Alphabetical Index of 204 Labels for 269 IPIP Scales

Each construct listed below is followed by links to those IPIP scales that seem to measure that same construct.  The abbreviations for the link labels are explained in the footnote at the bottom of this page.

Achievement-striving (NEO: C4), (TCI: P3), (MPQ: AC), (6FPQ: IT1)
Activity-level (NEO: E4), (JPI: Enl)
Adaptability (6FPQ: AG3)
Adventurousness (NEO: O4), (CPI: Sp), (6FPQ: OP1)
Aesthetic Appreciation/Artistic Interests (NEO: O2), (HEX: O-AesA), (VIA: App)
Agreeableness (NEO Domain), (Big-Five Domain), (Big-7: 525), (6FPQ: AG)
Altruism (NEO: A3)
Amiability (CPI: Ami)
Anger (NEO: N2)
Anxiety (NEO: N1), (JPI: Axy), (16PF: O), (HEX: E-Anxi)
Assertiveness (AB5C: I+/III+), (NEO: E3), (CPI: Do), (16PF: E), (MPQ: SP)
Attention to Emotions (Barchard, 2001)
Attractiveness (Big-7: 525)
Authenticity/Integrity/Honesty (VIA: Int)
Belligerence (MPQ: AG)
Bravery/Courage/Valor (VIA: Val)
Calmness (AB5C: IV+/II+), (CPI: WO), (HPI: SO), (6FPQ: AG2)
Capacity for Love (VIA: Cap)
Cautiousness (AB5C: III+/I-), (NEO: C6)
Cheerfulness (NEO: E6)
Citizenship/Teamwork (VIA: Cit)
Cognitive Failures (CHS: Broadbent, et al., 1982)
Compassion (TCI: C1)
Competence (AB5C: V+/III+), (CPI: Py), (HPI: MP), (TCI: P2)
Complexity (CPI: Cs), (16PF: Q1)
Comprehension (CPI: Ie), (6FPQ: OP2)
Conformity (JPI: Cpr)
Conscientiousness (AB5C: III+/III+), (NEO Domain), (Big-Five Domain), (Big-7: 525)
Conservatism (TCI: ST4), (MPQ: TR), (6FPQ: ME1)
Cool-headedness (AB5C: IV+/III-)
Cooperation (AB5C: II+/I-), (NEO: A4), (HPI: REL)
Courage/Bravery/Valor (VIA: Val)
Creativity/Originality (AB5C: V+/II-), (HPI: Int), (HEX: O-Crea), (VIA: Ori)
Culture (6FPQ: OP3)
Curiosity (VIA: Cur)
Deliberateness (6FPQ: ME2)
Dependence (TCI: RD4), (HEX: E-Depe)
Depression (NEO: N3), (CES-D: 4 hierarchical levels)
Depth (AB5C: V+/IV-), (CPI: Em)
Diligence (HEX: C-Dili)
Disorderliness (CPI: Fx)
Dissociation (DES: 3 hierarchical levels)
Distrust (MPQ: AL), (16PF: L)
Docility (6FPQ: AG1)
Dominance (CPI: Nar)
Dutifulness (AB5C: III+/II+), (NEO: C3), (CPI: V2), (16PF: G), (HPI: Pru)
Efficiency (AB5C: III+/I+)
Emotional/Social/Personal Intelligence (VIA: Soc)
Emotional Stability (Big-Five Domain), (Big-7: 525), (16PF: C)
Emotionality (NEO: O3), (16PF: Q4)
Emotion-based Decision-making (Barchard, 2001)
Empathy (AB5C: II+/V+), (TCI: C2), (Barchard, 2001), (JPI: Emp)
Enthusiasm/Zest/Vitality (VIA: Zes)
Equity/Fairness (HEX: H-Fair), (VIA: Equ)
Excitement-seeking (NEO: E5)
Exhibitionism (6FPQ: EX3)
Expressiveness (HEX: X-Expr)
Extravagance (TCI: NS3)
Extraversion (NEO Domain), (Big-Five Domain), (Big-7: 525), (6FPQ: EX)
Fairness/Equity (HEX: H-Fair), (VIA: Equ)
Fearfulness (HEX: E-Fear)
Femininity (TCI: ST5)
Flexibility (HEX: A-Flex)
Forcefulness (CPI: B-MS)
Forgiveness/Mercy (HEX: A-Forg), (VIA: For)
Friendliness (AB5C: I+/II+), (NEO: E1), (16PF: H), (HPI: Lik), (TCI: RD2), (MPQ: SC)
Gentleness (HEX: A-Gent)
Generosity/Kindness (VIA: Kin)
Good Nature (CPI: V3)
Gratitude (VIA: Gra)
Greed Avoidance (HEX: H-Gree)
Gregariousness (AB5C: I+/I+), (NEO: E2), (16PF: F), (HPI: SP), (6FPQ: EX1)
Happiness (AB5C: IV+/I+), (CPI: MP), (HPI: ST)
Harm-avoidance (TCI: HA2)
Honesty/Integrity/Authenticity (VIA: Int)
Hope/Optimism (CPI: Wb), (TCI: S2), (PAS: Scheier, et al., 1994), (VIA: Hop)
Humility/Modesty (NEO: A5), (HEX: H-Mode), (VIA: Mod)
Humor/Playfulness (6FPQ: IT3), (VIA: Hum)
Imagination (AB5C: V+/III-), (NEO: O1), (16PF: M), (TCI: ST1), (MPQ: AB)
Immoderation (NEO: N5)
Imperturbability (AB5C: IV+/II-)
Impression-management (PAS: Paulhus, 1991)
Impulse-control (AB5C: IV+/I-), (TCI: S5)
Independence (6FPQ: IP)
Industriousness/Perseverance/Persistence (TCI: P4), (6FPQ: IT), (VIA: Ind)
Ingenuity (AB5C: V+/I+), (JPI: Inv)
Initiative (TCI: P1)
Inquisitiveness (HEX: O-Inqu)

