Personality Construct Measures
Measures of personality constructs assess distinct personality traits, such as empathy, self-esteem, and mastery. For more personality items, see also the International Personality Item Pool (IPIP). For measures assessing constellations of traits, see personality inventories. We separate measures into eight constructs:- "Self" measures assess some facet of the self, such as image or esteem.
- Interpersonal measures assess facets of how the individual perceives or views others and includes such constructs as empathy and trust.
- Impulsiveness measures assess the tendency to act without forethought.
- Cultural differences measures assess dimensions on which cultures are thought to vary.
- Time orientation measures assess perceptions of time.
- Control measures assess perceptions of control as internal or external.
- Obsession, compulsion & perfectionism measures assess traits related to obsession, compulsion, and perfectionism.
"Self" Measures
| Core Self-Evaluations Scale |
Judge et al. (2003) |
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| Grit Scale |
Duckworth & Quinn (2009) |
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| Self-Monitoring |
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| Lennox & Wolfe (1984) |
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| Snyder (1974) |
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| Self-Concept Clarity |
Campbell et al. (1996) |
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| Self-Consciousness |
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| Fenigstein et al. (1975) |
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| Scheier & Carver (1985) |
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| Self-Construal |
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| For related measures, see Constructs: Cultural Differences below |
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| Cross et al. (2000) |
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| Singelis (1994) |
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| Self-Esteem |
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| Coopersmith (1967, 1981) |
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| Rosenberg (1965) |
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| Forsman & Johnson (1996) |
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Interpersonal Measures
| For related measures, see Motivation: Interpersonal |
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| Altruism |
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| Rushton et al. (1981) |
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| Empathy |
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| Hogan (1969) |
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| Davis (1980) |
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| Mehrabian & Epstein (1972) |
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| Trust |
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| Rosenberg (1956) |
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| Foschi & Lauriola (2014) |
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| Yamagishi & Yamagishi (1994) |
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| Couch et al. (1996) |
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| Views of Human Nature (batteries of interpersonal measures including altruism and trust) |
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| Wrightsman (1964) |
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Impulsiveness
| Some of these measures are also listed under Risk: Related Personality Traits or Inventories: Other |
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| Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) |
Patton et al. (1995) |
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| Dickman’s Impulsivity Inventory (DII) |
Dickman (1990) |
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| Eysenck’s Impulsivity Inventory |
Eysenck & Eysenck (1978) |
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| Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS) |
Zuckerman et al. (1978) |
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| Three-option Adaptive Discount Rate Measure (ToAD) |
Yoon & Chapman (2016) |
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| UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale (UPPS/UPPS-P) |
Whiteside & Lynam (2001) |
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Cultural Differences
| For related measures, see Constructs: Self-Construal above |
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| Cultural Cognition Worldview Scales (CCWS) |
Kahan (2012) |
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| Horizontal & Vertical Individualism & Collectivism I |
Singelis et al. (1995) |
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| Horizontal & Vertical Individualism & Collectivism II |
Triandis & Gelfand (1998) |
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Internal vs. External Attribution Scale  |
Morris & Peng (1994) |
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| Relational-Interdependent Self-Construal |
Cross et al. (2000) |
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| Values Survey Module |
Hofstede (1994, 1998, 2001, 2008) |
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Time Orientation
| Consideration of Future Consequences |
Strathman et al. (1994) |
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| Dynamic Experiments for Estimating Preferences: Time (DEEP) |
Toubia et al. (2012) |
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| Elaboration on Potential Outcomes (EPO) |
Nenkov et al. (2007) |
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| Future Time Orientation |
Gjesme (1975) |
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| Propensity to Plan (PtP) |
Lynch et al. (2010) |
Control
| Internal-External Scale (I-E Scale) |
Rotter (1966) |
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| Spheres of Control |
Paulhus (1983) |
Obsession, Compulsion, & Perfectionism
| Compulsive Activity Checklist - Revised (CAC-R) |
Steketee & Freund (1991) |
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| Hoarding Scale |
Frost & Gross (1992) |
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| Maudsley Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (MOCI) |
Hodgson & Rachman (1980) |
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| Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale |
Frost et al. (1990) |
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| Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale |
Hewitt & Flett (1991) |
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| Obsessive Compulsive Inventory - Revised (OCI-R) |
Foa et al. (2002) |
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| Obsessive Thoughts Questionnaire (OTQ) |
Bouvard et al. (1989) |
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| Vancouver Obsessional Compulsive Inventory (VOCI) |
Thordarson et al. (2004) |
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