Explore SIGMA’s Premier Personality Assessment
SIGMA Personality is the evolution of two of SIGMA’s foundational personality assessments, the Personality Research Form (PRF) and the Jackson Personality Inventory – Revised (JPI-R). Among the most highly cited personality assessments in the scientific literature, the impact and reputation of the PRF are evidenced through more than 1,500 references in published research. The JPI-R boasts a similar legacy. SIGMA Personality, rigorously developed using best practices in test construction, builds on the legacy of the PRF, the JPI-R, the Five-Factor Model, and personality literature to deliver a comprehensive measure of personality in just 20 minutes.
What Does SIGMA Personality Measure?
SIGMA Personality measures 42 distinct traits grouped into seven personality dimensions: Agreeableness, Emotional Stability, Extraversion, Honesty/Humility, Industriousness, Methodicalness, and Openness to Experience. Each dimension covers a different broad area of personality.
SIGMA Personality Factors
The tendency to get along easily with others and to be willing to help those in need, likely due to their forgiving, non-judgmental, and trusting nature.
Facets: Cooperativeness, Empathy, Forgiveness, Non-Judgmental, Nurturance, Trust
The tendency to remain calm and composed when faced with uncertain or stressful situations, and to display confidence in themselves.
Facets: Accepts Criticism, Carefree, Even-Tempered, Handling Stress, Optimism, Self-Esteem
The tendency to enjoy, feel comfortable, and demonstrate confidence in group settings, including persuading others, assuming the role of leader, and regulating their behavior to accommodate the situation.
Facets: Affiliation, Desire to Lead, Enjoys Attention, Persuasiveness, Social Adaptability, Social Confidence
The tendency to be truthful, humble, and straightforward with others, to avoid taking risks, and to carefully follow established rules.
Facets: Modesty, Risk Avoidance, Rule Compliance, Sincerity, Truthful, Unentitled
The tendency to tirelessly strive for excellence by working hard, setting challenging goals, and deriving meaning from work.
Facets: Achievement, Competitiveness, Energy Level, Engagement, Hard-Working, Persistence
The tendency to act in a deliberate and planful manner, such that they can be counted on to meet commitments and deadlines.
Facets: Impulse Control, Organization, Planning, Punctuality, Reliability, Self-Discipline
The tendency to enjoy creative pursuits and original thinking, particularly when there is an opportunity to learn, discuss differences of opinions, or try something new.
Facets: Abstract Thinking, Aesthetic Appreciation, Breadth of Interest, Embraces Change, Embraces Differences, Innovation
Who is SIGMA Personality For?
Researchers
looking for a comprehensive, valid, and reliable personality assessment.
Counselors and psychologists
assessing normative personality in their clients.
Professors
teaching students how to administer and interpret scientifically validated personality assessments.
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Why Choose SIGMA Personality?
Convenience
SIGMA Personality can be administered in just 20 minutes on SIGMA’s next-generation assessment platform, SigmaAssessments.com. Scoring is automatic and reports are generated immediately. No need to spend time programming or scoring the assessment!
Data Quality
Whether you are conducting research, complementing coaching or counseling with personality insights, or identifying traits relevant to work performance, using high-quality data is essential. SIGMA Personality makes it easier to identify low-quality data with built-in checks for careless responding and impression management (social desirability).
Comprehensive Factor Coverage
SIGMA Personality expands upon the Personality Research Form (PRF), the Jackson Personality Inventory – Revised (JPI-R), and the Five-Factor Model1 in two important ways:
- First, SIGMA Personality organizes facets of Conscientiousness into two distinct higher-order factors: Industriousness and Methodicalness. Measuring these factors separately permits a deeper understanding of an individual’s conscientiousness, which has been described as “the most potent, non-cognitive predictor of workplace performance”,2 and has been linked to several important life outcomes, including job performance3 and academic achievement.4
- Second, SIGMA Personality also measures facets of Honesty/Humility, an important predictor of prosocial behavior5 , counterproductive workplace behaviors (CWBs)6, and the group of socially aversive traits known as the Dark Triad (narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy)7.
Pricing
| Cost Per Test | US Pricing | Canadian Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| SIGMA Personality | $30 | $36 |
Pricing includes online administration and report.
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2 Campbell, D. (2019, November 4). Being conscientious is one of the strongest predictors of success in the workplace, U of T study finds. University of Toronto. https://www.utoronto.ca/news/being-conscientious-one-strongest-predictors-success-workplace-u-t-study-finds.
3 Wilmot, M.P., & Ones, D.S. (2019). A century of research on conscientiousness at work. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(46), 23,004-23,010. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1908430116.
4 Poropat, A. E. (2009). A meta-analysis of the Five-Factor Model of personality and academic performance. Psychological Bulletin, 135(2), 322–338. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0014996.
5 Thielmann, I., Spadaro, G., & Balliet, D. (2020). Personality and prosocial behavior: A theoretical framework and meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 146(1), 30–90. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000217.
6 Lee, Y., Berry, C. M., & Gonzalez-Mulé, E. (2019). The importance of being humble: A meta-analysis and incremental validity analysis of the relationship between Honesty-Humility and job performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 104(12), 1535–1546. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000421.
7 Howard, M. C., & Van Zandt, E. C. (2020). The discriminant validity of honesty-humility: A meta-analysis of the HEXACO, Big Five, and Dark Triad. Journal of Research in Personality, 87, 103982. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2020.103982.