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Personality: broadband models

Revised NEO Personality Inventory.

NEO-PI-R

What it measures
Five-Factor Model: Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness to Experience, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, each with 6 facets (30 facets total)
Length and format
240 (plus 3 validity items on the answer sheet); also an observer-rated Form R. 5-pt Likert (strongly disagree - strongly agree) (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
40+ languages; validated/normed in three-dozen-plus countries (McCrae & Allik cross-cultural program); e.g. ES, FR, DE, IT, PT, NL, ZH, JA, KO, AR, RU, PL, CZ, plus BCMS adaptations
Normative data
We hold norms for a related instrument, not for this one.
Licence
copyrighted - commercial

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Reference
Costa, P. T., & McCrae, R. R. (1992). NEO PI-R Professional Manual. Odessa, FL: PAR. https://www.parinc.com/products/NEO-PI-3-NU

https://www.parinc.com/products/NEO-PI-3-NU

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