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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Res Pers. 2010 Apr 1;44(2):180–198. doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2010.01.002

Names, scoring keys and key statistics for the 203 scales contained in the 8 inventories approximated by the AMBI. For the scoring keys, numbers correspond to item numbers in Appendix A. Reverse-keyed items are denoted with an R. CC = convergent correlation; α = coefficient Alpha for the GA version and original version of each scale (the latter as reported on the IPIP website).

Scale No. Inventory Scale Name Scoring Key CC α (GA) α (orig.)
1 NEO PI-R Anxiety 1R, 71, 162, 147, 33 0.75 0.67 0.83
2 NEO PI-R Angry Hostility 123, 33, 62R, 24, 60 0.69 0.68 0.8
3 NEO PI-R Depression 57, 33, 160, 72, 1R 0.72 0.65 0.85
4 NEO PI-R Self-Consciousness 72, 134, 49, 57, 30 0.64 0.69 0.74
5 NEO PI-R Impulsiveness 2, 126R, 136, 165, 14R 0.58 0.56 0.72
6 NEO PI-R Vulnerability 57, 162, 33, 72, 147 0.66 0.65 0.79
7 NEO PI-R Warmth 6, 170, 37R, 166, 171R 0.72 0.63 0.8
8 NEO PI-R Gregariousness 3, 73, 37R, 135R, 102R 0.75 0.7 0.8
9 NEO PI-R Assertiveness 4, 101, 163, 145R, 21R 0.78 0.74 0.8
10 NEO PI-R Activity 5, 22, 31R, 101, 163 0.62 0.65 0.72
11 NEO PI-R Excitement-Seeking 44, 46, 106, 79R, 73 0.56 0.39 0.64
12 NEO PI-R Positive Emotions 6, 99, 123R, 133, 37R 0.65 0.59 0.81
13 NEO PI-R Fantasy 74R, 138R, 142, 115, 59R 0.67 0.55 0.82
14 NEO PI-R Aesthetics 7R, 75, 109, 26R, 27 0.79 0.7 0.84
15 NEO PI-R Feelings 19, 85R, 179, 150R, 148 0.6 0.59 0.75
16 NEO PI-R Actions 42R, 27, 94, 92, 138R 0.57 0.6 0.64
17 NEO PI-R Ideas 110, 139R, 161R, 68, 100R 0.72 0.69 0.82
18 NEO PI-R Values 76, 54R, 59R, 156R, 98 0.65 0.47 0.78
19 NEO PI-R Trust 8R, 123R, 160R, 166, 125R 0.57 0.61 0.84
20 NEO PI-R Straightforwardness 9R, 52R, 86R, 51R, 46R 0.52 0.47 0.74
21 NEO PI-R Altruism 10, 111, 123R, 65R, 166 0.57 0.58 0.72
22 NEO PI-R Compliance 104, 172R, 178R, 65R, 34R 0.62 0.6 0.73
23 NEO PI-R Modesty 11R, 118R, 120R, 38R, 176 0.54 0.76 0.75
24 NEO PI-R Tender-Mindedness 12, 77, 111, 114, 177 0.58 0.49 0.61
25 NEO PI-R Competence 167, 57R, 116R, 137, 101 0.58 0.53 0.7
26 NEO PI-R Order 13, 112, 90R, 14, 137 0.69 0.67 0.74
27 NEO PI-R Dutifulness 151R, 14, 45R, 41, 116R 0.41 0.34 0.67
28 NEO PI-R Achievement Striving 25, 14, 4, 48, 145R 0.62 0.6 0.67
29 NEO PI-R Self-Discipline 14, 116R, 152R, 81, 167 0.64 0.53 0.8
30 NEO PI-R Deliberation 15R, 35R, 136R, 41, 141 0.55 0.62 0.7
31 HEXACO-PI Sincerity 9R, 78R, 17R, 86R, 51R 0.52 0.53 0.74
32 HEXACO-PI Fairness 16R, 46R, 87, 104, 32R 0.54 0.52 0.78
