Big Five Personality: Comprehensive

Trait
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Raw Percentage
Openness
88%
Conscientiousness
95%
Extraversion
39%
Agreeableness
85%
Neuroticism
18%

Trait last updated: 16 January 2011
Facets last updated: 09 October 2009

Answered 336/336 questions

Trait Explanations

In order to interpret your raw trait scores, they were compared to the first 350,000 people to complete the full MyPersonality Big Five questionnaire. This allows the way that you described yourself to be put in the context of how other people respond to the questionnaire. You should remember that there are no fundamentally good or bad personalities, as each trait description has potential advantages and disadvantages.

To interpret your facet scores for the Big Five: Comprehensive questionnaire, your scores were compared to a smaller group of 800 people who answered the questions in order to help us develop the test. You should therefore currently consider these results as provisional until the sample size is increased. Your results will automatically be updated as we get more respondents.

Openness

This trait refers to the extent to which you prefer novelty versus convention. Approximately 88.5% of respondents have a lower openness raw percentage than yours. From the way you answered the questions, you seem to describe yourself as someone who is far more intellectually curious and sensitive to beauty than most. You might say that your beliefs are individualistic and frequently drift towards the unconventional, and that you enjoy your imagination and the exciting places it takes you!

Facets

(O1) Imagination: 84.1st percentile. This facet includes your imagination and fantasy life. Daydreams are for you a regular occurance. Your mind creates other idealised realities. It can be difficult to bring your thoughts back to what you are meant to be doing.

(O2) Artistic Interests: 88.5th percentile. This facet includes your interest in art, music and nature. Beauty and the arts are much more important for you than they are for others. Poetry, music, and original art all move you deeply. Being away from nature and beauty can make you feel trapped or uneasy.

(O3) Emotionality: 78.8th percentile. This facet includes your experience of emotion and feelings. You experience your emotions more intensely than other people seem to. This may lead you to spend time reflecting to try and understand yourself. You may consider charitable causes to be especially important because of their emotional pull on you.

(O4) Adventurousness: 58th percentile. This facet includes your openness to new experiences. Your bias for new versus old activities is about average. This may be because you prefer the tried and tested in some areas but not in others, or you may just like a mix of both depending on how you feel.

(O5) Intellect: 91.9th percentile. This facet includes your openness to new ideas. You are much more intellectually curious than most. You are interested in a range of unconventional ideas which you pursue for your own enjoyment rather than any material benefit.

(O6) Liberalism: 21st percentile. This facet includes your openness to values. Your values are more conservative than average. Generally you see no need to re-examine the values of honoured tradition, although there may be one or two areas that you feel need to be liberalised.
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%ile84.188.578.85891.921

Conscientiousness

This trait refers to the extent to which you prefer an organised, or a flexible, approach in life. Approximately 97.7% of respondents have a lower conscientiousness raw percentage than yours. From the way you answered the questions, you seem to describe yourself as someone who is a perfectionist. From your responses it appears that you prefer to plan everything to the last detail, which has consequently led to you being very successful and extremely reliable. From your responses it appears that more than most you enjoy seeing your long-term plans come to fruition.

Facets

(C1) Self-Efficacy: 96.4th percentile. This facet refers to your ability to 'get things done'. You consider yourself both effective and successful in almost all that you attempt, both in tasks that you are familiar with and new ones also.

(C2) Orderliness: 94.5th percentile. This facet includes how far you prefer order over flexibility. Organisation of your environment and schedule is very important to you. Each item has its place, and you feel less stressed out when things are tidy.

(C3) Dutifulness: 98.6th percentile. This facet includes your reliability. You place a very high value on fulfilling your promises and telling the truth. You always do what you say, and are both dependable and reliable. You are likely to follow even rules that you disagree with.

(C4) Achievement-Striving: 94.5th percentile. This facet includes your will to go beyond what is sufficient. You are very ambitious and set high standards for yourself in what you do. You work very hard to achieve success and are highly motivated. It may be that you neglect other aspects of your life.

(C5) Self-Discipline: 98.6th percentile. This facet includes your motivation to start and complete tasks. Importantly it is distinct from impulsiveness, which measures the impulse to do things that you do not want to do, whereas this facet measures your tendency to not do things that you do want to do.You are very motivated to complete the things that you plan and want to do. You rarely waste time on frivolous endeavours or get distracted, no matter how boring or repetitive something is.

(C6) Cautiousness: 96.4th percentile. This facet includes the extent to which you think before acting. You spend more time than most thinking through your actions and their possible consequences before you say or do anything. This means that you rarely find that something you have had time to deliberate on goes wrong, but it can make it difficult to act quickly when it is necessary.
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%ile96.494.598.694.598.696.4

Extraversion

This trait refers to the extent to which you enjoy company, and seek excitement and stimulation. Approximately 11.5% of respondents have a lower extraversion raw percentage than yours. From the way you answered the questions, you seem to describe yourself as someone who is quiet and somewhat withdrawn. Your answers describe you as someone who doesn't need lots of other people around to have fun, and can sometimes find that people are tiring.

