Big Five Personality Scales

There are a few scales that measure the Big Five Personality Traits. One acronym is the word OCEAN. Each letter refers to the first letter of a Big Five personality trait.

Scientific studies by Paul Costa and Robert McCrae (1998) established a basis for the five factors known by the acronym OCEAN, which I refer to below.

See Big Five Personality Theory for more details and references.

 

O- Openness to experience includes curiosity, imagination, and creativity. People high in this trait appreciate complexity and originality and enjoy new experiences.

 

C- Conscientiousness describes behavior patterns of self-control and acting in socially acceptable ways. People high in conscientiousness are dependable, work within rules, plan and organize effectively, and have a strong degree of gratification. 

 

E- Extroversion  (aka extraversion) is often considered along with introversion. In a sense, the dimension identifies where a person finds their energy. Extroverts thrive in the presence of others while introverts need to withdraw from people to restore their souls in solitude. 

 

A- Agreeableness refers to patterns of interactions with others and contrasts with disagreeableness. People might describe those high in agreeableness as altruistic, trusting, modest, humble, patient, tactful, polite, kind, loyal, helpful, sensitive, amiable, cheerful, and considerate.

 

N- Neuroticism refers to emotional stability. Sensitive clinicians reframe this term as Emotional Stability. 

Availability of a Big Five Inventory

Link to a copy of the 44-item Big Five Inventory 

https://fetzer.org/sites/default/files/images/stories/pdf/selfmeasures/Personality-BigFiveInventory.pdf 

Link to a brief online version of the Big Five:  https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/personality-quiz/

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Intelligence and the Big Five

Results showed that openness (ρ = .20) and neuroticism (ρ = −.09) were the strongest Big Five correlates of intelligence and that openness correlated more with crystallized than fluid intelligence. At the facet level, traits related to intellectual engagement and unconventionality were more strongly related to intelligence than other openness facets, and sociability and orderliness were negatively correlated with intelligence. Facets of gregariousness and excitement seeking had stronger negative correlations, and openness to aesthetics, feelings, and values had stronger positive correlations with crystallized than fluid intelligence. Facets explained more than twice the variance of domains.

(Anglim et al. 2022)

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Spirituality and the Big Five

Ashton and Lee (2021) reported a positive relationship between religiosity and Big Five traits of agreeableness and conscientiousness.

Resource Link:  A – Z Test Index

Big Five References

Anglim, J., Dunlop, P. D., Wee, S., Horwood, S., Wood, J. K., & Marty, A. (2022). Personality and intelligence: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 148(5–6), 301–336. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000373.supp (Supplemental)

Ashton, M. C., & Lee, K. (2021). A review of personality/religiousness associations. Current Opinion in Psychology, 40, 51–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.08.023

Costa, P. T., Jr., & McCrae, R. R. (1998). Trait theories of personality. In D. F. Barone, M. Hersen, & V. B. Van Hasselt (Eds.), The Plenum series in social/clinical psychology: Advanced personality (p. 103–121). Plenum Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8580-4_5

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I created this Big Five Chart with an easy reference to the Domains and Facets 

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FIVE DOMAINS	FACETS
O Openness to experience    - closed to new experiences	Ideas  Fantasy  Aesthetics  Actions  Feelings  Values
C Conscientiousness    - careless, disorganized	Competence   Order  Dutifulness  Achievement striving  Self-discipline  Deliberation
E Extraversion    - introversion	Gregariousness  Assertiveness   Activity  Excitement-seeking   Positive emotions   Warmth
A Agreeableness    - disagreeableness	Trust  Straightforwardness   Altruism  Compliance  Modesty  Tender-mindedness
N Neuroticism   - emotional stability	Anxiety Angry hostility Depression  Self-consciousness Impulsiveness Vulnerability

Presenting Split Opinions in a Color Chart

 

This color chart by Pew Research published 10 September 2020, reveals a useful way to depict split opinions of a study. Here are a few observations:

1. Color coding the groups makes it easy to detect the differences.

2. Limiting the chart to 4 items makes it easy to see what's going on. If there were more items, a separate chart and text would be better.

3. The anchor points along a line provide visual evidence of the divide.

4. The "All voters" column on the right shows how useless an average would be to understand what is going on in a society (in this case, the US).

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