33 HEXACO-PI Greed Avoidance 17R, 97R, 118R, 78R, 16R 0.54 0.66 0.81
34 HEXACO-PI Modesty 11R, 118R, 97R, 120R, 78R 0.64 0.75 0.8
35 HEXACO-PI Fearfulness 79, 105R, 164R, 162, 132R 0.67 0.49 0.79
36 HEXACO-PI Anxiety 1R, 71, 162, 173R, 134 0.71 0.71 0.81
37 HEXACO-PI Dependence 18, 113R, 147, 3, 168R 0.56 0.53 0.78
38 HEXACO-PI Sentimentality 19, 80, 143R, 113R, 127 0.74 0.57 0.79
39 HEXACO-PI Expressiveness 20, 153, 163, 30R, 157 0.76 0.75 0.85
40 HEXACO-PI Social Boldness 21R, 30R, 101, 163, 38 0.85 0.73 0.84
41 HEXACO-PI Sociability 3, 37R, 88, 170, 73 0.72 0.66 0.81
42 HEXACO-PI Liveliness 22, 31R, 6, 30R, 99 0.69 0.6 0.79
43 HEXACO-PI Forgiveness 114, 50, 34R, 23, 121R 0.62 0.58 0.84
44 HEXACO-PI Gentleness 23, 24R, 104, 40R, 65R 0.66 0.63 0.79
45 HEXACO-PI Flexibility 24R, 40R, 23, 121R, 172R 0.55 0.64 0.67
46 HEXACO-PI Patience 24R, 23, 62, 172R, 104 0.69 0.68 0.8
47 HEXACO-PI Organization 13, 90R, 116R, 112, 14 0.76 0.66 0.87
48 HEXACO-PI Diligence 25, 81, 48, 14, 116R 0.66 0.6 0.79
49 HEXACO-PI Perfectionism 82R, 137, 41, 14, 174 0.59 0.51 0.73
50 HEXACO-PI Prudence 41, 15R, 141, 14, 167 0.57 0.63 0.77
51 HEXACO-PI Aesthetic Appreciation 26R, 83R, 75, 27, 7R 0.75 0.67 0.81
52 HEXACO-PI Inquisitiveness 27, 58, 83R, 139R, 68 0.72 0.55 0.79
53 HEXACO-PI Creativity 84R, 115, 138R, 154, 68 0.73 0.63 0.81
54 HEXACO-PI Unconventionality 28, 139R, 76, 115, 100R 0.74 0.61 0.79
55 JPI-R Complexity 139R, 76, 43, 100R, 59R 0.62 0.61 0.66
56 JPI-R Breadth of Interest 27, 43, 75, 26R, 83R 0.64 0.69 0.82
57 JPI-R Innovation 138R, 154, 84R, 115, 110 0.76 0.66 0.88
58 JPI-R Tolerance 42R, 34R, 121R, 50, 59R 0.55 0.46 0.65
59 JPI-R Empathy 19, 85R, 113R, 143R, 148 0.59 0.66 0.76
60 JPI-R Anxiety 1R, 71, 33, 162, 173R 0.73 0.73 0.83
61 JPI-R Cooperativeness 29, 47R, 95R, 158R, 162 0.66 0.64 0.79
62 JPI-R Sociability 3, 37R, 135R, 170, 113R 0.67 0.7 0.82
63 JPI-R Social Confidence 30R, 99, 101, 21R, 88 0.76 0.71 0.87
64 JPI-R Energy Level 31R, 22, 175R, 152R, 164 0.64 0.67 0.78
65 JPI-R Social Astuteness 86, 9, 78, 127, 46 0.49 0.52 0.66
66 JPI-R Risk Taking 16, 79R, 46, 61R, 44 0.64 0.45 0.84
67 JPI-R Organization 13, 14, 116R, 90R, 48 0.66 0.65 0.73
68 JPI-R Traditional Values 76R, 54, 156, 104, 142R 0.68 0.59 0.79
69 JPI-R Responsibility 32R, 87, 16R, 104, 46R 0.38 0.52 0.66
70 MPQ Well-being 117R, 6, 22, 57R, 160R 0.63 0.58 0.9
71 MPQ Social Potency 118, 38, 101, 4, 86 0.71 0.75 0.89
72 MPQ Achievement 25, 110, 81, 137, 180 0.63 0.54 0.84
73 MPQ Social Closeness 3, 37R, 135R, 170, 113R 0.72 0.7 0.86
74 MPQ Stress Reaction 33, 71, 1R, 57, 49 0.73 0.71 0.89
