Description

The Ten Item Personality Measure (TIPM) is a hypothetical psychometric tool designed to assess the core dimensions of personality. Similar to the Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI), the TIPM includes 10 statements that evaluate five basic dimensions of personality according to the Five-Factor Model (FFM).

Objective

The main goal of the TIPM is to provide a quick and reliable measurement of the five fundamental dimensions of personality. This tool is useful in situations where time is limited or when a brief but valid assessment of personality is required, such as in large-scale surveys, educational settings, or in the initial evaluation of an individual’s personality.

Analysis

The TIPM consists of 10 statements, which are rated using a 7-point Likert scale ranging from “strongly disagree” (1) to “strongly agree” (7). Each statement represents one pole of a personality dimension, and participants are asked to indicate how much they agree with each statement.
The five personality dimensions assessed through the TIPM are:
Extraversion: Characterized by energy, sociability, and a search for stimulation.
Agreeableness: Characterized by kindness, trust, and cooperativeness.
Conscientiousness: Characterized by organization, diligence, and reliability.
Emotional Stability: The opposite of neuroticism, characterized by calmness and resilience to stress.
Openness to Experience: Characterized by open-mindedness, imagination, and a preference for variety and new experiences.

Scoring

Scoring of the TIPM is done by summing the scores of the two statements corresponding to each personality dimension. One statement in each pair is positively worded and the other is negatively worded. The total scores for each dimension range from 2 to 14. These scores can be compared to population norms to determine an individual’s personality profile.

References

Gosling, S. D., Rentfrow, P. J., & Swann, W. B. (2003). A very brief measure of the Big-Five personality domains. Journal of Research in Personality, 37(6), 504–528.
Gosling, S. D., Rentfrow, P. J., & Swann, W. B. (2003). TIPI manual.
John, O. P., & Srivastava, S. (1999). The Big Five trait taxonomy: History, measurement, and theoretical perspectives. In L. A. Pervin & O. P. John (Eds.), Handbook of personality: Theory and research (pp. 102–138). Guilford Press.
Ehrhart, M. G., Ehrhart, K. H., Roesch, S. C., Chung-Herrera, B. G., Nadler, K., & Bradshaw, K. (2009). Testing the latent factor structure and construct validity of the Ten-Item Personality Inventory. Personality and Individual Differences, 47(8), 900–905.