Ten-Item Personality Inventory [TIPI-10]

Questionnaire Description

The Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI-10) is a brief psychometric instrument developed by Samuel D. Gosling and colleagues to assess the five major dimensions of personality according to the Five-Factor Model (FFM). The instrument consists of 10 statements, with two items representing each of the five personality dimensions.

Aim

The main aim of the TIPI-10 is to provide a rapid and concise assessment of personality, particularly in situations where assessment time is limited or when a brief measure is needed in large-scale surveys, educational settings, or other research contexts.

Personality Dimensions

The TIPI-10 assesses the following five dimensions:

Extraversion: characterized by energy, sociability, and stimulation seeking.

Agreeableness: associated with kindness, trust, and cooperativeness.

Conscientiousness: related to organization, diligence, and reliability.

Emotional Stability: the opposite of neuroticism, reflecting calmness and resilience to stress.

Openness to Experience: associated with open-mindedness, imagination, and preference for variety and new experiences.

Scoring

The 10 statements are rated on a 7-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 = “Disagree strongly” to 7 = “Agree strongly.”

Each personality dimension is represented by two statements, one positively worded and one negatively worded. According to the provided material, the two item scores are combined to produce a dimension score, with a possible range from 2 to 14.

Applications

The TIPI-10 is particularly useful when researchers need a very brief measure of the Big Five personality traits without administering longer personality inventories. It can be applied in psychological, social, educational, and organizational research.

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.

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.