75 MPQ Aggression 34, 52, 119, 24, 16 0.47 0.47 0.72
76 MPQ Alienation 49, 125, 57, 160, 180 0.56 0.69 0.82
77 MPQ Control 35R, 15R, 141, 41, 167 0.61 0.57 0.83
78 MPQ Harm-avoidance 79, 16R, 132R, 61, 35R 0.5 0.35 0.82
79 MPQ Traditionalism 76R, 54, 61, 59, 100 0.73 0.52 0.87
80 MPQ Absorption 36, 109, 75, 108, 28 0.6 0.59 0.9
81 6-FPQ Affiliation 37R, 88, 3, 170, 6 0.69 0.61 0.78
82 6-FPQ Dominance 89R, 101, 4, 118, 86 0.75 0.76 0.86
83 6-FPQ Exhibition 38, 120, 30R, 157, 37R 0.77 0.7 0.8
84 6-FPQ Abasement 39R, 121R, 140R, 172R, 114 0.4 0.39 0.54
85 6-FPQ Even-tempered 62, 178R, 24R, 104, 33R 0.62 0.65 0.65
86 6-FPQ Good-natured 40R, 24R, 172R, 121R, 174R 0.41 0.55 0.58
87 6-FPQ Cognitive Structure 41, 122, 141, 15R, 131 0.54 0.51 0.56
88 6-FPQ Deliberativeness 15R, 41, 141, 35R, 167 0.63 0.57 0.68
89 6-FPQ Order 13, 90R, 14, 116R, 82R 0.72 0.63 0.78
90 6-FPQ Autonomy 3R, 135, 28, 95, 113 0.6 0.54 0.59
91 6-FPQ Individualism 29R, 47, 17R, 95, 120R 0.64 0.47 0.74
92 6-FPQ Self Reliance 91, 70, 170R, 18R, 113 0.46 0.42 0.57
93 6-FPQ Change 42R, 92, 94, 110, 132 0.52 0.58 0.63
94 6-FPQ Understanding 43, 27, 69, 68, 139R 0.69 0.65 0.74
95 6-FPQ Breadth of Interest 27, 26R, 83R, 75, 139R 0.68 0.62 0.69
96 6-FPQ Achievement 25, 81, 48, 152R, 167 0.46 0.58 0.47
97 6-FPQ Endurance 81, 25, 110, 137, 82R 0.46 0.58 0.59
98 6-FPQ Seriousness 35R, 93R, 142R, 44R, 94R 0.48 0.45 0.61
99 TCI Exploratory Excitability 44, 94, 92, 42R, 84R 0.67 0.58 0.72
100 TCI Impulsiveness 35, 41R, 15, 141R, 131R 0.56 0.52 0.75
101 TCI Extravagance 45, 155R, 165, 169, 15 0.69 0.68 0.83
102 TCI Disorderliness 46, 9, 16, 86, 104R 0.51 0.52 0.68
103 TCI Worry & pessimism 1R, 123, 71, 173R, 57 0.69 0.7 0.8
104 TCI Fear of uncertainty 79, 162, 164R, 1R, 132R 0.68 0.48 0.75
105 TCI Shyness with strangers 30, 88R, 99R, 37, 21 0.69 0.71 0.87
106 TCI Fatigability & asthenia 31, 22R, 175, 152, 167R 0.61 0.64 0.85
107 TCI Sentimentality 19, 143R, 80, 127, 166 0.65 0.54 0.71
108 TCI Warm communication 37R, 171R, 88, 6, 85R 0.73 0.67 0.86
109 TCI Attachment 85R, 168R, 171R, 179, 20 0.74 0.69 0.86
110 TCI Dependence 47R, 95R, 70R, 28R, 158R 0.54 0.61 0.58
111 TCI Eagerness of effort 48, 144, 152R, 81, 22 0.58 0.64 0.84
112 TCI Work hardened 137, 66, 81, 110, 144 0.53 0.47 0.75
113 TCI Ambitious 25, 4, 124, 145R, 48 0.62 0.56 0.79
114 TCI Perfectionist 25, 14, 81, 180, 137 0.6 0.57 0.76
115 TCI Responsibility 49R, 57R, 125R, 123R, 1 0.53 0.65 0.78
116 TCI Purposefulness 96R, 117R, 57R, 101, 164 0.53 0.58 0.77
117 TCI Resourcefulness 145R, 161R, 72R, 1, 164 0.63 0.57 0.72
