Big Five Inventory

Name: Big Five Inventory
Published: 1991
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BFI-44Big Five Personality Dimensions

44 items 1991 α 0.75–0.90 Free John, O.P., Donahue, E.M., & Kentle, R.L.

What it measures

A freely available personality inventory measuring the five major dimensions of trait personality. Items use brief descriptors anchored to 'I see myself as someone who...'. Balances brevity with solid Big Five coverage.

Response format

Likert (1–5, disagree strongly to agree strongly)

Representative items

...is talkative. (Extraversion)
...tends to find fault with others. (R, Agreeableness)
...does a thorough job. (Conscientiousness)
...is depressed, blue. (Neuroticism)
...is original, comes up with new ideas. (Openness)

Usage notes & scoring

Freely available for research. Five subscale scores are standard output. BFI-10 available for time-limited contexts (lower reliability). NEO-PI-R provides finer facet-level detail.

Recommended companion scales

Barratt Impulsiveness ScaleERQSelf-Compassion Scale

Citation

John, O.P., Donahue, E.M., & Kentle, R.L. (1991). The Big Five Inventory – versions 4a and 54. University of California, Institute of Personality and Social Research.

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Keywords

#personality#BigFive#OCEAN#traits#openness#conscientiousness#neuroticism

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