Big Five Assessment

Book excerpt: The text provides a uniquely comprehensive overview of the wide range of questionnaires, inventories, and adjective scales available for assessing personality, as described by the Big Five model and related concepts. The book includes chapters on all major instruments, such as the FFPI, BFQ, NEO-PI-R, HPI, HiPIC, ZKPQ, IPIP, FF-NPQ, GPI, TPQue, IASR-B5, BFMS, SIFFM, JAL, SFPQ, ACL, 16PF, PPQ, and MMPI-2 PSY-5. Each chapter is written either by test authors themselves, or by other renowned experts, and the book thus provides the best possible guidance on the distinctive features, use, analysis, interpretation and limitations of Big Five and related instruments. A comprehensive overview of personality assessment instruments based on the Big Five model of personality and related constructs. A useful resource for those involved in personality assessment and research.