the grade only
GPA: ________ out of 4.0
The Big Five: 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. Answer quickly. Please do not skip any items.
1 2 3 4 5 Disagree Disagree Neither agree Agree Agree strongly a little nor disagree a little strongly
I see myself as someone who...
___1___ (01) Is talkative _______ (23) Tends to be lazy
_______ (02) Tends to find fault with others _______ (24) Is emotionally stable, not easily upset
_______ (03) Does a thorough job _______ (25) Is inventive
_______ (04) Is depressed, blue ___1___ (26) Has an assertive personality
_______ (05) Is original, comes up with new ideas _______ (27) Can be cold and aloof
___5___ (06) Is reserved _______ (28) Perseveres until the task is finished
_______ (07) Is helpful and unselfish with others _______ (29) Can be moody
_______ (08) Can be somewhat careless _______ (30) Values artistic, aesthetic experiences
_______ (09) Is relaxed, handles stress well ___4___ (31) Is sometimes shy, inhibited
_______ (10) Is curious about many different things _______ (32) Is considerate and kind to almost everyone
___2___ (11) Is full of energy _______ (33) Does things efficiently
_______ (12) Starts quarrels with others _______ (34) Remains calm in tense situations
_______ (13) Is a reliable worker _______ (35) Prefers work that is routine
_______ (14) Can be tense ___2___ (36) Is outgoing, sociable
_______ (15) Is ingenious, a deep thinker _______ (37) Is sometimes rude to others
___2___ (16) Generates a lot of enthusiasm _______ (38) Makes plans and follows through with them
_______ (17) Has a forgiving nature _______ (39) Gets nervous easily
_______ (18) Tends to be disorganized _______ (40) Likes to reflect, play with ideas
_______ (19) Worries a lot _______ (41) Has few artistic interests
_______ (20) Has an active imagination _______ (42) Likes to cooperate with others
____5__ (21) Tends to be quiet _______ (43) Is easily distracted
_______ (22) Is generally trusting _______ (44) Is sophisticated in art, music, or literature
6-5 = 1
6-5 = 1
6-4 = 2
GPA: ________ out of 4.0
The Big Five Inventory: 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.
SCORING INSTRUCTIONS To score the BFI, you’ll first need to reverse-‐score all negatively-‐keyed items: Extraversion: 6, 21, 31 Agreeableness: 2, 12, 27, 37 Conscientiousness: 8, 18, 23, 43 Neuroticism: 9, 24, 34 Openness: 35, 41 To recode these items, you should subtract your score for all reverse-‐scored items from 6. For example, if you gave yourself a 5, compute 6 minus 5 and your recoded score is 1. That is, a score of 1 becomes 5, 2 becomes 4, 3 remains 3, 4 becomes 2, and 5 becomes 1. Next, you will create scale scores by averaging the following items for each B5 domain (where R indicates using the reverse-‐scored item). Extraversion: 1, 6R 11, 16, 21R, 26, 31R, 36 Agreeableness: 2R, 7, 12R, 17, 22, 27R, 32, 37R Conscientiousness: 3, 8R, 13, 18R, 23R, 28, 33, 38, 43R Neuroticism: 4, 9R, 14, 19, 24R, 29, 34R, 39 Openness: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35R, 40, 41R, 44
1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 12 /8 = 1.5