Big 5 Personality Test: Neuroticism Calculator

The “Big 5” Personality theory has been one of the most influential ideas in Personality Psychology.

• Originally developed by Ernest Tupes and Raymond Christal (1961)
• Also called the “Five Factor Model”
• Posits that personality can be thought of as a combination of five distinct and uncorrelated personality factors.

• Openness
• Conscientiousness
• Extraversion
• Agreeableness
• Neuroticism

The calculator is based on the Neuroticism subscale of the Big Five Inventory (Goldberg, 1992).

• Neuroticism is a personality trait typified by “anxiety, fear, moodiness, worry, envy, frustration, jealousy, and loneliness” (Thompson, 2008).
• Ten quantitative survey questions reveal a “neuroticism” score.
• For example, the following 10 scores would lead to the following score (which is in the “average” range):

3 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3

[1] 27

To see where you stand on the neuroticism continuum, take the survey yourself at:

https://scottwolf.shinyapps.io/Coursera-Developing-Data-Products-Project/

Answer the 10 questions and determine whether you score in the “high,” “average,” or “low” ranges.

• Low score: Less than 15
• Average score: 15-30
• High score: >30