These data comes from an interactive version of the scales from the International Personality Item Pool designed to measure Cattell's 16 personality factors.

Scaling

All personality items were rated on the following five point scale.

  1. "strongly disagree"
  2. "disagree"
  3. "neither agree not disagree"
  4. "agree"
  5. "strongly agree"

These items are all represented as integer values on the dataset. All missing values have been imputed via a single round of predictive mean matching.

Warmth

Field Description
A1 "I know how to comfort others"
A2 "I enjoy bringing people together"
A3 "I feel others' emotions"
A4 "I take an interest in other people's lives"
A5 "I cheer people up"
A6 "I make people feel at ease"
A7 "I take time out for others"
A8 "I don't like to get involved in other people's problems"
A9 "I am not really interested in others"
A10 "I try not to think about the needy"

Reasoning

Field Description
B1 "I make insightful remarks"
B2 "I know the answers to many questions"
B3 "I tend to analyze things"
B4 "I use my brain"
B5 "I learn quickly"
B6 "I counter others' arguments"
B7 "I reflect on things before acting"
B8 "I weigh the pros against the cons"
B9 "I consider myself an average person"
B10 "I get confused easily"
B11 "I know that I am not a special person"
B12 "I have a poor vocabulary"
B13 "I skip difficult words while reading"

Emotional Stability

Field Description
C1 "I seldom feel blue"
C2 "I feel comfortable with myself"
C3 "I readily overcome setbacks"
C4 "I am relaxed most of the time"
C5 "I am not easily frustrated"
C6 "I have frequent mood swings"
C7 "I often feel blue"
C8 "I dislike myself"
C9 "I feel desperate"
C10 "I am easily discouraged"

Dominance

Field Description
D1 "I take charge"
D2 "I want to be in charge"
D3 "I say what I think"
D4 "I am not afraid of providing criticism"
D5 "I take control of things"
D6 "I can take strong measures"
D7 "I wait for others to lead the way"
D8 "I never challenge things"
D9 "I let others make the decisions"
D10 "I let myself be pushed around"

Liveliness

Field Description
E1 "I am the life of the party"
E2 "I love large parties"
E3 "I joke around a lot"
E4 "I enjoy being part of a loud crowd"
E5 "I amuse my friends"
E6 "I act wild and crazy"
E7 "I seldom joke around"
E8 "I don't like crowded events"
E9 "I am the last to laugh at a joke"
E10 "I dislike loud music"

Rule Consciousness

Field Description
F1 "I believe laws should be strictly enforced"
F2 "I try to follow the rules"
F3 "I believe in one true religion"
F4 "I respect authority"
F5 "I like to stand during the national anthem"
F6 "I resist authority"
F7 "I break rules"
F8 "I use swear words"
F9 "I oppose authority"
F10 "I know how to get around the rules"

Social Boldness

Field Description
G1 "I feel comfortable around people"
G2 "I talk to a lot of different people at parties"
G3 "I don't mind being the center of attention"
G4 "I make friends easily"
G5 "I start conversations"
G6 "I find it difficult to approach others"
G7 "I often feel uncomfortable around others"
G8 "I have little to say"
G9 "I am quiet around strangers"
G10 "I keep in the background"

Sensitivity

Field Description
H1 "I like to read"
H2 "I enjoy discussing movies and books with others"
H3 "I read a lot"
H4 "I don't like action movies"
H5 "I cry during movies"
H6 "I love flowers"
H7 "I do not enjoy watching dance performances"
H8 "I do not like poetry"
H9 "I dislike works of fiction"
H10 "I rarely notice my emotional reactions"

Vigilance

Field Description
I1 "I find it hard to forgive others"
I2 "I suspect hidden motives in others"
I3 "I am wary of others"
I4 "I distrust people"
I5 "I believe that people seldom tell you the whole truth"
I6 "I believe that people are essentially evil"
I7 "I trust what people say"
I8 "I trust others"
I9 "I believe that others have good intentions"
I10 "I believe that people are basically moral"

Abstractness

Field Description
J1 "I do things that others find strange"
J2 "I like to get lost in thought"
J3 "I enjoy wild flights of fantasy"
J4 "I love to daydream"
J5 "I swim against the current"
J6 "I take deviant positions"
J7 "I do unexpected things"
J8 "I do things by the book"
J9 "I seldom daydream"
J10 "I seldom get lost in thought"

Privateness

Field Description
K1 "I reveal little about myself"
K2 "I am hard to get to know"
K3 "I don't talk a lot"
K4 "I bottle up my feelings"
K5 "I keep my thoughts to myself"
K6 "I am open about myself to others"
K7 "I am open about my feelings"
K8 "I disclose my intimate thoughts"
K9 "I show my feelings"
K10 "I am willing to talk about myself"

Apprehension

Field Description
L1 "I am afraid that I will do the wrong thing"
L2 "I feel threatened easily"
L3 "I am easily hurt"
L4 "I worry about things"
L5 "I spend time thinking about past mistakes"
L6 "I feel guilty when I say 'no'"
L7 "I feel crushed by setbacks"
L8 "I don't worry about things that have already happened"
L9 "I am not easily bothered by things"
L10 "I don't let others discourage me"

