A Brief Version of the Big Five Personality Inventory - Instructions - Big Five Inventory-10 (BFI-10)

Sep 15, 2026

A Brief Version of the Big Five Personality Inventory (Big Five Inventory-10, BFI-10) provides a concise, 10-item self-report instrument for describing personality. It presents ten statements rated on a 5-point agreement scale, covering reserved vs. outgoing, trust vs. finding fault, laziness vs. thoroughness, stress handling vs. nervousness, and low artistic interest vs. active imagination. It also specifies which items require reverse scoring and maps item numbers to each Big Five dimension for scale scoring.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages1

Reading Time3 min

AccessFree to download

Instructions

Response scale

BFI-10 items

Scoring

Reverse-scored items

Scale-to-item mapping

FAQs

What do the BFI-10 items ask you to do?

You rate how well each statement describes your personality using a 5-point scale from strong disagreement to strong agreement.

Which BFI-10 items are reverse-scored (R)?

The document indicates reverse scoring for Extraversion item 1 and 5; Agreeableness item 7; Conscientiousness items 3 and 8; Neuroticism item 4 and 9; and Openness items 5 and 10.

How are the Big Five personality scales computed from the items?

Each dimension uses a specific set of item numbers as listed: Extraversion (1R, 5), Agreeableness (2, 7R), Conscientiousness (3R, 8), Neuroticism (4R, 9), and Openness to Experience (5R, 10).

Sep 15, 2026

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