Table 3.

Mini-IPIP items (adapted from Donnellan et al. 2006)

Item	Factor	Text
1	E	I am the life of the party
2	A	I sympathise with others’ feelings
3	C	I get chores done right away
4	N	I have frequent mood swings
5	O	I have a vivid imagination
6	E	I don’t talk a lot (R)
7	A	I am not interested in other peoples’ problems (R)
8	C	I often forget to put things back in their proper place (R)
9	N	I am relaxed most of the time (R)
10	O	I am not interested in abstract ideas (R)
11	E	I talk to a lot of different people at parties
12	A	I feel others’ emotions
13	C	I like order
14	N	I get upset easily
15	O	I have difficulty understanding abstract ideas (R)
16	E	I keep in the background (R)
17	A	I am not really interested in others (R)
18	C	I make a mess of things (R)
19	N	I seldom feel blue (R)
20	O	I do not have a good imagination (R)

E extraversion; A agreeableness; C conscientiousness; N neuroticism; O openness (sometimes also referred to as intellect/imagination); (R) reverse scored item