Openness to Change

Field Description
M1 "I believe in the importance of art"
M2 "I love to think up new ways of doing things"
M3 "I enjoy hearing new ideas"
M4 "I carry the conversation to a higher level"
M5 "I prefer variety to routine"
M6 "I avoid philosophical discussions"
M7 "I rarely look for a deeper meaning in things"
M8 "I am not interested in theoretical discussions"
M9 "I am not interested in abstract ideas"
M10 "I try to avoid complex people"

Self-Reliance

Field Description
N1 "I want to be left alone"
N2 "I prefer to do things by myself"
N3 "I enjoy spending time by myself"
N4 "I seek quiet"
N5 "I don't mind eating alone"
N6 "I enjoy silence"
N7 "I enjoy my privacy"
N8 "I enjoy being part of a group"
N9 "I enjoy teamwork"
N10 "I can't do without the company of others"

Perfectionism

Field Description
O1 "I want everything to be 'just right'"
O2 "I get chores done right away"
O3 "I like order"
O4 "I continue until everything is perfect"
O5 "I am exacting in my work"
O6 "I am not bothered by messy people"
O7 "I am not bothered by disorder"
O8 "I leave a mess in my room"
O9 "I leave my belongings around"
O10 "I put off unpleasant tasks"

Tension

Field Description
P1 "I get irritated easily"
P2 "I get angry easily"
P3 "I am quick to judge others"
P4 "I am annoyed by others' mistakes"
P5 "I am easily put out"
P6 "I can't stand being contradicted"
P7 "I judge people by their appearance"
P8 "I am not easily annoyed"
P9 "I try to forgive and forget"

Covariates

Field Format Description
country STRING The country the user connected from (based on IP address) in the form of ISO 3166 country codes, with some augmentations. The full key is below:

