Five domains · 30 facets
Big Five traits and facets
Five domains summarize broad personality tendencies. Each contains six narrower facets, for 30 facets in total. These explanations match the result view and are neither diagnoses nor population percentiles.
Openness
Openness describes receptiveness to ideas, imagination, aesthetics, and varied experience.
Imagination
Imagination concerns use of fantasy, mental imagery, and invented possibilities.
Artistic interests
Artistic interests concern appreciation of beauty, art, music, and design.
Emotionality
Emotionality concerns awareness of and openness to one's own feelings.
Adventurousness
Adventurousness concerns willingness to try unfamiliar activities and change routines.
Intellect
Intellect concerns enjoyment of complex ideas, debate, and abstract thought.
Liberalism
Liberalism concerns readiness to reconsider conventions, rules, and inherited values.
Conscientiousness
Conscientiousness describes organization, persistence, deliberation, and follow-through.
Self-efficacy
Self-efficacy concerns confidence in managing tasks and reaching intended outcomes.
Orderliness
Orderliness concerns preference for structure, planning, and organized surroundings.
Dutifulness
Dutifulness concerns commitment to obligations, rules, and promises.
Achievement-striving
Achievement-striving concerns setting demanding goals and working hard toward them.
Self-discipline
Self-discipline concerns starting and finishing tasks despite boredom or distraction.
Cautiousness
Cautiousness concerns considering consequences before deciding or acting.
Extraversion
Extraversion describes social energy, positive engagement, and outward activity.
Friendliness
Friendliness concerns warmth, approachability, and interest in close social contact.
Gregariousness
Gregariousness concerns preference for company, groups, and frequent social contact.
Assertiveness
Assertiveness concerns willingness to speak up, lead, and influence a group.
Activity level
Activity level concerns pace, busyness, and preference for an energetic schedule.
Excitement-seeking
Excitement-seeking concerns appetite for stimulation, novelty, and intense experience.
Cheerfulness
Cheerfulness concerns the frequency of enthusiasm, joy, and positive emotion.
Agreeableness
Agreeableness describes trust, consideration, cooperation, and concern for others.
Trust
Trust concerns expecting other people to be generally honest and well-intentioned.
Morality
Morality concerns straightforward dealing rather than manipulation or concealment.
Altruism
Altruism concerns willingness to spend time or effort helping other people.
Cooperation
Cooperation concerns preference for compromise over confrontation during conflict.
Modesty
Modesty concerns reluctance to claim superiority or seek special recognition.
Sympathy
Sympathy concerns responsiveness to suffering and concern for people in need.
Neuroticism
Neuroticism describes sensitivity to stress and the frequency of difficult emotions.
Anxiety
Anxiety concerns anticipation of danger, worry, and physiological tension.
Anger
Anger concerns how readily frustration develops into irritation or resentment.
Depression
Depression concerns proneness to sadness, discouragement, and reduced hope.
Self-consciousness
Self-consciousness concerns discomfort with scrutiny and fear of social embarrassment.
Immoderation
Immoderation concerns the strength of urges and difficulty delaying immediate rewards.
Vulnerability
Vulnerability concerns feeling overwhelmed or less effective when pressure rises.