Jackson Personality Inventory (JPI)

Jackson, D. N. (1976 ). Jackson Personality Inventory manual. Port Huron, MI: Research Psychologists Press.
The JPI is available for purchase online.


 Table of Contents

Description

History of Use

References

Description:

Purpose
The JPI was designed to assess the personality traits of openness, neuroticism, extraversion, trustworthiness, and organization. The overall JPI is used as a measure of the specified personality constructs. The Risk Taking sub-scale is additionally used as a measure of risk preferences.
Questions
320 items (15 scales and 1 validity scale, each containing 20 items) using true/false format.
Sub-scales
5 sub-scales, each with sub-scales:
  • Analytical
    • Complexity
    • Breadth of Interest
    • Innovation
    • Tolerance
  • Opportunistic
    • Social Astuteness
    • Risk Taking
  • Emotional
    • Empathy
    • Anxiety
    • Cooperativeness
  • Extraverted
    • Sociability
    • Social Confidence
    • Energy Level
  • Dependable
    • Organization
    • Traditional Values
    • Responsibility
  • Validity
Domain

Psychometrics

Sample items
Scale not publicly available.

References:

Scale:
  • Jackson, D. N. (1976 ). Jackson Personality Inventory Manual. Port Huron, MI: Research Psychologists Press.
  • Jackson, D. N. (1994 ). Jackson Personality Inventory - Revised Manual. Port Huron, MI: Sigma Assessment Systems, Inc.
Uses:
  • Paunonen, S. V., Jackson, D. N., & (1996). The Jackson Personality Inventory and the five-factor model of personality. Journal of Research in Personality, 30(1), 42-59. doi: 10.1006/jrpe.1996.0003
  • Vavrik, J. (1997). Personality and risk-taking: A brief report on adolescent male drivers. Journal of Adolescence, 20(4), 461-465. doi: 10.1006/jado.1997.0100
  • Smither, J. W., London, M., & Richmond, K. R. (2005). The Relationship Between Leaders' Personality and Their Reactions to and Use of Multisource Feedback. Group and Organizational Management, 30(2), 181-210. doi: 10.1177/1059601103254912

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