5 Big Five Scale description
This is the Mini-IPIP Big Five measure by Donnellan et al. (2006). It is a brief 20-item measure, with four items per trait, two items per trait reverse-coded (RC). It is scored on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 = “Strongly Disagree” to 5 = “Strongly Agree”.
5.1 Example Items
Am the life of the party (E)
Sympathize with others’ feelings (A)
Get chores done right away (C)
Have frequent mood swings (N)
Have a vivid imagination (O)
References
Donnellan, M Brent, Frederick L Oswald, Brendan M Baird, and Richard E Lucas. 2006. “The Mini-IPIP Scales: Tiny-yet-Effective Measures of the Big Five Factors of Personality.” Psychological Assessment 18 (2): 192.