Name Date
NEO-FFI
NEO Five Factor Inventory
(Paul T. Costa and Robert R. McCraea)
Instructions
Carefully read all of the instructions before beginning. This questionnaire contains 60
statements. Read each statement carefully. For each statement fill in the circle with the
response that best represents your opinion. Make sure that your answer is in the correct
box. Fill only one response for each statement. Respond all the statements, making sure
that you fill in the correct response. If you need to change an answer, make an “X”
through the incorrect response and then fill in the correct response.
Fill in SD if you strongly disagree or the statement is definitely false.
Fill in D if you disagree or the statement is mostly false.
Fill in N if your neutral on the statement, if you cannot decide, or if the statement is
about equally true or false.
Fill in A if you agree or the statement is mostly true.
Fill in SA if you strongly agree or the statement is definitely true.
1. I am not a worrier. SD D N A SA
2. I like to have a lot of people around me. SD D N A SA
3. I don’t like to waste my time daydreaming SD D N A SA
4. I like to be courteous to everyone I Meet. SD D N A SA
5. I keep my belongings neat and clean. SD D N A SA
6. I often feel inferior to others. SD D N A SA
7. I laugh easily. SD D N A SA
8. Once I find the right way to do something, SD D N A SA
I stick to it.
9. I often get into arguments with my family SD D N A SA
and co-workers.
10. I’m pretty good about pacing myself so as SD D N A SA
to get things done on time.
11. When I’m under a great deal of stress, SD D N A SA
sometimes I feel that I’m going to pieces.
12. I don’t consider myself especially “light SD D N A SA
hearted.”
13. I am intrigued by the patterns I find in art SD D N A SA
and nature.
14. Some people think I’m selfish and SD D N A SA
egotistical.
15. I am not a very methodical person. SD D N A SA
16. I rarely feel lonely or blue. SD D N A SA
17. I really enjoy talking to people. SD D N A SA
18. I believe letting students hear controversial SD D N A SA
speakers can only confuse and mislead
them.
19. I would rather be cooperative with others SD D N A SA
than compete with them.
20. I try to perform all the tasks assigned to me SD D N A SA
conscientiously.
21. I often feel tense and jittery. SD D N A SA
22. I like to be where the action is. SD D N A SA
23. Poetry has little or no effect on me. SD D N A SA
24. I tend to be cynical and skeptical of others’ SD D N A SA
intentions.
25. I have a clear set of goals and work toward SD D N A SA
them in an orderly manner.
26. Sometimes I feel completely worthless. SD D N A SA
27. I usually prefer to do things alone. SD D N A SA
28. I often try new and foreign foods. SD D N A SA
29. I believe that most people will take SD D N A SA
advantage of you if you let them.
30. I waste a lot time before settling down to SD D N A SA
work.
31. I rarely feel fearful or anxious. SD D N A SA
32. I often feel as if I’m bursting with energy. SD D N A SA
33. I seldom notice the moods or feelings that SD D N A SA
different environment produce.
34. Most people I know like me. SD D N A SA
35. I work hard to accomplish my goals. SD D N A SA
36. I often get angry at the way people treat SD D N A SA
me.
37. I am cheerful, high-spirited person. SD D N A SA
38. I believe we should look to our religious SD D N A SA
authorities for decision on moral issues.
39. Some people think of me as cold and SD D N A SA
calculating.
40. When I make a commitment, I can always SD D N A SA
be counted on to follow through.
41. Too often, when things go wrong, I get SD D N A SA
discouraged and feel like giving up.
42. I am not a cheerful person. SD D N A SA
43. Sometimes when I am reading poetry or SD D N A SA
working at a work of art, I feel a chill or
wave of excitement.
44. I’m hard-headed and tough minded in my SD D N A SA
attitudes.
45. Sometimes I’m not as dependable or SD D N A SA
reliable as I should be.
46. I am seldom sad or depressed. SD D N A SA
47. My life is fast-paced. SD D N A SA
48. I have little interest in speculating on the SD D N A SA
nature of the universe or the human
condition.
49. I generally try to be thoughtful or SD D N A SA
considerate.
50. I am a productive person who always gets SD D N A SA
a job done.
51. I often feel helpless and want someone else SD D N A SA
to solve my problems.
52. I am a very active person. SD D N A SA
53. I have a lot of intellectual curiosity. SD D N A SA
54. If I don’t like people, I let them know it. SD D N A SA
55. I never seem to be able to get organized SD D N A SA
56. At times I have been so ashamed I wanted SD D N A SA
to hide.
57. I would rather go on my own way than be a SD D N A SA
leader of others.
58. I often enjoy playing with theories or SD D N A SA
abstract ideas.
59. If necessary, I am willing to manipulate SD D N A SA
people to get what I want.
60. I strive for excellence in everything I do. SD D N A SA
