Five Factor Outcome Simulation

Instructions: Use the Five Factor settings at the top of the page to adjust the trait disposition configuration: each of the five traits can be adjusted to either high, average, or low (click a setting for each trait at least once). Then observe in the outcomes section how the current trait configuration is related to the various life outcomes in the Outcome Summary and Outcome Details sections below. Higher dispositions (green) indicate that the outcome is more likely for an individual with that trait configuration. Lower disposition (blue) indicate that the outcome is less likely for an individual with that trait configuration. Grey-color boxes indicate that the outcome is neither significantly more or less likely relative to global norms. "High" and "Low" standing on traits and outcomes is defined as any score that is +/- 1 standard deviation from the norm group.

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Five Factor Trait Disposition Configuration
Estimated Frequency of Configuration*:

Openness


Conscientiousness


Extraversion


Agreeableness


Neuroticism


*Estimated frequency based on data from a large internet study of a five factor personality test (Johnson, 2014).
Outcome Key:
Higher Disposition Lower Disposition


Outcome Summary

Individual Outcomes

Cognition

Verbal Fluency

Happiness and Subjective Well-Being

Subjective Well-Being

Physical Health and Longevity

Ability to Cope
Heart Disease
Risky Behavior

Psychopathalogy

Anxiety
Depression
Substance Abuse

Self-Concept and Identity

Ethnic Culture ID
ID Achievement
ID Foreclosure
ID Integration
Majority Culture ID

Spirituality and Virtues

Existential Well-Being
Forgiveness
Gratitude
Humor
Inspiration
Religious Beliefs
Spiritual Concerns

Interpersonal Outcomes

Family and Peer Relationships

Family Satisfaction
Peer Status
Peer Acceptance

Romantic Relationships

Abuse
Attractiveness
Dating Variety
Romantic Conflict
Romantic Dissolution
Romantic Satisfaction
Satisfaction (While Pursuing Relationship)

Social-Institutional Outcomes

Criminality

Antisocial Behavior
Criminal Behavior

Occupational Choice and Performance

Artistic Occupations
Enterprising Occupations
Extrinsic Career Success
Financial Security
Intrinsic Career Success
Investigative Occupations
Job Attainment
Leadership
Job Performance
Social Occupations

Political Attitudes and Values

Conservatism
Right-wing Authoritarianism

Preventative Health Measures in a Pandemic

Mask Wearing
Vaccine Hesitancy

Volunteerism and Community Involvement

Volunteerism


Outcome Details

Individual Outcomes

Cognition

Verbal Fluency
Disposition Level:
Definition: Verbal fluency is the ability to produce correct examples from a specific category. It is a cognitive task that relies on verbal knowledge, inhibition of similar words from a different semantic category, and tracking / memory of words that have already been produced.
O+ | E+ | N-


Happiness and Subjective Well-Being

Subjective Well-Being
Disposition Level:
Definition: Subjective Well-Being is a construct that reflects an individuals overall evaluation on the quality or their life from their own perspective.
E+ | N-


Physical Health and Longevity

Ability to Cope
Disposition Level:
Definition: Coping refers to the ability to overcome a stressful situation. Strategies that are commonly used to cope include: distraction, redefinition, direct action, catharsis, acceptance, social support, relaxation, and religion.
E+ | N-

Heart Disease
Disposition Level:
Definition: Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) or Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is a significant health risk (causing illness and death) and generally occurs when blood vessels supplying the heart with blood become damaged from cholesterol buildup & inflammation.
A-

Risky Behavior and Lower Longevity
Disposition Level:
Definition: Risky behavior (e.g., substance abuse, hazardous driving, unprotected sex with multiple partners, attempted suicide) increases the likelihood of negative health outcomes. Longevity refers to the length of an individual's life.
C-


Psychopathalogy

Anxiety
Disposition Level:
Definition: Type I Anxiety includes the following categories: generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and social phobia.
N+

Depression
Disposition Level:
Definition: Major depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.
E- | N+

Substance Abuse
Disposition Level:
Definition: Substance abuse refers to use of drugs or alcohol to the extent that it interferes with normal social behavior.
O+ | C-


