NEO Personality Inventory-Revised

Paul T. Costa, Jr., Ph.D. & Robert R. McCrae, Ph.D. © 1985, 1989, 1992, 1995

The NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R) is a highly-regarded assessment of personality. Based on the Five-Factor model, the NEO PI-R measures the interpersonal, motivational, emotional, and attitudinal styles of adults and adolescents. It consists of 240 personality items and 3 validity items, and is available in two forms. Form-S is designed for self-reports and Form-R is written in the third person for observer reports.

Applications

• In counseling and clinical settings with adults as well as senior high school and college students.
• In business and industrial settings.
• Psychological research, including studies in sport psychology and recreation.

Description

The NEO PI-R was designed to provide a general description of normal personality relevant to clinical, counseling and educational situations. NEO PI-R items and materials were designed to be easily read and understood. The five domains (factors) measured by the NEO PI-R provide a general description of personality, while the facet scales allow more detailed analysis. These five factors and their facet scales include:

• Neuroticism (Anxiety, Hostility, Depression, Self-Consciousness, Impulsiveness, Vulnerability)
• Extraversion (Warmth, Gregariousness, Assertiveness, Activity, Excitement-Seeking, Positive Emotions)
• Openness to Experience (Fantasy, Aesthetics, Feelings, Actions, Ideas, Values)
• Agreeableness (Trust, Modesty, Compliance, Altruism, Straightforwardness, Tender-Mindedness)
• Conscientiousness (Competence, Self-Discipline, Achievement-Striving, Dutifulness, Order, Deliberation)

Reliability and Validity

Internal consistency coefficients range from .86 to .95 for domain scales, and from .56 to .90 for facet scales. Stability coefficients ranging from .51 to .83 have been found in three-year, six-year, and seven-year longitudinal studies of the original NEO-PI factors. The NEO PI-R has been validated against other personality inventories and projective techniques.

Hand Scoring

Materials required for hand scoring include a manual, one Form-S reusable test booklet, one answer sheet, one Form-S profile sheet and one feedback sheet per respondent.

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