Table 1.
The Big Five Inventory-10 (BFI-10) and Five Personality Traits and Each Correlate Numbers of the BFI-10
| How well do the following statements describe your personality? | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I see myself as someone who … | Disagree strongly | Disagree a little | Neither agree nor disagree | Agree a little | Agree strongly | |
| 1 | … is reserved | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 2 | … is generally trusting | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 3 | … tends to be lazy | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 4 | … is relaxed, handles stress well | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 5 | … has few artistic interests | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 6 | … is outgoing, sociable | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 7 | … tends to find fault with others | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 8 | … does a thorough job | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 9 | … gets nervous easily | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 5 Personality traits | Typical characteristics | Matched question number | ||||
| Extraversion | Talkative, assertive, energetic, sociable | 1R*, 6 | ||||
| Agreeableness | Good-natured, trustful cooperative | 2, 7R* | ||||
| Conscientiousness | Orderly, responsible, dependable | 3R*, 8 | ||||
| Neuroticism | Neurotic, easily upset, tense, depression, not-self confident | 4R*, 9 | ||||
| Openness | Intellectual, imaginative, independent-minded | 5R*, 10 | ||||
*
‘R’ behind number indicates using the reverse-scored item.