The Revised NEO Personality Inventory

(NEO PI-R)

Reg Watson, Emad Fahmy, Fr. Mike Driscoll, & John King

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Purpose of NEO PI-R Personality Inventory

• Uses factor-analytic research with both clinical and normal adult populations

Recommendations for use• Multiple versions for multiple uses• Self-report (Form S) & observer rating (Form

R) – 2 short forms of the NEO Personality Inventory 3

(NEO PI-3)• NEO PI-3 First Half • Form R-Men and Form R-Women

Intended Population Originally for adult men and women

without psychopathology Used in clinical, research, and applied

settings Examples:• children as young as 10• adolescents 14-20 years• adults ages 21-91• 12-13 year-old boys and girls• police officers• premorbid personality in dementia patients

Norm Group NEO PI-3 – shown to conform cross-

sectional findings• Shows the importance of studying

personality development in the twenties.

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• Use of NEO PI-R in Drug Rehab• Unsuccessful matching different personality

types to different substance abuse treatments.

• NEO may be helpful in identifying motivational factors that correlate with treatment success.

• Though normed with non-clinical populations, NEO was shown to be valid and reliable with clinical population.

Examples of NEO PI-R Use• Computer and Adaptive

Administration• No computerized personality tests based on

Item Response Theory (IRT) are currently available.

• NEO PI-R retains its precision when half of the 240 items are omitted.

• Administering personality tests by computer offers innovative possibilities.

Domain and Facet (Trait) Scales of the NEO PI-R

Neuroticism Anxiety, Angry, Hostility, Depression, Self-Consciousness, Impulsiveness, Vulnerability

Extraversion Warmth, Gregariousness, Assertiveness, Activity, Excitement, Seeking Positive Emotions

Openness to Experience Fantasy, Aesthetics, Feelings, Actions, Ideas, Values

Agreeableness Trust, Straightforwardness, Altruism, Compliance, Modesty, Tender-Mindedness

Conscientiousness Competence, Order, Dutifulness, Achievement, Striving, Self-Discipline, Deliberation

Strengths & Considerations NEO – an excellent measure of

personality• Superb internal consistency of the scales

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Factor Analysis – a technique for narrowing down multiple factors• Therefore, NEO is not a homogenous test.

Scoring Instrument’s format – 5-point rating

scale:• Strongly Disagree• Disagree• Neutral• Agree• Strongly Agree

Cultural Relevance Appears relevant in many cultures

and countries.• European, Italian, German, Finnish and

Polish, Spanish, Indian, Asian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, and African American.

• Various age, education, & gender levels in Polish adults

But not in every culture • Hmong Americans

Overall Impression of NEO PI-R Click Here For Video

Rapidly becoming one of the most popular measures of normal personality

Use in both research and applied contexts Information from the NEO PI-R is rich, providing

many insights Five-factor model relates personality, presenting

complaint, treatment plan, and treatment outcome well.

References in notes section.