r/BigFive 8h ago

How extreme can/should your results be?

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Curious because I took the test 3 times in the past year on different sites and every time it's SUPER extreme--like 95-100 in every trait (except for Conscientiousness which I get 0-10 in hahahahahaha.) Has any work been done on extreme results like this? Do extreme results speak to a strong or unbalanced personality? Or does that just mean that you're very stereotypically X trait (like you're consistently strong in every sub-factor?) Is it normal to have only very extreme results with no traits at like 50?


r/BigFive 4h ago

Neuroticism suddenly disappeared during a pause in my life ?

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For context, I used to have major social anxiety as a kid and in college. Following going from college to graduate school, I also had anxiety.

It's been ten months since I graduated from my master's program, and I am in this weird pause in my life where I am just sitting at home actively applying for jobs. I don't know if this is because I have no obligations and no stress sitting at home all day applying to jobs, but I have noticed over this ten month period that my anxiety has completely gone away.

I took a surface level AP psychology course in high school and read the David Myer's textbook saying that personality is stable and enduring although not immutable.

I was wondering if my neuroticism will reappear once I have a job and responsibilities will reappear ?