Insight (CPI: Sa)
Integrity/Honesty/Authenticity (VIA: Int)
Intellect (AB5C: V+/V+), (NEO: O5), (CPI: Ai), (Big-Five Domain), (Big-7: 525), (16PF: B)
Intellectual Breadth (JPI: Bdi)
Intellectual Complexity (JPI: Cpx)
Intellectual Openness (6FPQ: OP)
Introspection (AB5C: V+/I-)
Introversion (CPI: V1), (16PF: Q2)
Irrational Beliefs (CHS: Koopmans, et al., 1994)
Joyfulness (MPQ: WB)
Judgment/Open-mindedness (VIA: Jud)
Kindness/Generosity (VIA: Kin)
Leadership (AB5C: I+/V+), (HPI: Amb), (6FPQ: EX2), (VIA: Lea)
Learning, Love of (VIA: Lov)
Liberalism (NEO: O6), (CPI: CT)
Liveliness (HEX: X-Live)

Locus of Control (PAS: Levenson, 1981)
Love, Capacity for (VIA: Cap)
Love of Learning (VIA: Lov)
Machiavellianism (JPI: Sas)
Mercy/Forgiveness (HEX: A-Forg), (VIA: For)
Methodicalness (6FPQ: ME)

Moderation (AB5C: IV+/III+)
Modesty/Humility (NEO: A5), (HEX: H-Mode)
, (VIA: Mod)
Morality (AB5C: II+/III+), (NEO: A2), (TCI: C5)
Need for Cognition (CHS: Cacioppo & Petty, 1982)
Need for Order and Cleanliness (CHS: Foa, et al., 1998)
Negative Expressivity (Barchard, 2001)
Negative Valence (Big-7: 525)
Neuroticism (NEO Domain), (TCI: HA1), (MPQ: SR)
Nurturance (AB5C: II+/V-)
Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms (CHS: Foa, et al., 1998)
Open-mindedness/Judgment (VIA: Jud)
Openness to Experience (NEO Domain)
Optimism/Hope (CPI: Wb), (TCI: S2), (PAS: Scheier, et al., 1994), (VIA: Hop)
Orderliness (AB5C: III+/V-), (NEO: C2), (16PF: Q3), (6FPQ: ME3)
Organization (AB5C: III+/V+), (JPI: Org), (HEX: C-Orga)

Originality/Creativity (AB5C: V+/II-), (HPI: Int), (HEX: O-Crea), (VIA: Ori)
Patience (HEX: A-Pati)

Perfectionism (AB5C: III+/IV-), (CHS: Foa, et al., 1998), (HEX: C-Perf)

Perseverance/Industriousness/Persistence (TCI: P4), (6FPQ: IT), (VIA: Ind)
Persistence/Industriousness/Perseverance (TCI: P4), (6FPQ: IT), (VIA: Ind)
Personal/Social/Emotional Intelligence (VIA: Soc)
Perspective/Wisdom (VIA: Per)
Physical Attractiveness (PAS)
Planfulness (CPI: Ac), (MPQ: CO)
Playfulness/Humor (6FPQ: IT3), (VIA: Hum)
Pleasantness (AB5C: II+/IV+)
Poise (AB5C: I+/IV+), (CPI: Tm)
Politeness (CPI: D-SD)
Positive Expressivity (Barchard, 2001)
Private Self-consciousness (PAS: Buss, 1980)
Provocativeness (AB5C: I+/II-)
Prudence (HEX: C-Prud), (VIA: Pru)