A1, "Anonymous Proxy"
A2, "Satellite Provider"
O1, "Other Country"
AD, "Andorra"
AE, "United Arab Emirates"
AF, "Afghanistan"
AG, "Antigua and Barbuda"
AI, "Anguilla"
AL, "Albania"
AM, "Armenia"
AO, "Angola"
AP, "Asia/Pacific Region"
AQ, "Antarctica"
AR, "Argentina"
AS, "American Samoa"
AT, "Austria"
AU, "Australia"
AW, "Aruba"
AX, "Aland Islands"
AZ, "Azerbaijan"
BA, "Bosnia and Herzegovina"
BB, "Barbados"
BD, "Bangladesh"
BE, "Belgium"
BF, "Burkina Faso"
BG, "Bulgaria"
BH, "Bahrain"
BI, "Burundi"
BJ, "Benin"
BL, "Saint Bartelemey"
BM, "Bermuda"
BN, "Brunei Darussalam"
BO, "Bolivia"
BQ, "Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba"
BR, "Brazil"
BS, "Bahamas"
BT, "Bhutan"
BV, "Bouvet Island"
BW, "Botswana"
BY, "Belarus"
BZ, "Belize"
CA, "Canada"
CC, "Cocos (Keeling) Islands"
CD, "Congo, The Democratic Republic of the"
CF, "Central African Republic"
CG, "Congo"
CH, "Switzerland"
CI, "Cote d'Ivoire"
CK, "Cook Islands"
CL, "Chile"
CM, "Cameroon"
CN, "China"
CO, "Colombia"
CR, "Costa Rica"
CU, "Cuba"
CV, "Cape Verde"
CW, "Curacao"
CX, "Christmas Island"
CY, "Cyprus"
CZ, "Czech Republic"
DE, "Germany"
DJ, "Djibouti"
DK, "Denmark"
DM, "Dominica"
DO, "Dominican Republic"
DZ, "Algeria"
EC, "Ecuador"
EE, "Estonia"
EG, "Egypt"
EH, "Western Sahara"
ER, "Eritrea"
ES, "Spain"
ET, "Ethiopia"
EU, "Europe"
FI, "Finland"
FJ, "Fiji"
FK, "Falkland Islands (Malvinas)"
FM, "Micronesia, Federated States of"
FO, "Faroe Islands"
FR, "France"
GA, "Gabon"
GB, "United Kingdom"
GD, "Grenada"
GE, "Georgia"
GF, "French Guiana"
GG, "Guernsey"
GH, "Ghana"
GI, "Gibraltar"
GL, "Greenland"
GM, "Gambia"
GN, "Guinea"
GP, "Guadeloupe"
GQ, "Equatorial Guinea"
GR, "Greece"
GS, "South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands"
GT, "Guatemala"
GU, "Guam"
GW, "Guinea-Bissau"
GY, "Guyana"
HK, "Hong Kong"
HM, "Heard Island and McDonald Islands"
HN, "Honduras"
HR, "Croatia"
HT, "Haiti"
HU, "Hungary"
ID, "Indonesia"
IE, "Ireland"
IL, "Israel"
IM, "Isle of Man"
IN, "India"
IO, "British Indian Ocean Territory"
IQ, "Iraq"
IR, "Iran, Islamic Republic of"
IS, "Iceland"
IT, "Italy"
JE, "Jersey"
JM, "Jamaica"
JO, "Jordan"
JP, "Japan"
KE, "Kenya"
KG, "Kyrgyzstan"
KH, "Cambodia"
KI, "Kiribati"
KM, "Comoros"
KN, "Saint Kitts and Nevis"
KP, "Korea, Democratic People's Republic of"
KR, "Korea, Republic of"
KW, "Kuwait"
KY, "Cayman Islands"
KZ, "Kazakhstan"
LA, "Lao People's Democratic Republic"
LB, "Lebanon"
LC, "Saint Lucia"
LI, "Liechtenstein"
LK, "Sri Lanka"
LR, "Liberia"
LS, "Lesotho"
LT, "Lithuania"
LU, "Luxembourg"
LV, "Latvia"
LY, "Libyan Arab Jamahiriya"
MA, "Morocco"
MC, "Monaco"
MD, "Moldova, Republic of"
ME, "Montenegro"
MF, "Saint Martin"
MG, "Madagascar"
MH, "Marshall Islands"
MK, "Macedonia"
ML, "Mali"
MM, "Myanmar"
MN, "Mongolia"
MO, "Macao"
MP, "Northern Mariana Islands"
MQ, "Martinique"
MR, "Mauritania"
MS, "Montserrat"
MT, "Malta"
MU, "Mauritius"
MV, "Maldives"
MW, "Malawi"
MX, "Mexico"
MY, "Malaysia"
MZ, "Mozambique"
NA, "Namibia"
NC, "New Caledonia"
NE, "Niger"
NF, "Norfolk Island"
NG, "Nigeria"
NI, "Nicaragua"
NL, "Netherlands"
NO, "Norway"
NP, "Nepal"
NR, "Nauru"
NU, "Niue"
NZ, "New Zealand"
OM, "Oman"
PA, "Panama"
PE, "Peru"
PF, "French Polynesia"
PG, "Papua New Guinea"
PH, "Philippines"
PK, "Pakistan"
PL, "Poland"
PM, "Saint Pierre and Miquelon"
PN, "Pitcairn"
PR, "Puerto Rico"
PS, "Palestinian Territory"
PT, "Portugal"
PW, "Palau"
PY, "Paraguay"
QA, "Qatar"
RE, "Reunion"
RO, "Romania"
RS, "Serbia"
RU, "Russian Federation"
RW, "Rwanda"
SA, "Saudi Arabia"
SB, "Solomon Islands"
SC, "Seychelles"
SD, "Sudan"
SE, "Sweden"
SG, "Singapore"
SH, "Saint Helena"
SI, "Slovenia"
SJ, "Svalbard and Jan Mayen"
SK, "Slovakia"
SL, "Sierra Leone"
SM, "San Marino"
SN, "Senegal"
SO, "Somalia"
SR, "Suriname"
SS, "South Sudan"
ST, "Sao Tome and Principe"
SV, "El Salvador"
SX, "Sint Maarten"
SY, "Syrian Arab Republic"
SZ, "Swaziland"
TC, "Turks and Caicos Islands"
TD, "Chad"
TF, "French Southern Territories"
TG, "Togo"
TH, "Thailand"
TJ, "Tajikistan"
TK, "Tokelau"
TL, "Timor-Leste"
TM, "Turkmenistan"
TN, "Tunisia"
TO, "Tonga"
TR, "Turkey"
TT, "Trinidad and Tobago"
TV, "Tuvalu"
TW, "Taiwan"
TZ, "Tanzania, United Republic of"
UA, "Ukraine"
UG, "Uganda"
UM, "United States Minor Outlying Islands"
US, "United States"
UY, "Uruguay"
UZ, "Uzbekistan"
VA, "Holy See (Vatican City State)"
VC, "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines"
VE, "Venezuela"
VG, "Virgin Islands, British"
VI, "Virgin Islands, U.S."
VN, "Vietnam"
VU, "Vanuatu"
WF, "Wallis and Futuna"
WS, "Samoa"
YE, "Yemen"
YT, "Mayotte"
ZA, "South Africa"
ZM, "Zambia"
ZW, "Zimbabwe"
source FACTOR How the participant came to the test based on HTTP referrer (the url the link the user clicked was on).

homepage = from front page of website that hosted the survey
google = from google
facebook = from facebook
edu = from any url containing ".edu" (so "xxx.edu" or "xxx.edu.au" etc., typically it appears these are students in a course where the professor linked the test in their course management software (e.g. moodle))
wikipedia = from Wikipedia
other = from any other source or empty source (empty source=not provided or direct traffic)
accuracy INTEGER After submission, subjects were instructed to indicate on a scale from 0000 the overall accuracy of their answers. Subjects were instructed to enter 0 if they did not want their data used. Only submissions with accuracy > 0 have been retained.
elapse INTEGER Number of seconds between when the user started the test and when they submitted it .
ageINTEGERAge in years, only ages >= 13 retained.
genderFACTOR"male", "female, "other"