Decision Making Individual Differences Inventory - NEO-FFI

The NEO-FFI was designed to assess the constellation of traits defined by the Five Factor Theory of Personality. Openness is characterized by originality, ... Introduction A-ZScales Categories Decision Style Approach RiskAttitude CognitiveAbility Motivation Personality Inventories Constructs Miscellaneous Permissions NEOFiveFactorInventory(NEO-FFI) Costa,P.T.,&McCrae,R.R.(1989).TheNEO-PI/NEO-FFImanualsupplement.Odessa,FL.:PsychologicalAssessmentResources. Costa,P.T.,&McCrae,R.R.(1992).RevisedNEOPersonalityInventory(NEO-PI-R)andNEOFive-FactorInventory(NEO-FFI)professionalmanual.Odessa,FL:PsychologicalAssessmentResources. TheNEO-FFIisavailableforpurchaseonline.SeealsothelongerNEOPI-R. TableofContents Description HistoryofUse References Description: Purpose TheNEO-FFIwasdesignedtoassesstheconstellationoftraitsdefinedbytheFiveFactorTheoryofPersonality. Opennessischaracterizedbyoriginality,curiosity,andingenuity.ThisfactorissometimesreferredtoasCulturebecauseofitsemphasisonintellectualism,polish,andindependenceofmind.ThisfactorisalsosometimesreferredtoasIntellectbecauseofitsemphasisonintelligence,sophistication,andreflection.Conscientiousnessischaracterizedbyorderliness,responsibility,anddependability.ThisfactorissometimesreferredtoasDependability.Extraversionischaracterizedbytalkativeness,assertiveness,andenergy.ThisfactorissometimesreferredtoasSurgency.Agreeablenessischaracterizedbygood-naturedness,cooperativeness,andtrust.WhilethisfactorismostcommonlycalledAgreeableness,itcanalsobeseenasacombinationoffriendlinessandcompliance.Neuroticismischaracterizedbyupsetabilityandisthepolaroppositeofemotionalstability.ThisfactorissometimesscoredintheoppositedirectionandreferredtoasEmotionalStability.ThisdescriptionoftheBigFiveisdrawnfromDigman(1990),Goldberg(1992),andJohn&Srivastava(1999).ThefactorstructureusedbytheNEO-FFIisdescribedbelowundersub-scales. Questions 60itemsusing5-pointratings(1=stronglydisagreeto5=stronglyagree) Sub-scales 5sub-scales,eachwith6facets: Openness(vs.closedness)toexperience:FantasyAestheticsFeelingsActionsIdeasValuesConscientiousness(vs.lackofdirection):CompetenceOrderDutifulnessAchievementstrivingSelf-disciplineDeliberationExtraversion(vs.introversion):WarmthGregariousnessAssertivenessActivityExcitementseekingPositiveemotionAgreeableness(vs.antagonism):TrustStraightforwardnessAltruismComplianceModestyTendermindednessNeuroticism(vs.emotionalstability):AnxietyHostilityDepressionSelf-ConsciousnessImpulsivenessVulnerabilitytoStress Domain Psychometrics Sampleitems Scalenotpubliclyavailable. HistoryofUse: References: Scale: Costa,P.T.,&McCrae,R.R.(1989).TheNEO-PI/NEO-FFImanualsupplement.Odessa,FL.:PsychologicalAssessmentResources. Costa,P.T.,&McCrae,R.R.(1992).RevisedNEOPersonalityInventory(NEO-PI-R)andNEOFive-FactorInventory(NEO-FFI)professionalmanual.Odessa,FL:PsychologicalAssessmentResources. FormoreinformationontheBig5andtheirmeasurement,see: Digman,J.M.(1990).Personalitystructure:Emergenceofthefive-factormodel.AnnualReviewofPsychology,41,417-440.doi:10.1146/annurev.ps.41.020190.002221 Goldberg,L.R.(1990).Analternative“descriptionofpersonality”:TheBig-Fivefactorstructure.JournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology,59(6),1216-1229.doi:10.1037/0022-3514.59.6.1216 Goldberg,L.R.(1992).ThedevelopmentofmarkersfortheBig-Fivefactorstructure.PsychologicalAssessment,4(1),26-42.doi:10.1037/1040-3590.4.1.26 John,O.P.,&Srivastava,S.(1999).TheBigFivetraittaxonomy:History,measurement,andtheoreticalperspectives.InL.A.Pervin&O.P.John(Eds.),Handbookofpersonality:Theoryandresearch(2nded.,pp.102-138).NewYork:Guilford. McCrae,R.R.,&John,O.P.(1992).Anintroductiontothefive-factormodelanditsapplications.JournalofPersonality,60(2),175-215.doi:10.1111/j.1467-6494.1992.tb00970.x Uses: Skeel,R.L.,Neudecker,J.,Pilarski,C.,&Pytlak,K.(2007).Theutilityofpersonalityvariablesandbehaviorally-basedmeasuresinthepredictionofrisk-takingbehavior.PersonalityandIndividualDifferences,43(1),203-214.doi:10.1016/j.paid.2006.11.025 *