Five-Factor domains.
35 catalogued instruments are currently grouped under this construct, across 3 domains: Clinical: broadband and severity; Personality: broadband models; Personality: dark traits and pathology.
This grouping is editorial and provisional. It is derived from what each entry says it measures, it has not been reviewed instrument by instrument, and 195 catalogued instruments are not yet grouped under any construct. Treat the list as a starting point rather than a complete answer, and read each entry for what it actually covers.
- RAS - Recovery Assessment Scale
Clinical: broadband and severity. 41 (RAS-41); 24 (RAS-24 / RAS-R); shorter RAS-20 and RAS-8 derivatives. open with attribution.
- NEO-PI-R - Revised NEO Personality Inventory
Personality: broadband models. 240 (plus 3 validity items on the answer sheet); also an observer-rated Form R. copyrighted - commercial.
- NEO-PI-3 - NEO Personality Inventory-3
Personality: broadband models. 240 items. copyrighted - commercial.
- NEO-FFI - NEO Five-Factor Inventory
Personality: broadband models. 60 (12 per domain). copyrighted - commercial.
- NEO-FFI-3 - NEO Five-Factor Inventory-3
Personality: broadband models. 60 (12 per domain). copyrighted - commercial.
- BFI / BFI-44 - Big Five Inventory (original 44-item)
Personality: broadband models. 44 (8-10 items per domain). open with attribution.
- BFI-2 - Big Five Inventory-2
Personality: broadband models. 60 (15 facet scales of 4 items aggregating to 5 domain scales of 12). open with attribution.
- BFI-2-S - Big Five Inventory-2 Short Form
Personality: broadband models. 30 (2 per facet, 6 per domain). open with attribution.
- BFI-2-XS - Big Five Inventory-2 Extra-Short Form
Personality: broadband models. 15 (3 per domain). open with attribution.
- BFI-10 - Big Five Inventory-10
Personality: broadband models. 10 items. open with attribution.
- BFI-S / BFI-15 - Big Five Inventory-SOEP (15-item)
Personality: broadband models. 15 items. open with attribution.
- IPIP-NEO (300-item)
Personality: broadband models. 300 (10 per facet). public-domain / open.
- IPIP-NEO-120
Personality: broadband models. 120 (4 per facet). public-domain / open.
- IPIP-50 / IPIP-BFFM - IPIP Big-Five Factor Markers (50-item)
Personality: broadband models. 50 (10 per domain). public-domain / open.
- IPIP-100 - IPIP Big-Five Factor Markers (100-item)
Personality: broadband models. 100 (20 per domain). public-domain / open.
- Mini-IPIP
Personality: broadband models. 20 (4 per domain). public-domain / open.
- TIPI - Ten-Item Personality Inventory
Personality: broadband models. 10 (2 per domain). open with attribution.
- BFAS - Big Five Aspect Scales
Personality: broadband models. 100 (10 per aspect). open with attribution.
- Mini-Markers - Saucier Mini-Markers
Personality: broadband models. 40 adjectives. open with attribution.
- TDA / Goldberg 100 markers - Goldberg Big-Five Adjective Markers (Trait Descriptive Adjectives)
Personality: broadband models. 100 unipolar markers (also a 50-bipolar set). public-domain / open.
- BFMS - Big Five Marker Scales
Personality: broadband models. 50 adjectives. open with attribution.
- 6FPQ / SFPQ - Six Factor Personality Questionnaire
Personality: broadband models. 108 (6 per facet). copyrighted - commercial.
- FFPI - Five-Factor Personality Inventory
Personality: broadband models. 100 (20 per factor). copyrighted - author permission.
- HPI - Hogan Personality Inventory
Personality: broadband models. 206 items. copyrighted - commercial.
- BFQ - Big Five Questionnaire
Personality: broadband models. 132 (BFQ); BFQ-2 = 134. copyrighted - commercial.
- M5-120 / M5-50 (IPIP Five-Factor measures)
Personality: broadband models. M5-120 (120 items, 25 facets) and M5-50 (50 items, 5 domains). public-domain / open.
- AB5C-IPIP (Abridged Big Five Circumplex facet scales)
Personality: broadband models. 485 (the full IPIP AB5C set; ~9-11 items per facet across 45 facets). public-domain / open.
- ZKPQ - Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire
Personality: broadband models. 99 (89 trait items + 10 infrequency); ZKPQ-50-CC short form. copyrighted - author permission.
- ZKA-PQ - Zuckerman-Kuhlman-Aluja Personality Questionnaire
Personality: broadband models. 200 (5 factors x 4 facets x 10 items); ZKA-PQ/SF ~80-item short form. copyrighted - author permission.
- ACL - Adjective Check List
Personality: broadband models. 300 adjectives. copyrighted - commercial.
- HiPIC - Hierarchical Personality Inventory for Children
Personality: broadband models. 144 (18 facets); HiPIC-30 short form. copyrighted - commercial.
- BFQ-C - Big Five Questionnaire for Children
Personality: broadband models. 65 (13 per factor). copyrighted - commercial.
- FFNI - Five-Factor Narcissism Inventory
Personality: dark traits and pathology. 148 (full); 60 (FFNI-SF). copyrighted - author permission.
- FFMI - Five-Factor Machiavellianism Inventory
Personality: dark traits and pathology. 58 (full); short forms exist. open with attribution.
- FFF - Five-Factor Form
Personality: dark traits and pathology. 30 (one bipolar item per FFM facet). open with attribution.
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