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NEO PERSONALITY INVENTORY (SO)

PERSONALITY STUDIES – STUDY: Validity

Measurement Label: NEO

Measurement ID: 26
Filename: Validity_NEO-SO_final.sav

Valid Case Summary

TIMEPOINT EVALUATOR LABEL # OF CASES
Intake Significant Other OA 72
6mth Significant Other OC 37
12mth Significant Other OE 28

Variables
SERIAL
QUESTION POSSIBLE VALUES
NUMBER

I really like most people I meet. 1 = Strongly disagree

18501
2 = Disagree
3 = Neutral
18502 I have a very active imagination. 4 = Agree
5 = Strongly Agree
18590 I often feel tense and jittery.

18506 I shy away from crowds of people.

18539 I keep my belongings neat and clean.

Aesthetic and artistic concerns aren’t very

18507
important to me.

18535 I’m an even-tempered person.

18511 I am dominant, forceful, and assertive.

Without strong emotions, life would be

18512
uninteresting to me.

I’m pretty good about pacing myself so as to

18524
get things done on time.

18540 Sometimes I feel completely worthless.

I don’t get much pleasure from chatting with

18531
people.

I try to keep all my thoughts directed along

18532
realistic line and avoid flights of fancy.
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18560 I rarely feel fearful or anxious.

I try to perform all the tasks assigned to me

18514
conscientiously.

18536 I like to have a lot of people around me.

I am sometimes completely absorbed in music

18537
I am listening to.

18505 I often get angry at the way people treat me.

I sometimes fail to assert myself as much as I

18541
should.

I have a clear set of goals and work toward

18549
them in an orderly fashion.

18542 I rarely experience strong emotions.

I have sometimes experienced a deep sense

18600
of guilt or sinfulness.

18561 I’m known as a warm and friendly person.

18562 I have an active fantasy life.

18609 I work hard to accomplish my goals.

18530 I am easily frightened.

18566 I usually prefer to do things alone.

18567 Watching ballet or modern dance bores me.

I am not considered a touchy or

18595
temperamental person.

18569 I am not a very methodical person.

I never hesitate to assert my rights if I feel I’m

18740
being taken advantage of

18572 How I feel about things is important to me.

I tend to blame myself when anything goes

18630
wrong.

Many people think of me as somewhat cold

18591
and distant.

18574 I pay my debts promptly and in full.

18592 I don’t like to waste my time daydreaming.

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18500 I am not a worrier.

I really feel the need for other people if I am by

18596
myself for long.

Certain kinds of music have an endless

18657
fascination for me.

I waste a lot of time being settling down to

18554
work.

I am known as hot-blooded and quick-

18565
tempered.

18601 In meetings, I usually let others do the talking.

18741 I find it hard to get in touch with my feelings

18660 I have a low opinion of myself.

I try to do jobs carefully, so they won’t have to

18694
be done again.

18621 I really enjoy talking to people.

I enjoy concentrating on a fantasy or daydream

18622 and exploring all its possibilities, letting it grow
and develop.

18650 I often worry about things that might go wrong.

18742 I prefer small parties to large ones

Sometimes I’m not as dependable or reliable

18544
as I should be.

18627 Poetry has little or no effect on me.

18655 It takes a lot to get my mad.

I have often been a leader of groups I have

18571
belonged to.

I experience a wide range of emotions or

18632
feelings.

18669 I strive to achieve all I can.

Sometimes things look pretty bleak and

18690
hopeless to me.

I find it easy to smile and be outgoing with

18651
strangers.
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If I feel my mind starting to drift off into

18652 daydreams, I usually get busy and start
concentrating on some work or activity instead.

Frightening thoughts sometimes come into my

18710
head.

When I make a commitment, I can always be

18634
counted on to follow through.

I’d rather vacation at a popular beach than an

18656
isolated cabin in the woods.

I am intrigued by the patterns I find in art and

18597
nature.

I often get disgusted with people I have to deal

18625
with.

I would rather go my own way than be a leader

18661
of others.

I like to keep everything in its place so I know

18599
just where it is.

I seldom pay attention to my feelings of the

18602
moment.

18510 I rarely feel lonely or blue.

I have strong emotional attachments to my

18681
friends.

As a child I rarely enjoyed games of make

18682
believe.

18629 I never seem to be able to get organized.

18620 I’m seldom apprehensive about the future.

I prefer jobs that let me work alone without

18626
being bothered by other people.

Sometimes when I am reading poetry or

18687 looking at a work of art, I feel a chill or wave of
excitement.

People I work or associate with find me easy to

18743
get along with

I am a productive person who always gets the

18584
job done.

18631 Other people often look to me to make

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decisions.

I seldom notice the moods or feelings that

18662
different environments produce.

Too often, when things go wrong, I get

18720
discouraged and feel like giving up.

I take a personal interest in the people I work

18711
with.

18659 I tend to be somewhat fastidious or exacting.

I would have difficulty just letting my mind

18712
wander without control or guidance.

18680 I have fewer fears than most people.

I would rather watch an event on television

18744
than be there in the audience

I enjoy reading poetry that emphasizes

18717
feelings and images more than story lines.

18699 I strive for excellence in everything I do.

18745 There are some people I really hate.

Other think of me as being modest and

18746
assuming.

I find it easy to empathize- to feel myself what

18692
others are feeling.

18570 I am seldom sad or depressed.

18519 I am easy-going and lackadaisical.

I’m not the kind of person who must always be

18747
busy with something

18517 I’m pretty set in my ways.

I seldom feel self-conscious when I’m around

18545
people.

18521 I often crave excitement.

I believe that most people are basically well-

18533
intentioned.

