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International Personality Item Pool (IPIP)

Goldberg, L. R., Johnson, J. A., Eber, H. W., Hogan, R., Ashton, M. C., Cloninger, C. R., et al. (2006). The International Personality Item Pool and the Future of Public-Domain Personality Measures. Journal of Research in Personality, 40(1), 84-96.
Information about the IPIP is available online.


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Description

History of Use

References

Description:

Purpose
The IPIP was designed to assess the constellation of traits defined by the Five Factor Theory of Personality.
  • Openness is characterized by originality, curiosity, and ingenuity.
    • This factor is sometimes referred to as Culture because of its emphasis on intellectualism, polish, and independence of mind.
    • This factor is also sometimes referred to as Intellect because of its emphasis on intelligence, sophistication, and reflection.
  • Conscientiousness is characterized by orderliness, responsibility, and dependability.
    • This factor is sometimes referred to as Dependability.
  • Extraversion is characterized by talkativeness, assertiveness, and energy.
    • This factor is sometimes referred to as Surgency or Energy.
  • Agreeableness is characterized by good-naturedness, cooperativeness, and trust.
    • While this factor is most commonly called Agreeableness, it can also be seen as a combination of friendliness and compliance.
  • Neuroticism is characterized by upsetability and is the polar opposite of emotional stability.
    • This factor is sometimes scored in the opposite direction and referred to as Emotional Stability.
This description of the Big Five is drawn from Digman (1990), Goldberg (1992), and John & Srivastava (1999). The factor structure used by the IPIP is described below under sub-scales.
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Domain

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References:

Scale:
Goldberg, L. R., Johnson, J. A., Eber, H. W., Hogan, R., Ashton, M. C., Cloninger, C. R., et al. (2006). The International Personality Item Pool and the Future of Public-Domain Personality Measures. Journal of Research in Personality, 40(1), 84-96.
For more information on the Big 5 and their measurement, see:
Digman, J. M. (1990). Personality structure: Emergence of the five-factor structure. Annual Review of Psychology, 41, 417-440.
Goldberg, L. R. (1990). An alternative “description of personality”: The Big-Five factor structure. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 59, 1216-1229.
Goldberg, L. R. (1992). The development of markers of the Big-Five factor structure. Psychological Assessment, 4(1), 26-42.
John, O. P., & Srivastava, S. (1999). The big-five trait taxonomy: History, measurement, and theoretical perspectives. In L. Pervin & O. P. John (Eds.), Handbook of personality: Theory and research (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford.
McCrae, R. R., & John, O. P. (1992). An introduction to the five-factor model and its applications. Journal of Personality, 60, 175-215.
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