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Big Five · 20 questions · 4 minutes
Five sides of you.
Twenty statements from the Mini-IPIP, a short version of the Big Five, the personality model most used in psychology research. There are no good or bad results. Each trait has strengths at both ends.
About this questionnaire
Source: Donnellan MB, Oswald FL, Baird BM, Lucas RE. The Mini-IPIP scales: tiny-yet-effective measures of the Big Five factors of personality. Psychol Assess. 2006;18(2):192–203. Items from the International Personality Item Pool (public domain). Original →
Common questions
What is the Big Five?
The Big Five describes personality with five broad traits: being outgoing, warmth toward others, orderliness, emotional sensitivity and imagination. It is the model most used in personality research.
Can my personality change?
Traits are fairly stable, but they do shift over a lifetime. Many people become calmer, warmer and more organized as they get older.