Self-Concept and Identity

Identity Achievement
Disposition Level:
Definition: According to Marcia (1980), identity achievement is the identity status aligned with people who have experienced a decision-making period and are pursuing self-chosen occupation and ideological goals (in contrast to identity status types of foreclosure, identity diffusion, and moratorium).
C+

Identity Foreclosure
Disposition Level:
Definition: According to Marcia (1980), identity foreclosure refers to individuals who have committed to a set of occupational and ideological positions (beliefs, attitudes, values), but arrived at these positions through inheritance from external influence [rather than internal reflection]
O-

Identity Integration
Disposition Level:
Definition: According to Pals (1999), identity integration and consolidation are ongoing processes of investing emotional energy into reconciling various roles, responsibilities, and contexts and continually evaluating the experience of those investments towards construction of a coherent identity. A consolidated identity results in a positive view of oneself and coherent with larger social reality.
O+ | N-

Majority Culture Identification
Disposition Level:
Definition: In the context of acculturation - changes to ones self-identity resulting from moving into a new culture - where an individual is part of a minority within the new culture, majority-cultural identification refers to an individuals sense of belonging with the new culture.
O+ | E+

Ethnic Culture Identification
Disposition Level:
Definition: In the context of acculturation - changes to ones self-identity resulting from moving into a new culture - where an individual is part of a minority within the new culture, ethnic-cultural identification refers to an individuals sense of continued belonging to their cultural group of origin.
C+


Spirituality and Virtues

Existential Well-Being
Disposition Level:
Definition: Existential Well-Being is a construct that reflects an individual's sense of meaning, purpose, and resilience.
E+ | N-

Forgiveness
Disposition Level:
Definition: The tendency to transition one's responses toward a perceived transgression from negative into neutral or positive.
A+

Gratitude
Disposition Level:
Definition: Gratitude is a general tendency to recognize and respond with grateful emotion when experiencing positive outcomes that are attributable to the benevolence of others.
E+ | A+

Humor
Disposition Level:
Definition: The general tendency to appreciate amusement, comedy, jokes, self-referential humor, jests, wit, or sarcasm.
A+ | N-

Inspiration
Disposition Level:
Definition: Inspiration is when something external to oneself evokes a realization of the possibility to transcend some type of self-perceived limit or capacity and to be motivated to take action towards achieving the object of that realization.
O+ | E+

Religious Belief
Disposition Level:
Definition: Religious belief and behavior refers to the degree that beliefs, attitudes, and perceptions of spirituality and religion are relevant for their personal functioning and the degree that these beliefs manifest in intrinsic religiousness and religious practice.
C+ | A+

Spiritual Concerns
Disposition Level:
Definition: Spiritual concern refers to an individual's interest in the nature of social constructs labeled spiritual, religious, peak, mystical, transpersonal, transcendent, or numinous.
O+

Interpersonal Outcomes

Family and Peer Relationships

Family Satisfaction
Disposition Level:
Definition: Family satisfaction refers to the overall quality, amount of contact, conflict, and assistance provided within the relationships between parents and children.
C+ | N-

Peer Status
Disposition Level:
Definition: Peer status refers to the amount of attention, respect, and influence an individual is granted relative to others in the group.
E+ | A+ | N-

Peer Acceptance and Friendship
Disposition Level:
Definition: Peer friendship refers to one’s likelihood to create positive reciprocal bonds among non-family peers.
E+


Romantic Relationships

Abuse of Romantic Partner
Disposition Level:
Definition: Romantic abuse refers to physical acts of abuse between romantic partners (e.g., slapping, hitting, forcing sex, etc.).
N+

Attractiveness
Disposition Level:
Definition: Attractiveness is the quality of being appealing and arouse interest from others.
E+

Dating Variety
Disposition Level:
Definition: Dating variety refers to the number of different people dated (going out on a social or romantic engagement with someone) over a period of time.
E+

Romantic Conflict
Disposition Level:
Definition: Romantic conflict refers to sources of disagreement between romantic partners.
N+

Romantic Dissolution
Disposition Level:
Definition: The breakup of a romantic relationship (e.g., separation or divorce).
N+

Romantic Satisfaction
Disposition Level:
Definition: Romantic satisfaction refers to married partners evaluations of the romantic relationship.
E+ | N-

Romantic Satisfaction While Pursuing Relationshp
Disposition Level:
Definition: Romantic satisfaction refers to dating partners evaluations of the romantic relationship.
C+ | A+

