NEO Personality Inventory-3

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This tool provides a detailed assessment of general personality using the five-factor model.

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Organization

Student Well-Being Category

American Institutes for Research® partnered with the Annenberg Institute at Brown University to collect instruments related to student well-being.

Content

Grades
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Keywords
Neuroticism ; Extraversion ; Openness ; Agreeableness ; Conscientiousness

Administration Information

Length
30-40 minutes

Access and Use

Developer
P. T. Costa Jr. & R. R. McCrae
Setting
Classroom,
Schoolwide,
Afterschool,
College,
Workforce

Psychometrics (additional guidance)

Psychometric References

McCrae, R. R., Costa, Jr, P. T., & Martin, T. A. (2005). The NEO–PI–3: A more readable revised NEO personality inventory. Journal of personality assessment, 84(3), 261-270.

McCrae, R. R., & Costa, Jr, P. T. (2007). Brief versions of the NEO-PI-3. Journal of individual differences, 28(3), 116-128.

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