Ten-Item Personality Inventory-(TIPI) Here are a number of personality traits that may or may not apply to you. Please write a number next to each statement to indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with that statement. You should rate the extent to which the pair of traits applies to you, even if one characteristic applies more strongly than the other. 1 = Disagree strongly2 = Disagree moderately3 = Disagree a little4 = Neither agree nor disagree5 = Agree a little6 = Agree moderately7 = Agree strongly I see myself as:  1. _____ Extraverted, enthusiastic. 2. _____ Critical, quarrelsome. 3. _____ Dependable, self-disciplined. 4. _____ Anxious, easily upset. 5. _____ Open to new experiences, complex. 6. _____ Reserved, quiet. 7. _____ Sympathetic, warm. 8. _____ Disorganized, careless. 9. _____ Calm, emotionally stable. 10. _____ Conventional, uncreative. ________________________________________________________

TIPI scale scoring (“R” denotes reverse-scored items):

Extraversion: 1, 6R; Agreeableness: 2R, 7; Conscientiousness; 3, 8R;

Emotional Stability: 4R, 9; Openness to Experiences: 5, 10R.

Ten Item Personality Measure (TIPI)

The TIPI is a 10-item measure of the Big Five (or Five-Factor Model) dimensions. Before you use this instrument, please read this note on alpha reliability and factor structure.

Original reference:

     Gosling, S. D., Rentfrow, P. J., & Swann, W. B., Jr. (2003). A Very Brief Measure of the Big Five Personality Domains. Journal of Research in Personality, 37, 504-528.

Abstract

When time is limited, researchers may be faced with the choice of using an extremely brief measure of the Big-Five personality dimensions or using no measure at all. To meet the need for a very brief measure, 5 and 10-item inventories were developed and evaluated. Although somewhat inferior to standard multi-item instruments, the instruments reached adequate levels in terms of (a) convergence with widely used Big-Five measures in self, observer, and peer reports, (b) test-retest reliability, (c) patterns of predicted external correlates, and (d) convergence between self and observer ratings. On the basis of these tests, a 10-item measure of the Big Five dimensions is offered for situations when very short measures are needed, personality is not the primary topic of interest, or researchers can tolerate the somewhat diminished psychometric properties associated with very brief measures.

More information:

1. TIPI manuscript (pdf format)

2. TIPI scale (html)

3. TIPI scale (pdf format)

4. TIPI norms (pdf format)

Scoring the TIPI

1. Recode the reverse-scored items (i.e., recode a 7 with a 1, a 6 with a 2, a 5 with a 3, etc.). The reverse scored items are 2, 4, 6, 8, & 10.

2. Take the AVERAGE of the two items (the standard item and the recoded reverse-scored item) that make up each scale.

Example using the Extraversion scale: A participant has scores of 5 on item 1 (Extraverted, enthusiastic) and and 2 on item 6 (Reserved, quiet). First, recode the reverse-scored item (i.e., item 6), replacing the 2 with a 6. Second, take the average of the score for item 1 and the (recoded) score for item 6. So the TIPI Extraversion scale score would be: (5 + 6)/2 = 5.5

 

Translations

These translations have been provided by their developers for research use. I have included them here as a resource for researchers but their inclusion does not imply that I endorse them. They differ in the procedures used to develop them and the degree to which they have been validated. I did not develop them and have not used them in my own research so I cannot evaluate them.  For further details on the instruments, please contact their authors. As far as I know, you are free to use these translations but as a courtesy I encourage you to contact the contact persons listed below before doing so.

 

CHINESE (TRADITIONAL)

A (Traditional) Chinese version of the TIPI is available  here (in pdf format). It was developed by Jean Tzou and Lise DeShea.  

DUTCH

A Dutch version of the TIPI is available  here (in word format). It was developed by Sander Koole.  

FARSI (PERSIAN)

A Farsi version of the TIPI is available here (in pdf format). It was developed by Madjid Mirzavaziri, Hamid Vazire, and Simine Vazire.

FRENCH

A French version of the TIPI is available  here (in word format). It was developed by Erica Carlisle.

A revised version of the Carlisle instrument is available here (in pdf format). It eliminates three additional (non-TIPI) items, lists the traits in both masculine and feminine form, and uses the original TIPI item order. The revision was made by Mike Friedman.

GERMAN

A German version of the TIPI is available here (in word format) or by emailing the authors Benedikt Hell and Peter M. Muck.

The validation of this instrument is described in:

Muck, P. M., Hell, B, & Gosling, S. D. (in press). Construct validation of a short Five-Factor Model instrument: A self-peer study on the

German adaptation of the Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI-G). European Journal of Personality Assessment. Please email  Benedikt Hell or Peter M. Muck for information on this paper.

ITALIAN

An Italian version of the TIPI is available  here (in word format). It was developed by Erica Carlisle.

NORWEGIAN

A Norwegian version of the TIPI is available here (in word format) or by emailing the author Cristina Aicher.

SWEDISH

A Swedish version of the TIPI is available  here (in word format). It was developed by Erica Carlisle.

SPANISH (2)

Two Spanish versions of the TIPI are available:

One version  is available here (in word format). It was developed by Nairan Ramirez.

Another version is available  here (in word format). It was developed by Erica Carlisle.

 

Bibliography

As a resource for researchers, I plan to create a bibliography of all papers, presentations, and reports that have used the TIPI. If you have used the TIPI please let me know, providing the full citation, and, ideally, an electronic copy of the document (or a link to it).  Thanks!

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