Ten-Item Personality Inventory-TIPI

Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed ,PHD

mhmm_ibrahim@yahoo.com

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The TIPI 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.
• 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 TIPI is described below under sub-scales
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