets himself does not deserve sympathy? ………………… | Y |
Rigidity | 28. Do you always prefer the familiar, the safe and sure, to taking chances with the new and untried? ……………………………… | Y |
Nervousness | 29. And do you have any habits like chewing pencils or biting fingernails or things like that? …………………………………………… | Y |
Extraversion | 30. Are you inclined to be quick and sure in your actions? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… | Y |
Rigidity | 31. Finally, do you feel one should never take the second best and only buy the most solid or lasting things or ………………… | Y |
else go without? |
Cite this article
Mohammed looti (2026). Five-Part Personality Inventory. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/five-part-personality-inventory/
Mohammed looti. "Five-Part Personality Inventory." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 3 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/five-part-personality-inventory/.
Mohammed looti. "Five-Part Personality Inventory." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/five-part-personality-inventory/.
Mohammed looti (2026) 'Five-Part Personality Inventory', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/five-part-personality-inventory/.
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