The Items in the Big Five Aspects Scales
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Neuroticism
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Combine
Volatility and Withdrawal for 20-item scale (Alpha = .89) |
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Volatility |
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10-item scale (Alpha = .85) |
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+ keyed |
Get
angry easily. |
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Get
upset easily. |
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Change
my mood a lot. |
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Am a person whose
moods go up and down easily. |
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Get
easily agitated. |
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Can be
stirred up easily. |
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– keyed |
Rarely
get irritated. |
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Keep my
emotions under control. |
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Rarely
lose my composure. |
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Am not
easily annoyed. |
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Withdrawal
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10-item scale (Alpha = .84) |
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+ keyed |
Am
filled with doubts about things. |
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Feel
threatened easily. |
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Worry
about things. |
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Am
easily discouraged. |
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Become
overwhelmed by events. |
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Am
afraid of many things. |
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– keyed |
Seldom
feel blue. |
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Feel
comfortable with myself. |
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Rarely
feel depressed. |
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Am not
embarrassed easily. |
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Agreeableness |
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Combine
Compassion and Politeness for 20-item scale (Alpha = .84) |
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Compassion |
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10-item
scale (Alpha = .84) |
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+ keyed |
Feel
others’ emotions. |
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Inquire
about others’ well-being. |
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Sympathize
with others’ feelings. |
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Take an
interest in other people’s lives. |
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Like to
do things for others. |
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– keyed |
Am not
interested in other people’s problems. |
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Can’t
be bothered with other’s needs. |
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Am indifferent to
the feelings of others. |
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Take no
time for others. |
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Don’t
have a soft side. |
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Politeness |
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10-item scale (Alpha = .75) |
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+ keyed |
Respect
authority. |
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Hate to
seem pushy. |
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Avoid
imposing my will on others. |
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Rarely
put people under pressure. |
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– keyed |
Insult
people. |
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Believe
that I am better than others. |
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Take
advantage of others. |
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Seek
conflict. |
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Love a
good fight. |
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Am out
for my own personal gain. |
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Conscientiousness |
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Combine
Industriousness and Orderliness for 20-item scale (Alpha = .84) |
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Industriousness |
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10-item
scale (Alpha = .81) |
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+ keyed |
Carry
out my plans. |
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Finish
what I start. |
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Get
things done quickly. |
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Always
know what I am doing. |
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– keyed |
Waste
my time. |
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Find it
difficult to get down to work. |
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Mess
things up. |
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Don’t
put my mind on the task at hand. |
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Postpone
decisions. |
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Am
easily distracted. |
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Orderliness |
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10-item
scale (Alpha = .80) |
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+ keyed |
Like
order. |
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Keep
things tidy. |
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Follow
a schedule. |
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Want
everything to be “just right.” |
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See
that rules are observed. |
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Want
every detail taken care of. |
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– keyed |
Leave
my belongings around. |
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Am not
bothered by messy people. |
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Am not
bothered by disorder. |
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Dislike
routine. |
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Extraversion |
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Combine
Enthusiasm and Assertiveness for 20-item scale (Alpha = .85) |
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Enthusiasm |
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10-item
scale (Alpha = .81) |
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+ keyed |
Make
friends easily. |
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Warm up
quickly to others. |
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Show my
feelings when I’m happy. |
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Have a
lot of fun. |
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Laugh a
lot. |
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– keyed |
Am hard
to get to know. |
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Keep
others at a distance. |
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Reveal
little about myself. |
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Rarely
get caught up in the excitement. |
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Am not
a very enthusiastic person. |
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Assertiveness |
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10-item
scale (Alpha = .85) |
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+ keyed |
Take
charge. |
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Have a
strong personality. |
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Know
how to captivate people. |
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See
myself as a good leader. |
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Can
talk others into doing things. |
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Am the
first to act. |
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– keyed |
Do not
have an assertive personality. |
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Lack
the talent for influencing people. |
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Wait
for others to lead the way. |
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Hold
back my opinions. |
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Openness/Intellect |
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Combine
Intellect and Openness for 20-item scale (Alpha = .85) |
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Intellect
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10-item
scale (Alpha = .84) |
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+ keyed |
Am
quick to understand things. |
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Can
handle a lot of information. |
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Like to
solve complex problems. |
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Have a
rich vocabulary. |
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Think
quickly. |
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Formulate
ideas clearly. |
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– keyed |
Have
difficulty understanding abstract ideas. |
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Avoid
philosophical discussions. |
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Avoid
difficult reading material. |
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Learn
things slowly. |
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Openness
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10-item
scale (Alpha = .78) |
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+ keyed |
Enjoy
the beauty of nature. |
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Believe
in the importance of art. |
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Love to
reflect on things. |
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Get
deeply immersed in music. |
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See
beauty in things that others might not notice. |
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Need a
creative outlet. |
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– keyed |
Do not
like poetry. |
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Seldom
get lost in thought. |
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Seldom
daydream. |
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Seldom
notice the emotional aspects of paintings and pictures. |
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