Sample Big Five personality test report

You have a vivid imagination and often get lost in thought. It feeds creativity and planning, though it can pull you away from the task in front of you.

How much you live in your imagination: daydreams, fantasy, picturing what could be.

Art, music, nature and beauty matter to you and can move you deeply. You notice design and atmosphere that others overlook.

How much you are moved by art, music, nature and beauty.

You’re closely in touch with your feelings and experience them intensely. That helps you understand yourself and others; strong feelings can also sway your decisions.

How aware you are of your own feelings and how intensely you experience them.

You like variety and change: new places, new food, new ways of doing things. Routine bores you quickly.

How much you like variety, change and trying new things, rather than routine.

You enjoy ideas for their own sake: abstract questions, complex problems, long debates. You seek out things to figure out, and you may lose patience with practical details once an idea is clear.

How much you enjoy ideas, abstract thinking and hard problems.

You respect established ways but question them when they stop making sense.

How ready you are to question authority, tradition and conventional rules. The IPIP calls it liberalism; it is about attitudes to convention, not a political party.

You feel capable with most tasks, less so with unfamiliar ones.

How confident you are that you can get things done.

Order and tidiness aren’t a priority for you; you know roughly where things are. You adapt easily, though things can get lost.

How much you like order: tidy spaces, lists and schedules.

You keep your word on what matters and are flexible about minor rules.

How strongly you feel bound to keep promises and follow the rules.

You work hard toward goals that matter to you without making work your whole life.

How hard you push toward goals and high standards.

You find it hard to start boring tasks and to keep going until they’re done, so things slip. Short deadlines and small first steps help.

How well you start tasks and keep going when they’re boring or hard.

You think before acting on big decisions and go with your gut on small ones.

How carefully you think before you act or speak.

You’re friendly once you know people, and more reserved with strangers.

How warm you are with people and how easily you make friends.

You prefer one-to-one time or small groups and avoid crowds when you can. Big events cost you energy, so plan some recovery time after them.

How much you enjoy crowds, parties and big groups.

You lead when it’s needed and are just as happy to follow.

How readily you take charge, speak up and lead.

You like a reasonably full schedule with room to slow down.

How fast-paced and busy you like your life to be.

You avoid loud, risky or chaotic situations and prefer calm. You’re unlikely to take foolish risks, and you may pass on some that would be worth taking.

How much you look for thrills, noise and stimulation.

You’re in good spirits much of the time, with ordinary ups and downs.

How often you feel joy, enthusiasm and good spirits.

You trust people once they’ve given you reason to, and stay alert otherwise.

How much you assume that other people mean well.

You’re straightforward and sincere, and you don’t like bending the truth or playing games to get ahead.

How straightforward and sincere you are with people, rather than strategic.

You go out of your way to help, and you notice when someone needs a hand. Make sure your own needs don’t always come last.

How much you go out of your way to help others.

You dislike confrontation and would rather give way than argue. That keeps the peace; it can also leave your real views unsaid.

How much you avoid confrontation and give way to keep the peace.

You can talk about your achievements when it’s useful, without making a show of it.

How much you play down your own achievements.

You feel strongly for people who are suffering or worse off, and you want to help. Other people’s troubles can weigh on you.

How strongly you feel for people who are suffering or worse off.

You worry more than most people and often think through what could go wrong. That helps you spot problems early, but it can keep you on edge long after the risk has passed.

How often you feel worried, nervous or afraid that something will go wrong.

You get annoyed about as often as most people, and it usually passes.

How quickly you feel irritated, frustrated or angry.

You feel low at times, as most people do, and you usually bounce back.

How often you feel sad, discouraged or low in energy. This is a personality scale, not a measure of clinical depression.

You’re very aware of how you come across and can feel awkward or exposed in front of others, especially strangers. That sensitivity makes you considerate, but it can stop you from speaking up.

How sensitive you are to what others think of you, and how easily you feel awkward or embarrassed.

You give in to temptation now and then, about as often as most people.

How hard you find it to resist cravings and urges, such as eating, spending or scrolling more than you meant to.

You handle most pressure well, but a pile-up of problems can still overwhelm you.

How easily you feel overwhelmed or panicky when pressure builds.