Social-Institutional Outcomes

Criminality

Antisocial Behavior
Disposition Level:
Definition: Antisocial behavior refers to actions that are deemed delinquent, deviant, against social norms, and violate the rights of others.
C- | N+

Criminal Behavior
Disposition Level:
Definition: Criminal behavior indicates that someone has participated in an unlawful act (e.g., theft, vandalism, robbery, assault, public endangerment, etc.).
C- | A-


Occupational Choice and Performance

Artistic Occupational Interests
Disposition Level:
Definition: According to Hollands RIASEC model, artistic occupational interests which include activities involving literature, music, and art (Holland, 1996).
O+

Enterprising Occupational Interests
Disposition Level:
Definition: According to Hollands RIASEC model, Social occupational interests include persuading, manipulating, or directing others (Holland, 1996).
E+

Extrinsic Career Success
Disposition Level:
Definition: Extrinsic career success (e.g., salary and promotions) refer to observable rewards from the job.
C+ | A- | N-

Financial Security
Disposition Level:
Definition: Financial security refers to the degree that people perceive that their earnings are adequate for their needs.
N-

Investigative Occupational Interests
Disposition Level:
Definition: According to Hollands RIASEC model, Investigative occupational interests include activities involving exploration, understanding and prediction or control of natural and social phenomena (Holland, 1996).
O+

Job Attainment
Disposition Level:
Definition: Occupational attainment is a construct representing different levels of success according to an objective (e.g., low-level unskilled jobs or high-level highly skilled jobs).
A+

Intrinsic Career Success
Disposition Level:
Definition: Intrinsic success is measured in terms of job satisfaction, the pleasurable or positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal of ones work experiences regarding multiple facets of their career (e.g., income, supervision, job security, coworkers).
E+ | N-

Leadership
Disposition Level:
Definition: Leadership behavior involves inspiring the support of followers to cooperate and take action.
E+ | A+

Job Performance
Disposition Level:
Definition: Occupational performance refers to employee actions and behaviors that are relevant to an organizations goals and are measurable. Measures include proficiency such as performance ratings and productivity.
C+

Social Occupations
Disposition Level:
Definition: According to Hollands RIASEC model, Social occupational interests include helping, teaching, treating, counseling, or serving others through personal interaction (Holland, 1996).
E+ | A+


Political Attitudes and Values

Conservatism
Disposition Level:
Definition: Conservatism is generally associated with the values of freedom [over equality], security, power, achievement, conformity, and tradition.
O- | C+

Right-wing Authoritarianism
Disposition Level:
Definition: Right-wing authoritarianism encapsulates behavior that is submissive to authorities, authoritarian aggression, and conventionalism. It is thought that this behavior may manifest as aggression towards outgroups.
O-


Preventative Health Measures in a Pandemic

Mask Wearing
Disposition Level:
Definition: Masking refers to the practice of wearing a face covering when in the presence of other people, as a method to prevent the spread of airborne diseases.
O+ | A+

Vaccine Hesitancy
Disposition Level:
Definition: Vaccine hesitancy and resistance refers to a situation where someone is unsure of or against vaccination.
A- | N+


Volunteerism and Community Involvement

Volunteerism
Disposition Level:
Definition: Volunteerism involves planned prosocial behavior benefitting strangers.
E+

References

Holland, J. L. (1996). Exploring careers with a typology: What we have learned and some new directions. American Psychologist, 51(4), 397-406. http://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.51.4.397

Johnson, J. A. (2014). Measuring thirty facets of the Five Factor Model with a 120-item public domain inventory: Development of the IPIP-NEO-120. Journal of Research in Personality, 51, 78-89. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2014.05.003

MacDonald, D. A. (2000), Spirituality: Description, Measurement, and Relation to the Five Factor Model of Personality. Journal of Personality, 68: 153-197. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-6494.t01-1-00094

Marcia, J. E. (1980). Identity in Adolescence. In J. Adelson (Ed.), Handbook of Adolescent Psychology. New York: Wiley. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5496180

Thrash, T. M., & Elliot, A. J. (2004). Inspiration: Core Characteristics, Component Processes, Antecedents, and Function. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 87(6), 957–973. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.87.6.957