Table 2.
Correlation between non-FFM personality questionnaires and the FFM personality traits based on the literature.
| Questionnaire | FFM neuroticism | FFM extraversion | FFM openness | FFM agreeableness | FFM conscientiousness | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPI-Neuroticism | Neuroticism | – | – | – | – | (35) |
| EPQ | Neuroticism | Extraversion | – | Psychoticism (R) | Psychoticism (R) | (35) |
| FMPS | Mistakes, standards, parent criticism | – | Parent criticism, doubts | Parent expectations (R) | Standards (R), doubts, organization | (33) |
| FPI-R | Life satisfaction (R) Excitability Strain Somatic complaints Emotionality | Inhibitedness (R) Extraversion Achievement orientation Aggressiveness | Openness | Social orientation Aggressiveness (R) | Need for achievement | (36) |
| MMPI | Hypochondriasis Depression Psychasthenia | Social introversion (R) | Masculine/feminine (R) | Paranoia (R) | Psychopathic deviate (R) | (37) |
| MPQ | PEM (R), NEM | PEM (R) | Constraint (R) | NEM (R) | PEM, constraint | (26) |
| TCI | Harm avoidance Self-directedness (R) | Harm avoidance (R) Persistence | Self-transcendence | Cooperativeness Reward Dependence | Self-directedness Persistence Novelty Seeking (R) | (28, 31) |
Different personality questionnaires and their domains were compared and correlated to the personality traits of the FFM. Reverse correlations are depicted by (R). EPI, Eysenck Personality Inventory; EPQ, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire; FMPS, Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale; FPI-R, Freiburger Personlichkeitsinventar; MMPI, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory; MPQ, Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire; NEM, Negative Emotionality superfactor; TCI, Temperament and Character Inventory; PEM, Positive Emotionality superfactor.