118 TCI Self-acceptance 97R, 17R, 9R, 49R, 131R 0.46 0.43 0.82
119 TCI Enlightened second nature 126, 136R, 165R, 33R, 14 0.5 0.54 0.84
120 TCI Social acceptance 50, 40R, 24R, 77, 11R 0.52 0.59 0.77
121 TCI Empathy 19, 127, 10, 177, 77 0.62 0.65 0.67
122 TCI Helpfulness 51R, 77, 34R, 123R, 60R 0.39 0.57 0.64
123 TCI Compassion 52R, 34R, 50, 172R, 114 0.63 0.63 0.88
124 TCI Pure-hearted conscience 53, 51R, 54, 9R, 21R 0.44 0.42 0.58
125 TCI Self-forgetful 128, 115, 98, 36, 148 0.66 0.54 0.79
126 TCI Transpersonal identification 98, 19, 148, 6, 12 0.58 0.6 0.77
127 TCI Spiritual acceptance 53, 156, 54, 114, 6 0.8 0.73 0.9
128 TCI Englightened 53, 54, 156, 114, 6 0.83 0.73 0.95
129 TCI Idealistic 54, 156, 53, 114, 6 0.76 0.73 0.82
130 CPI Dominance 21R, 101, 4, 30R, 163 0.78 0.76 0.85
131 CPI Capacity for Status 30R, 21R, 99, 38, 72R 0.51 0.64 0.69
132 CPI Sociability 99, 30R, 21R, 37R, 101 0.68 0.7 0.78
133 CPI Social Presence 99, 38, 30R, 133, 72R 0.63 0.58 0.73
134 CPI Self-acceptance 21R, 101, 30R, 163, 99 0.69 0.74 0.65
135 CPI Independence 72R, 21R, 162R, 57R, 71R 0.63 0.59 0.7
136 CPI Empathy 99, 30R, 21R, 100R, 133 0.56 0.58 0.64
137 CPI Responsibility 55, 129R, 60R, 104, 32R 0.36 0.4 0.72
138 CPI Socialization 56, 63R, 33R, 46R, 104 0.56 0.53 0.72
139 CPI Self-control 46R, 130R, 33R, 15R, 136R 0.52 0.6 0.79
140 CPI Good Impression 33R, 136R, 169R, 129R, 24R 0.49 0.44 0.78
141 CPI Communality 31R, 165R, 58, 93, 162R 0.16 0.24 N/A
142 CPI Well-being 33R, 57R, 160R, 159R, 49R 0.6 0.59 0.8
143 CPI Tolerance 129R, 60R, 49R, 181R, 121R 0.44 0.52 0.71
144 CPI Achievement via Conformance 55, 15R, 57R, 96R, 60R 0.48 0.43 0.69
145 CPI Achievement via Independence 100R, 49R, 139R, 61R, 58 0.53 0.42 0.75
146 CPI Intellectual Efficiency 57R, 68, 58, 160R, 55 0.64 0.45 0.73
147 CPI Psychological-mindedness 58, 57R, 49R, 160R, 68 0.48 0.5 0.55
148 CPI Flexibility 59R, 131R, 13R, 14R, 122R 0.58 0.55 0.72
149 CPI Femininity 105R, 66R, 79, 162, 89 0.59 0.52 0.66
150 CPI Vector 1 101R, 118R, 21, 38R, 4R 0.79 0.72 0.85
151 CPI Vector 2 56, 14, 48, 169R, 104 0.49 0.37 0.74
152 CPI Vector 3 60R, 49R, 174R, 100R, 160R 0.5 0.46 0.85
153 CPI Managerial Potential 57R, 129R, 21R, 33R, 60R 0.58 0.49 0.79
154 CPI Work Orientation 33R, 57R, 160R, 165R, 159R 0.53 0.49 0.73
155 CPI Creative Temperament 61R, 100R, 131R, 138R, 174R 0.5 0.45 0.76
156 CPI Leadership 57R, 72R, 21R, 96R, 101 0.71 0.6 0.87
157 CPI Amicability 33R, 123R, 160R, 60R, 56 0.55 0.54 0.79
158 CPI Law Enforcement Orientation 14, 137, 116R, 152R, 101 0.35 0.55 0.53
159 CPI Tough-mindedness 57R, 72R, 136R, 33R, 49R 0.59 0.67 0.74
