Science

The Personality Test is based on the five basic dimensions of personality, often referred to as the "Big 5" personality traits.

Big Five personality characteristics represent the most widely used model for describing how a person engages with the world, with others and with themselves.

The model includes five primary dimensions:

• Extraversion: the person's tendency to seek stimulation in social interactions.
• Openness: the extent to which a person is open to experiencing a variety of activities.
• Agreeableness: the person's tendency to cooperate and relate to others feelings.
• Conscientiousness: the person's tendency to act thoughtfully.
• Emotional stability: the extent to which a person's emotions are sensitive to the environment.

Researchers have found that the big five traits are remarkably universal. One study that looked at people from more than 50 different cultures found that the five dimensions could be accurately used to describe personality.

Based on this research, many psychologists now believe that the five personality dimensions are not only universal; they also have biological origins. Psychologist David Buss has proposed that an evolutionary explanation for these five core personality traits, suggesting that these personality traits represent the most core qualities that shape our social landscape.

In the real world, most people lie somewhere in between the two poles of each dimension:

Extraversion: Extroverted-Introverted

People who are more extroverted are outgoing and tend to gain energy in social situations. People who are more introverted tend to be more reserved and enjoy the time to be by themselves to recharge

Openness: Imaginative-Practical

People who are more imaginative tend to be more curious and creative. People who are more practical are often much more down-to-earth and realistic.

Agreeableness: Rational-Emotional

People that are more rational tend to focus on objectivity, prioritizing logic over emotions. People who are more emotional tend to be more empathetic to others feelings and cooperative.

Conscientiousness: Organized-Spontaneous

People that are more spontaneous tend to spot opportunities and improvise more. People that are more organized tend to plan and be mindful of details.

Emotional stability: Sensitive-Stable

People more stable tend to be more resistant to stress and emotionally resilient. People more sensitive tend to experience mood swings, anxiety, and irritability.

Correlation with MBTI model

Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers authored a personality indicator still used today, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®). They developed a convenient way to describe the dimensions using four-letter acronyms.

Due to its simplicity and ease of use, a number of diverse theories and approaches have embraced the four-letter naming model over the last few decades. While the acronyms used by these theories may be identical or very similar, however, their meanings do not always overlap.

Here's the way we are using the letters:

• E and I are equivalent to Extroverted and Introverted.
• N and S are equivalent to Imaginative and Practical
• T and F are equivalent to Rational and Emotional.
• J and P are equivalent to Organized and Spontaneous.

The Big Five Model provides an alternative basis for interpreting MBTI findings within a broader, more commonly shared conceptual framework.

We’ve combined the acronym format introduced by Myers-Briggs and Big Five personality traits. This way you can discover how your personality type corresponds to the MBTI and understand your unique personality composition using the Personality DNA chart.