Facets

(E1) Friendliness: 91.9th percentile. This facet refers to how you get on with others. You feel most comfortable when around other people. You are very easy to get to know and make new acquaintances feel at ease very quickly.

(E2) Gregariousness: 21st percentile. This facet refers to how much you seek out social situations. You enjoy large gatherings and parties less than most others, although you would still be likely to attend them. Instead you may prefer time alone, or with a few close friends. At parties, you would be more likely to stick to talking to people you know.

(E3) Assertiveness: 75.8th percentile. This facet details your propensity to take charge. You are someone who can dominate a group of people, which means that you are regularly chosen or expected to lead. You are skilled in influencing others.

(E4) Activity Level: 27.5th percentile. This facet describes your life's tempo. You are more leisurely than most people. You take life as it comes rather than rushing into trying to do too much at once. You recognise that some things take time, and you are willing to take that time.

(E5) Excitement-Seeking: 3.5th percentile. This facet includes how much excitement you enjoy in your life. You do not enjoy lots of thrills and mindless recklessness. You may find high-excitement situations either too much, in which case you will avoid them, or simply not that exciting, in which case they do not matter to you.

(E6) Cheerfulness: 69.2nd percentile. This facet includes how often you feel positive emotions. You like to laugh, and laugh often. You usually exude optimism and are fun to be around.
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Agreeableness

This trait refers to the way you express your opinions and manage relationships. Approximately 91.9% of respondents have a lower agreeableness raw percentage than yours. From the way you answered the questions, you seem to describe yourself as someone who is extremely easy to get along with. Your responses suggest that you would say you are considerate, friendly, generous and helpful and you consider most other people to be thoroughly decent and trustworthy.

Facets

(A1) Trust: 94.5th percentile. This facet refers to your view of others' motives. You consider other people to be well-intentioned and moral. You tend to trust people unless they give you good reason to not do so. Even when someone seems to act selfishly, you may find excuses for their actions.

(A2) Morality: 98.6th percentile. This facet concerns your views on the treatment of others. you consider morality to be extremely important and you act that way in your own life. You would not do selfish things at the expense of others even if the advantage for you would far outweigh the disadvantage to another.

(A3) Altruism: 99.2nd percentile. This facet includes your concern for the positive wellbeing of others. You are far more likely than is typical to make time to help others, even at the expense of your personal material welfare, because you just enjoy doing it even when you get nothing directly in return.

(A4) Co-operation: 94.5th percentile. This facet describes how you work with others. You are far more likely to avoid a confrontation rather than speaking up for your views. You prefer to co-operate with others in a team rather than compete against one another.

(A5) Modesty: 61.8th percentile. This facet describes how you project your achievements to others. You prefer more than most to avoid boasting. This does not necessarily mean that you are lacking in self confidence, but you do not feel the need to tell others about yourself.

(A6) Sympathy: 91.9th percentile. This facet measures how others' needs affect you. You are easily swayed by emotional appeals for help as you readily sympathise with others in need. You may feel that life is unfair, and you would like to do what you can to improve this.
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Neuroticism (Emotional Stability)

This trait refers to the way you cope with, and respond to, life's demands. Approximately 8% of respondents have a lower neuroticism raw percentage than yours. From the way you answered the questions, you seem to describe yourself as someone who is extremely difficult to upset or stress out, since you rarely, if ever, react with negative emotions, and even when you are anxious about something the feeling quickly passes. Based on your responses, you come across as very calm and resilient.

Facets

(N1) Anxiety: 1.5th percentile. This facet measures how prone to worrying you are. You are relaxed, have few fears, and so are rarely disturbed. Although this is generally good, in extreme situations you may not benefit from the motivation that stress brings.

(N2) Anger: 3.5th percentile. This facet describes how intensely you get angry or frustrated. You keep your cool and rarely get irritated or angry even in extreme situations. Your temper is under your control. You may avoid complaining about situations that really bother you.

(N3) Depression: 16th percentile. This facet represents normal differences in the propensity to feeling negative. You rarely feel dejected or down, and when you do it does not persist for long. However this does not necessarily mean that you feel positive emotions.

(N4) Self-Consciousness: 11.5th percentile. This facet measures negative feelings caused by being around others. You feel confident around other people, and social situations rarely feel awkward to you. You worry far less than most about saying the wrong thing or being embarrassed around other people.

