Big Five Inventory – 10 Item Short Form (BFI-10)

Instructions

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each statement. Answer based on how you see yourself, using the following scale:

Survey Items

Item Statement Trait
1I see myself as someone who is reserved.Extraversion (reverse)
2I see myself as someone who is generally trusting.Agreeableness
3I see myself as someone who tends to be lazy.Conscientiousness (reverse)
4I see myself as someone who is relaxed, handles stress well.Neuroticism (reverse)
5I see myself as someone who has few artistic interests.Openness (reverse)
6I see myself as someone who is outgoing, sociable.Extraversion
7I see myself as someone who tends to find fault with others.Agreeableness (reverse)
8I see myself as someone who does a thorough job.Conscientiousness
9I see myself as someone who gets nervous easily.Neuroticism
10I see myself as someone who has an active imagination.Openness

Scoring Instructions

Reverse-score the following items: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7.
For these items, scoring is reversed as follows:

Then, calculate each personality trait by averaging the two corresponding items:

Note: Higher scores indicate a stronger presence of that trait.