I often enjoy playing with theories or abstract

18522
ideas.
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18550 I have trouble resisting my cravings.

18526 I have never literally jumped for joy.

I believe letting students hear controversial

18527
speakers can only confuse and mislead them.

I often get into arguments with my family and

18728
co-workers

I feel I am capable of coping with most of my

18555
problems.

18546 When I do things, I do them vigorously.

I think it’s interesting to learn and develop new

18547
hobbies.

In dealing with other people, I always dread

18748
making a social blunder

18723 I got out of my way to help others if I can

I have sometimes done things just for “kicks”

18581
or “thrills”.

18582 I enjoy solving problems or puzzles.

18520 I rarely overindulge in anything.

I have sometimes experienced intense joy or

18556
ecstasy.

It wouldn’t bother me if I had to punish a child

18749
or pet.

I believe that laws and social policies should

18557 change to reflect the needs of a changing
world.

I often feel helpless and want someone else to

18525
solve my problems.

18516 I have leisurely style in work and play.

18750 I like to follow a strict routine in my work.

I think most of the people I deal with are

18593
honest and trustworthy.

It doesn’t embarrass me too much if people

18605
ridicule and tease me.

18641 I like to be where the action is.

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18642 I enjoy working on “mind-twister”-type puzzles.

When I am having my favorite foods, I tend to

18610
eat too much.

18543 I try to be courteous to everyone I meet.

18586 I am not a cheerful optimist.

I believe we should look to our religious

18587
authorities for decisions on moral issues.

18615 I keep a cool head in emergencies.

18606 I often feel as if I’m bursting with energy.

Starving masses in foreign countries leave me

18751
pretty cold.

Once I find the right way to do something, I

18577
stick to it.

At times I have been so ashamed I just wanted

18575
to hide.

Fast cars and motorcycles have never had

18752
much appeal to me.

18552 I find philosophical arguments boring.

18513 Some people think I’m selfish and egotistical.

18580 I have little difficulty resisting temptation.

18616 Sometimes I bubble with happiness.

When I’m under a great deal of stress,

18585
sometimes I feel like I’m going to pieces.

I tend to be cynical and skeptical of others’

18503
intentions.

18756 My work is likely to be slow but study.

18607 I often try new and foreign foods.

18635 I often feel inferior to others.

18671 I love the excitement of roller coasters.

I would rather cooperate with others than

18518
compete with them.

18612 I sometimes lose interest when people talk

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about very abstract, theoretical matters.

18670 I sometimes eat myself sick.

I don’t consider myself especially “light-

18646
hearted”.

I believe that loyalty to one’s ideals and

18647 principles is more important than “open-
mindedness”.

I believe that most people will take advantage

18563
of you if you let them.

18675 I can handle myself pretty well in a crisis.

18666 I usually seem to be in a hurry.

I prefer to spend my time in familiar

18637
surroundings.

I feel comfortable in the presence of my

18665
bosses or other authorities.

Some people think of me as cold and

18573
calculating.

18551 I wouldn’t enjoy vacationing in Las Vegas.

I have little interest in speculating on the

18672 nature of the universe or the human
conditions.

I am always able to keep my feelings under

18730
control.

18676 I am a cheerful, high-spirited person.

18663 Most people I know like me.

I consider myself broad-minded and tolerant of

18677
other people’s lifestyles.

18645 It’s often hard for me to make up my mind.

18696 My life is fast-paced.

On a vacation, I prefer going back to a tried

18697
and true spot.

I’m hard-headed and tough- minded in my

18558
attitudes.

18695 If I have said or done the wrong thing to

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someone, I can hardly bear to face them

again.

18701 I’m attracted to bright colors and flashy styles.

18702 I have a lot of intellectual curiosity.

Sometimes I do things on impulse that I later

18700
regret.

18603 I generally try to be thoughtful and considerate.

I rarely use words like “fantastic!” or

18706
“sensational!” to describe my experiences.

I think that is people don’t know what they

18707 believe in by the time they’re 25, there’s
something wrong with them.

When everything seems to be going wrong, I

18705
can still make good decisions.

18726 I am a very active person.

18608 If I don’t like people, I let them know it.

18727 I follow the same route when I go someplace.

When people I know do foolish things, I get

18725
embarrassed for them.

I tend to avoid movies that are shocking or

18611
scary.

18732 I have a wide range of intellectual interests.

In most situations, I try to be aware of how

18754
others are thinking and feelings

18640 I seldom give in to my impulses.

18736 I laugh easily.

I believe that the “new morality” of

18737
permissiveness is no morality at all.

18735 I’m pretty stable emotionally.

I would rather be known as “merciful” than as

18738
“just”.

I have tried to answer all these questions

18755
honestly and accurately
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22305 Scoring: Neuroticism subtype 1

22306 Scoring: Neuroticism subtype 2

22309 Scoring: Neuroticism subtype 5

22310 Scoring: Neuroticism subtype 6

22311 Scoring: Extraversion subtype 1

22312 Scoring: Extraversion subtype 2

22313 Scoring: Extraversion subtype 3

22314 Scoring: Extraversion subtype 4

22315 Scoring: Extraversion subtype 5

22316 Scoring: Extraversion subtype 6

22317 Scoring: Open to Experience subtype 1

22318 Scoring: Open to Experience subtype 2

22319 Scoring: Open to Experience subtype 3

22320 Scoring: Open to Experience subtype 4

22321 Scoring: Open to Experience subtype 5

22322 Scoring: Open to Experience subtype 6

22304 Scoring: Conscientiousness

22303 Scoring: Agreeableness

22300 Scoring: Neuroticism

22301 Scoring: Extraversion

22302 Scoring: Open to Experience