Top three personality factors
04 February 2010
Psychologists have discovered that only three personality factors are replicable across many different languages, it is reported in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 98, 1, 160-173. The three factors they find replicable are:
Extraversion
(+) active, chatty, cheerful, dynamic, energetic, enthusiastic, extraverted, exuberant, lively, open, outgoing, sociable, talkative, vigorous, vivacious
(-) bashful, closed, introverted, lonely, passive, quiet, reserved, shy, silent, solitary, taciturn, timid, unsociable, untalkative, withdrawn
Agreeableness
(+) accommodating, agreeable, benevolent, conciliatory, friendly, gentle, good-natured, kind-hearted, lenient, meek, mild, patient, peaceful, sympathetic, tolerant
(-) aggressive, bossy, brusque, choleric, cold-hearted, despotic, domineering, fierce, hot-tempered, intolerant, irritable, overbearing, quarrelsome, short-tempered, stubborn
Conscientiousness
(+) careful, conscientious, diligent, disciplined, dutiful, hardworking, industrious, methodical, meticulous, orderly, organized, precise, scrupulous, thorough, tidy
(-) absent-minded, careless, chaotic, disorderly, disorganized, frivolous, imprudent, inaccurate, irresponsible, lax, lazy, negligent, rash, undisciplined, untidy