(N5) Immoderation: 11.5th percentile. This facet includes your propensity to over-indulge. You rarely do things that you will later regret as you are in control of your cravings. You are unlikely to eat or buy more than you need.

(N6) Vulnerability: 2.3rd percentile. This facet details how you deal with setbacks. You find it easier than most to cope when things go wrong. You are likely to be in control of yourself even in an emergency situation when others around you are panicking.
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%ile1.53.51611.511.52.3

Jungian Typology Estimate

Research has found that the Big Five personality traits are significantly related to Jungian Typology (e.g. the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator). This is a popular alternative personality framework regularly used for personal development, in which Types are used rather than Traits. Based on your Big Five trait scores, your estimated Type is shown below.

INTJ

Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging

INTJs are very analytical individuals. They are more comfortable working alone than with other people, and are not usually as sociable as others, although they are prepared to take the lead if nobody else is up to the task, or they see a major weakness in the current leadership. They tend to be very pragmatic and logical individuals, often with an individualistic bent and a low tolerance for spin or rampant emotionalism. They are also commonly not susceptible to catchphrases and commonly do not recognize authority based on tradition, rank or title. Hallmark features of the INTJ personality type include independence of thought, strong individualism and creativity. Persons with this personality type work best given large amounts of autonomy and creative freedom. They harbour an innate desire to express themselves; that is to be creative by conceptualizing their own intellectual designs. Analyzing and formulating complex theories are among their greatest strengths.

Openness

Openness to Experience describes a dimension of personality that distinguishes imaginative, creative people from down-to-earth, conventional people.

Conscientiousness

Conscientiousness concerns the way in which we control, regulate, and direct our impulses. It distinguishes flexible but sometimes disorganised people from more organised but sometimes perfectionist or pedantic people.

Extraversion

Extraversion (also extroversion) is marked by pronounced engagement with the external world, versus being comfortable with your own company.

Agreeableness

Agreeableness reflects individual differences in concern with cooperation and social harmony. It distinguishes people who prefer competition versus those who prefer co-operation.

Neuroticism

Neuroticism, also known inversely as Emotional Stability, refers to the tendency to experience negative emotions. It distinguishes people who generally feel relaxed but at extremes be described as "emotionally flat" from those who are more in touch with their emotions but consequently sometimes feel stressed and anxious.

Extraversion vs. Introversion

People with a preference for Extraversion draw energy from action: they tend to act, then reflect, then act further. If they are inactive, their level of energy and motivation tends to decline. Conversely, those whose preference is Introversion become less energized as they act: they prefer to reflect, then act, then reflect again. People with Introversion preferences need time out to reflect in order to rebuild energy. The Introvert's flow is directed inward toward concepts and ideas and the Extravert's is directed outward towards people and objects. There are several contrasting characteristics between Extraverts and Introverts: Extraverts desire breadth and are action-oriented, while introverts seek depth and are thought-oriented.

Intuition vs. Sensing

Sensing and iNtuition are the information-gathering (Perceiving) functions. They describe how new information is understood and interpreted. Individuals who prefer Sensing are more likely to trust information that is in the present, tangible and concrete: that is, information that can be understood by the five senses. They tend to distrust hunches that seem to come out of nowhere. They prefer to look for details and facts. For them, the meaning is in the data. On the other hand, those who prefer iNtuition tend to trust information that is more abstract or theoretical, that can be associated with other information (either remembered or discovered by seeking a wider context or pattern). They may be more interested in future possibilities. They tend to trust those flashes of insight that seem to bubble up from the unconscious mind. The meaning is in how the data relates to the pattern or theory.

Thinking vs. Feeling

hinking and Feeling are the decision-making (Judging) functions. The Thinking and Feeling functions are both used to make rational decisions, based on the data received from their information-gathering functions (Sensing or iNtuition). Those who prefer Feeling tend to come to decisions by associating or empathizing with the situation, looking at it 'from the inside' and weighing the situation to achieve, on balance, the greatest harmony, consensus and fit, considering the needs of the people involved. Those who prefer Thinking tend to decide things from a more detached standpoint, measuring the decision by what seems reasonable, logical, causal, consistent and matching a given set of rules.

Judging vs. Perceiving

Types with a preference for Judging show the world their preferred Judging function (Thinking vs. Feeling). So TJ types tend to appear to the world as logical, and FJ types as empathetic. Judging types prefer to have matters settled. Those types ending in P show the world their preferred Perceiving function (Sensing vs. iNtuition). So SP types tend to appear to the world as concrete and NP types as abstract. Perceiving types prefer to keep decisions open.

What the Raw Percentage means

This is your raw score out of 100. Scores higher than 50 percent are not necessarily above average. Your raw percentages are compared to other users' raw percentages, and then the comparative percentiles are given in the description below.