Big-Five Personality Inventory

Please use the rating scale to describe how accurately each of the statements below describes you.
Describe yourself honestly as you generally are now, not as you wish you were or hope to be in the future.
Compare yourself to people of your sex and age. Circle the number of the response that best describes
you.

Response Options
1: Very Inaccurate 2: Moderately Inaccurate 3: Neither Inaccurate nor Accurate
4: Moderately Accurate 5: Very Accurate

1 I am the life of the party. 1 2 3 4 5

2 I feel little concern for others. 1 2 3 4 5

3 I am always prepared. 1 2 3 4 5

4 I get stressed out easily. 1 2 3 4 5

5 I have a rich vocabulary. 1 2 3 4 5

6 I don’t talk a lot. 1 2 3 4 5

7 I am interested in people. 1 2 3 4 5

8 I leave my belongings around. 1 2 3 4 5

9 I am relaxed most of the time. 1 2 3 4 5

10 I have difficulty understanding abstract ideas. 1 2 3 4 5

11 I feel comfortable around people. 1 2 3 4 5

12 I insult people. 1 2 3 4 5

13 I pay attention to details. 1 2 3 4 5

14 I worry about things. 1 2 3 4 5

15 I have a vivid imagination. 1 2 3 4 5

16 I keep in the background. 1 2 3 4 5

17 I sympathize with others’ feelings. 1 2 3 4 5

18 I make a mess of things. 1 2 3 4 5

19 I seldom feel blue. 1 2 3 4 5

20 I am not interested in abstract ideas. 1 2 3 4 5

21 I start conversations. 1 2 3 4 5

22 I am not interested in other people’s problems. 1 2 3 4 5

23 I get chores done right away. 1 2 3 4 5

24 I am easily disturbed. 1 2 3 4 5

25 I have excellent ideas. 1 2 3 4 5

26 I have little to say. 1 2 3 4 5

27 I have a soft heart. 1 2 3 4 5

28 I often forget to put things back in their proper place. 1 2 3 4 5

29 I get upset easily. 1 2 3 4 5

30 I do not have a good imagination. 1 2 3 4 5

31 I talk to a lot of different people at parties. 1 2 3 4 5

32 I am not really interested in others. 1 2 3 4 5

33 I like order. 1 2 3 4 5

34 I change my mood a lot. 1 2 3 4 5

35 I am quick to understand things. 1 2 3 4 5

36 I don’t like to draw attention to myself. 1 2 3 4 5

37 I take time out for others. 1 2 3 4 5

38 I avoid my duties. 1 2 3 4 5

39 I have frequent mood swings. 1 2 3 4 5

40 I use difficult words. 1 2 3 4 5

41 I don’t mind being the center of attention. 1 2 3 4 5

42 I feel others’ emotions. 1 2 3 4 5

43 I follow a schedule. 1 2 3 4 5

44 I get irritated easily. 1 2 3 4 5

45 I spend time reflecting on things. 1 2 3 4 5

46 I am quiet around strangers. 1 2 3 4 5

47 I make people feel at ease. 1 2 3 4 5

48 I am thorough / demanding in my work. 1 2 3 4 5

49 I often feel depressed. 1 2 3 4 5

50 I am full of idea. 1 2 3 4 5
 SCORING THE SURVEY

Extraversion

Add the numbers you circled for items #1, 11, 21, 31, and 41.

#1 #11 #21 #31 #41 = Subtotal A

For items, #6, 16, 26, 36, 46, subtract the number that you circled from 6. For example, if you
circled 4, your score would be 2 (6 – 4 = 2). Using your newly obtained scores, add these five
items.

6 – item 06 =

6 – item 16 =

6 – item 26 =

6 – item 36 =

6 – item 46 =

Subtotal B =

Subtotal A + Subtotal B = Total Extraversion

Agreeableness
Add the numbers you circled for items #7, 17, 27, 37, 42, and 47.

#7 #17 #27 #37 #42 #47 = Subtotal A

For items, #2, 12, 22, 32, subtract the number that you circled from 6. For example, if you
circled 4, your score would be 2 (6 – 4 = 2). Using your newly obtained scores, add these four
items.

6 – item 02 =

6 – item 12 =

6 – item 22 =

6 – item 32 =

Subtotal B =

Subtotal A + Subtotal B = Total Agreeableness

Conscientiousness
Add the numbers you circled for items #3, 13, 23, 33, 43, and 48.

#3 #13 #23 #33 #43 #48 = Subtotal A

For items, #8, 18, 28, and 38, subtract the number that you circled from 6. For example, if you
circled 4, your score would be 2 (6 – 4 = 2). Using your newly obtained scores, add these four
items.

6 – item 08 =

6 – item 18 =

6 – item 28 =

6 – item 38 =

Subtotal B =

Subtotal A + Subtotal B = Total Conscientiousness

Emotional Stability
Add the numbers you circled for items #9 and 19.

#9 #19 = Subtotal A

For items, #4, 14, 24, 29, 34, 44 and 49, subtract the number that you circled from 6. For
example, if you circled 4, your score would be 2 (6 – 4 = 2). Using your newly obtained scores,
add these four items.

6 – item 04 =

6 – item 14 =

6 – item 24 =

6 – item 29 =

6 – item 34 =

6 – item 39 =

6 – item 44 =

6 – item 49 =

Subtotal B =

Subtotal A + Subtotal B = Total Emotional Stability

Openness to Experience

Add the numbers you circled for items #5, 15, 25, 35, 40, 45, and 50.

#5 #15 #25 #35 #40 #45 #50 = Subtotal

A

For items, #10, 20, 30, subtract the number that you circled from 6. For example, if you circled
4, your score would be 2 (6 – 4 = 2). Using your newly obtained scores, add these four items.

6 – item 10 =

6 – item 20 =

6 – item 30 =

Subtotal B =

Subtotal A + Subtotal B = Total Openness to Experience

Interpreting the Survey:

Each factor of the Big 5 Personality (Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness,

Emotional Stability, and Openness to Experience) has a range of possible scores from 5-50. The
higher the score, the more you perceive this characteristic as descriptive of your personality.