160 HPI Empathy 62, 24R, 173, 123R, 23 0.58 0.63 0.62
161 HPI Not anxious 1, 71R, 33R, 173, 162R 0.67 0.73 0.82
162 HPI No guilt 57R, 49R, 33R, 160R, 159R 0.56 0.59 0.69
163 HPI Calmness 33R, 57R, 162R, 178R, 148R 0.55 0.56 0.44
164 HPI Even-tempered 33R, 123R, 62, 24R, 60R 0.54 0.68 0.59
165 HPI No somatic complaints 31R, 22, 57R, 175R, 71R 0.47 0.67 0.56
166 HPI Trusting 8R, 123R, 125R, 181R, 60R 0.48 0.58 0.56
167 HPI Good attachment 63R, 56, 169R, 65R, 151R 0.59 0.48 0.78
168 HPI Competitive 101, 164, 145R, 25, 89R 0.45 0.69 0.55
169 HPI Self confidence 72R, 57R, 101, 134R, 145R 0.58 0.68 0.6
170 HPI No depression 57R, 96R, 33R, 160R, 123R 0.61 0.71 0.78
171 HPI Leadership 101, 4, 89R, 118, 163 0.76 0.77 0.86
172 HPI Identity 96R, 57R, 49R, 41, 117R 0.39 0.58 0.82
173 HPI No social anxiety 21R, 30R, 99, 101, 72R 0.7 0.7 0.75
174 HPI Likes parties 73, 3, 88, 44, 37R 0.64 0.67 0.67
175 HPI Likes crowds 102R, 73, 3, 37R, 44 0.5 0.66 0.8
176 HPI Experience-seeking 94, 132, 44, 27, 42R 0.6 0.58 0.68
177 HPI Exhibitionistic 38, 176R, 120, 78, 130 0.61 0.8 0.74
178 HPI Entertaining 64, 103R, 133, 157, 153 0.71 0.74 0.67
179 HPI Easy to live with 50, 65R, 23, 34R, 6 0.42 0.59 0.55
180 HPI Sensitive 19, 177, 10, 51R, 127 0.36 0.67 0.29
181 HPI Caring 19, 166, 177, 127, 170 0.48 0.59 0.43
182 HPI Likes people 37R, 171R, 3, 88, 170 0.62 0.68 0.75
183 HPI No hostility 34R, 50, 123R, 172R, 40R 0.49 0.63 0.43
184 HPI Moralistic 48, 146, 87, 144, 69R 0.4 0.37 0.46
185 HPI Mastery 14, 122, 48, 25, 137 0.41 0.61 0.34
186 HPI Virtuous 65R, 104, 23, 8R, 146 0.43 0.56 0.34
187 HPI not autonomous 47R, 95R, 29, 147, 158R 0.59 0.68 0.7
188 HPI Not spontaneous 36R, 148R, 98R, 46R, 142R 0.19 0.38 0.36
189 HPI Impulse control 35R, 46R, 15R, 16R, 142R 0.6 0.54 0.6
190 HPI Avoids trouble 158R, 46R, 28R, 181R, 49R 0.37 0.45 0.53
191 HPI Science ability 58, 105, 66, 110, 138R 0.6 0.62 0.69
192 HPI Curiosity 66, 105, 58, 110, 95 0.6 0.6 0.64
193 HPI Thrill-seeking 79R, 132, 46, 44, 106 0.46 0.45 0.65
194 HPI Intellectual games 106, 110, 176 0.33 0.22 0.5
195 HPI Generates ideas 101, 138R, 157, 103R, 153 0.55 0.59 0.67
196 HPI Culture 7R, 83R, 27, 139R, 26R 0.6 0.6 0.59
197 HPI Education 55, 107R, 68, 69, 61R 0.58 0.67 0.77
198 HPI Math ability 67R, 106, 110 0.6 0.44 0.78
199 HPI Good memory 68, 107R, 55, 69, 82R 0.51 0.65 0.54
200 HPI Reading 69, 149, 43, 68, 107R 0.75 0.77 0.71
201 HPI Self focus 108, 150R, 159, 49, 33 0.52 0.39 0.69
202 HPI Impression management 49, 33, 29, 57, 46 0.43 0.56 0.51
203 HPI Appearance 70R, 95R, 13, 28R 0.43 0.54 0.44