Which personality traits do people have?

The Big Five Inventory is a 15-question measure of people’s patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. The questions measure five variables including extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, negative emotionality, and openness. This survey can be used to explore relationships between personality traits and variables like where people live, mental health, and social connection. Past research suggests that people who reported more extraversion also reported experiencing more positive emotions (Shiota et al., 2006).

Resources:

• Soto, C. J., & John, O. P. (2017). The next Big Five Inventory (BFI-2): Developing and assessing a hierarchical model with 15 facets to enhance bandwidth, fidelity, and predictive power. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 113, 117-143.
• Shiota, M.N., Keltner, D., & John, O. P. (2006). Positive emotion dispositions differentially associated with Big Five personality and attachment style. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 1, 61-71.

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Disclaimer
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What data is collected? How is it scored?
The following variables are recorded:

• BIG5_extraversion: Higher scores mean participants are more extraverted (more sociable, assertive, and energetic).
• BIG5_agreeableness: Higher scores mean participants are more agreeable (more compassionate, respectful, and trustworthy).
• BIG5_conscientiousness: Higher scores mean participants are more conscientious (more organized, productive, and responsible).
• BIG5_negative_emotionality: Higher scores mean participants experience more negative emotionality (more anxiety, depression, and emotionally volatile).
• BIG5_openness: Higher scores mean participants are more open (more intellectually curious, aesthetically sensitive, and creative).

Raw data: 15 questions broken into 5 variables (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, negative emotionality, openness). Each question uses a 5-point likert scale. Each variable's score ranges from 3-15.

Calculation:
Subscores are determined by adding the scores of the questions in each variable. The Likert scale ranges from 1 ("disagree strongly") to 5 ("agree strongly") and there are three questions in each variable so the sums of the scores will range from 3-15. If an item is reverse-scored (denoted with an R after the question number), the score is subtracted from 6. Specifically, if a question is reverse-scored, and the participant responds "disagree strongly", then this question will be scored as a 5 rather than 1.

• BIG5_extraversion: Sum of questions 1R, 6, 11
• BIG5_agreeableness: Sum of questions 2, 7R, 12
• BIG5_conscientiousness: Sum of questions 3R, 8R, 13
• BIG5_negative_emotionality: Sum of questions 4, 9, 14R
• BIG5_openness: Sum of questions 5, 10R, 15