The Big Five Personality Test

The Big Five Personality Test

Introduction

This is a personality test, it will help you understand why you act the way that you do and how your personality is structured. Please follow the instructions below, scoring and results are on the next page.

Instructions

In the table below, for each statement 1-50 mark how much you agree with on the scale 1-5, where 1=disagree, 2=slightly disagree, 3=neutral, 4=slightly agree and 5=agree, in the box to the left of it.

Rating	I…..	Rating	I……
	1. Am the life of the party.		26. Have little to say.
	2. Feel little concern for others.		27. Have a soft heart.
	3. Am always prepared.		28. Often forget to put things back in their proper place.
	4. Get stressed out easily.		29. Get upset easily.
	5. Have a rich vocabulary.		30. Do not have a good imagination.
	6. Don't talk a lot.		31. Talk to a lot of different people at parties.
	7. Am interested in people.		32. Am not really interested in others.
	8. Leave my belongings around.		33. Like order.
	9. Am relaxed most of the time		34. Change my mood a lot.
	10. Have difficulty understanding abstract ideas.		35. Am quick to understand things.
	11. Feel comfortable around people		36. Don't like to draw attention to myself.
	12. Insult people.		37. Take time out for others.
	13. Pay attention to details		38. Shirk my duties.
	14. Worry about things.		39. Have frequent mood swings.
	15. Have a vivid imagination.		40. Use difficult words.
	16. Keep in the background.		41. Don't mind being the center of attention.
	17. Sympathize with others' feelings.		42. Feel others' emotions.
	18. Make a mess of things.		43. Follow a schedule.
	19. Seldom feel blue.		44. Get irritated easily.
	20. Am not interested in abstract ideas.		45. Spend time reflecting on things.
	21. Start conversations		46. Am quiet around strangers.
	22. Am not interested in other people's problems.		47. Make people feel at ease.
	23. Get chores done right away.		48. Am exacting in my work.
	24. Am easily disturbed.		49. Often feel blue.
	25. Have excellent ideas.		50. Am full of ideas.

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The Big Five Personality Test- Scoring Sheet

E = 20 + (1) ___ - (6) ___ + (11) ___ - (16) ___ + (21) ___ - (26) ___ + (31) ___ - (36) ___ + (41) ___ - (46) ___ = _____

A = 14 - (2) ___ + (7) ___ - (12) ___ + (17) ___ - (22) ___ + (27) ___ - (32) ___ + (37) ___ + (42) ___ + (47) ___ = _____

C = 14 + (3) ___ - (8) ___ + (13) ___ - (18) ___ + (23) ___ - (28) ___ + (33) ___ - (38) ___ + (43) ___ + (48) ___ = _____

N = 38 - (4) ___ + (9) ___ - (14) ___ + (19) ___ - (24) ___ - (29) ___ - (34) ___ - (39) ___ - (44) ___ - (49) ___ = _____

O = 8 + (5) ___ - (10) ___ + (15) ___ - (20) ___ + (25) ___ - (30) ___ + (35) ___ + (40) ___ + (45) ___ + (50) ___ = _____

S.No	Big Five Dimensions	Facet (and correlated trait adjective)
1	Extraversion vs. introversion	1.   Gregariousness (sociable) 2.   Assertiveness (forceful) 3.   Activity (energetic) 4.   Excitement-seeking (adventurous) 5.   Positive emotions (enthusiastic) 6.   Warmth (outgoing)
2	Agreeableness vs. antagonism	1.      Trust (forgiving) 2.      Straightforwardness (not demanding) 3.      Altruism (warm) 4.      Compliance (not stubborn) 5.      Modesty (not show-off) 6.      Tender-mindedness (sympathetic)
3	Conscientiousness vs. lack of direction	1.      Competence (efficient) 2.      Order (organized) 3.      Dutifulness (not careless) 4.      Achievement striving (thorough) 5.      Self-discipline (not lazy) 6.      Deliberation (not impulsive)
4	Neuroticism vs. emotional stability	1.      Anxiety (tense) 2.      Angry hostility (irritable) 3.      Depression (not contented) 4.      Self-consciousness (shy) 5.      Impulsiveness (moody) 6.      Vulnerability (not self-confident)
5	Openness vs. closeness to experience	1.      Ideas (curious) 2.      Fantasy (imaginative) 3.      Aesthetics (artistic) 4.      Actions (wide interests) 5.      Feelings (excitable) 6.      Values (unconventional)
The Big Five Factors are (chart recreated from John & Srivastava, 1999):