Public Self-consciousness (PAS: Buss, 1980)
Purposefulness (AB5C: III+/IV+)
Quickness (AB5C: V+/IV+), (HPI: Sch)
Rationality (AB5C: III+/II-)
Rebelliousness (TCI: NS4)
Recklessness (TCI: NS2)
Reclusiveness (6FPQ: IP1)
Reflection (AB5C: V+/II+)
Religiousness/Spirituality (VIA: Spi)

Reserve (16PF: N)

Resourcefulness (TCI: S3), (6FPQ: IT2)
Responsibility (CPI: Re), (JPI: Rsy)
Responsive Distress (Barchard, 2001)
Responsive Joy (Barchard, 2001)
Risk-avoidance (MPQ: HA)
Risk-taking (JPI: Rkt)
Romanticism (TCI: ST2)
Satisfaction (TCI: S1)
Security (CPI: Lp)
Self-acceptance (TCI: S4)
Self-consciousness (NEO: N4)
Self-control/Self-regulation (CPI: Sc), (VIA: Sel)
Self-regulation/Self-control (CPI: Sc), (VIA: Sel)
Self-deception (PAS: Paulhus, 1991)
Self-discipline (NEO: C5), (CPI: Leo)
Self-disclosure (AB5C: I+/III-), (TCI: RD3)
Self-efficacy (NEO: C1), (CPI: In), (TCI: HA4-reflected)
Self-esteem (PAS: Rosenberg, 1965)
Self-monitoring (PAS: Snyder, 1974)
Self-sufficiency (6FPQ: IP3)
Sensitivity (16PF: I)
Sentimentality (CPI: Fe), (TCI: RD1), (HEX: E-Sent)

Sincerity (HEX: H-Sinc)

Sociability (AB5C: I+/V-), (CPI: Sy), (HPI: Soc), (JPI: Soc), (HEX: X-Soci)

Social Boldness (HEX: X-SocB)

Social-confidence (JPI: Scf)
Social-discomfort (TCI: HA3)
Social/Personal/Emotional Intelligence (VIA: Soc)
Spirituality/Religiousness (VIA: Spi)

Stability (AB5C: IV+/IV+), (CPI: So), (HPI: Adj)
Sympathy (AB5C: II+/III-), (NEO: A6)
Talkativeness (AB5C: I+/IV-)
Teamwork/Citizenship (VIA: Cit)
Temperance (CPI: Gi)
Tenderness (AB5C: II+/IV-)
Timidity (CPI: B-FM)
Tolerance (CPI: To), (TCI: C1), (JPI: Tol)
Toughness (AB5C: IV+/V+), (HPI: CP)
Traditionalism (JPI: Trv)
Tranquility (AB5C: IV+/V-)
Trust (NEO: A1), (TCI: C3)
Unconventionality (HEX: O-Unco)
Understanding (AB5C: II+/II+)
Unlikely Virtues (MPQ: UV)
Unpretentiousness (6FPQ: IP2)
Valor/Bravery/Courage (VIA: Val)
Variety-seeking (TCI: NS1)
Vitality/Enthusiasm/Zest (VIA: Zes)
Vulnerability (NEO: N6)
Warmth (AB5C: II+/I+), (16PF: A)
Wisdom/Perspective (VIA: Per)
Zest/Vitality/Enthusiasm (VIA: Zes)

Note: This list does not include the 44 lowest level clusters from the HPI, for which IPIP equivalents are available. 525 = A set of the most familiar English person-descriptive adjectives (Saucier, 1997). 16PF = Cattell's 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire (Conn & Rieke, 1994). 6FPQ = Six Factor Personality Questionnaire (Jackson, Paunonen, & Tremblay, 2000). AB5C = Abridged Big Five-dimensional Circumplex model (Hofstee, de Raad, & Goldberg, 1992). CES-D = Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (Radloff, 1977). CHS = Comprehensive Health Survey. CPI = California Psychological Inventory (Gough, 1996). DES = Dissociative Experiences Scale (Bernstein & Putnam, 1986; Goldberg, 1999b). Health-PQ = Health Practices Questionnaire. HEX = HEXACO Personality Inventory (Lee & Ashton, 2004). HPI = Hogan Personality Inventory (Hogan & Hogan, 1995). JPI = Jackson Personality Inventory-Revised (Jackson, 1994). MPQ = Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (Tellegen, in press). NEO = Revised version of the NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R: Costa & McCrae, 1992). PAS = Personal Attributes Survey. PEA = Personality, Emotions, and Attitudes. TCI = Temperament and Character Inventory (Cloninger et al., 1994). VIA = Values in Action (Peterson & Seligman, 2004).

 

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