Description

The Big Five Inventory-10 (BFI-10) is a short version of the original Big Five Inventory (BFI), designed to assess the five major dimensions of personality: Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability (Neuroticism), and Openness to Experience. The BFI-10 consists of 10 statements, two for each of the five dimensions, and is suitable for cases where time is limited.

Purpose

The main purpose of the BFI-10 is to provide a quick and reliable measurement of the five major dimensions of personality. It is widely used in psychological research, clinical assessments, career selection, and personal evaluations when a brief assessment is required without sacrificing accuracy.

Structure

The BFI-10 consists of 10 statements, two for each of the five personality dimensions:
Extraversion
“I am outgoing, sociable.”
“I am quiet, reserved.” (reverse scored)
Agreeableness
“I am agreeable, I can easily cooperate with others.”
“I tend to be critical and quarrelsome.” (reverse scored)
Conscientiousness
“I am well organized and responsible.”
“I am careless and pay little attention to details.” (reverse scored)
Emotional Stability (Neuroticism)
“I am calm and can handle stress well.”
“I worry a lot and am emotionally unstable.” (reverse scored)
Openness to Experience
“I have a vivid imagination and am open to new ideas.”
“I am not interested in art or creative ideas.” (reverse scored)
Participants are asked to respond to each statement using a Likert scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree).

Scoring

The overall score for each dimension is calculated by summing the scores of the two relevant items, with the reverse-scored statements inverted before summation. Higher scores indicate a greater presence of the specific trait.

References

Rammstedt, B., & John, O. P. (2007). Measuring personality in one minute or less: A 10-item short version of the Big Five Inventory in English and German. Journal of Research in Personality, 41(1), 203-212.
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John, O. P., Donahue, E. M., & Kentle, R. L. (1991). The Big Five Inventory—Versions 4a and 54. Berkeley, CA: University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Personality and Social Research.
Rammstedt, B., & Beierlein, C. (2014). Can’t we make it any shorter? The limits of personality assessment and ways to overcome them. Journal of Individual Differences, 35(4), 212-220.
Benet-Martínez, V., & John, O. P. (1998). Los Cinco Grandes across cultures and ethnic groups: Multitrait multimethod analyses of the Big Five in Spanish and English. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 75(3), 729-750.