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APPENDIX 2.2.  Scoring the Big Five Inventory–2 Domain and Facet Scales
Item numbers for the BFI-2 domain and facet scales are listed below. Reverse-keyed items are denoted by 
“R.” Compute scale scores as the mean  of the items. For more information about the BFI and the BFI-2, 
visit the Berkeley Personality Lab website ( ofc.berkeley.edu/~johnlab/index.htm ) or the Colby Personality 
Lab website ( www.colby.edu/psych/personality-lab ).
Domain Scales
Extraversion: 1, 6, 11R, 16R, 21, 26R, 31R, 36R, 41, 46, 51R, 56
Agreeableness: 2, 7, 12R, 17R, 22R, 27, 32, 37R, 42R, 47R, 52, 57
Conscientiousness: 3R, 8R, 13, 18, 23R, 28R, 33, 38, 43, 48R, 53, 58R
Negative Emotionality: 4R, 9R, 14, 19, 24R, 29R, 34, 39, 44R, 49R, 54, 59
Open-Mindedness: 5R, 10, 15, 20, 25R, 30R, 35, 40, 45R, 50R, 55R, 60
Facet Scales
Sociability: 1, 16R, 31R, 46
Assertiveness: 6, 21, 36R, 51R
Energy Level: 11R, 26R, 41, 56
Compassion: 2, 17R, 32, 47R
Respectfulness: 7, 22R, 37R, 52
Trust: 12R, 27, 42R, 57
Organization: 3R, 18, 33, 48R
Productiveness: 8R, 23R, 38, 53
Responsibility: 13, 28R, 43, 58R
Anxiety: 4R, 19, 34, 49R
Depression: 9R, 24R, 39, 54
Emotional Volatility: 14, 29R, 44R, 59
Intellectual Curiosity: 10, 25R, 40, 55R
Aesthetic Sensitivity: 5R, 20, 35, 50R
Creative Imagination: 15, 30R, 45R, 60
 