Purpose: Obtain a detailed assessment of normal personality in ages 17 years and older
Age Range: Adult
                  Elder Adult
Admin: Individual or group

Time: 35-45 minutes

 

The NEO PI-R, the standard questionnaire measure of the Five Factor Model (FFM), provides a systematic assessment of emotional, interpersonal, experiential, attitudinal, and motivational styles--a detailed personality description that can be a valuable resource for a variety of professionals. The NEO PI-R is a concise measure of the five major domains of personality, as well as the six traits or facets that define each domain. Taken together, the five domain scales and 30 facet scales of the NEO PI-R, including the scales for the Agreeableness and the Conscientiousness domains, facilitate a comprehensive and detailed assessment of normal adult personality. It has useful applications in counseling, clinical psychology, psychiatry, behavioral medicine and health psychology, vocational counseling and industrial/organizational psychology, and educational and personality research.

The NEO PI-R is based on decades of factor analytic research with both clinical and normal adult populations. The five domains measured by the instrument provide a clear and concise description summarizing an individual's emotional, interpersonal, experiential, attitudinal, and motivational styles.

 

Administration/Scoring
The NEO PI-R is self-administered and is available in two parallel versions. Each version contains 240 items and three validity items, and requires a 6th-grade reading level.

• Form S, designed for self-reports, is appropriate for use with adults, including individuals of college age.

• Form R, designed for observer reports, is written in the third person for peer, spouse, or expert ratings. It can be used as an alternative measure or as a supplement to self-reports from adult clients.

• Each item is rated on a 5-point scale.

• 2-part carbonless Answer Sheet, usable with either form, eliminates the need for separate scoring keys or templates.

• Self-carbon page of the Answer Sheet contains item values for rapid computation of scale raw scores.

• Three profile forms facilitate score-plotting and conversion to T scores.

• 1-page "Your NEO Summary" feedback sheet gives clients easy-to-understand information about the five domains of personality.

• Internal consistency coefficients for both Forms R and S range from .86 to .95 for domain scales and from .56 to .90 for facet scales.

• The NEO PI-R is validated against other personality inventories as well as projective techniques.

• The NEO PI-R also can be scored and/or administered electronically using the NEO Software System™.

 

Description
The 101-page NEO PI-R Professional Manual provides comprehensive information about the following:

• Test materials and use.

• Administration and scoring procedures, including missing responses and three validity checks (Acquiescence, Nay-Saying, Random Responding).

• Conceptualization and interpretation of domain and facet scores.

• Interpretation of profiles.

• Test development and validation.

• Applications and directions for future research.