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{: #conscientiousness}
Conscientiousness is a person's tendency to act in an organized or thoughtful way. The tables that follow qualify results for characteristics as high or low: {: shortdesc}
- Any score above the mean of 0.5 indicates a greater than average tendency for a characteristic. A score at or above 0.75 indicates readily discernible aspects of the characteristic; such scores are considered high.
- The opposite statements are true of scores below 0.50 and 0.25, which are considered low.
For more information, see Percentiles for personality characteristics.
{: #facets-consc}
Brief descriptions of the dimension's facets and of individuals who score high in each facet.
| Facet | Individuals who score high... |
|---|---|
| Achievement striving / Driven | Try hard to achieve excellence. Their drive to be recognized as successful keeps them on track as they work hard to accomplish their goals. |
| Cautiousness / Deliberate / Deliberateness | Are disposed to think through possibilities carefully before acting. |
| Dutifulness / Dutiful / Sense of responsibility | Have a strong sense of duty and obligation. |
| Orderliness / Organized | Are well-organized, tidy, and neat. |
| Self-discipline / Persistent | Have the self-discipline, or "will-power," to persist at difficult or unpleasant tasks until they are completed. |
| Self-efficacy / Self-assured / Sense of competence | Are confident in their ability to accomplish things. |
{: #range-consc}
General descriptions that might apply to individuals whose scores evidence more or less of each facet of the dimension, as well as terms that might describe such individuals.
| Description of low value | Description of high value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Term | Facet | Term | Description |
| You are content with your level of accomplishment and do not feel the need to set ambitious goals. | Content | Achievement-striving | Driven | You set high goals for yourself and work hard to achieve them. |
| You would rather take action immediately than spend time deliberating making a decision. | Bold | Cautiousness | Deliberate | You carefully think through decisions before making them. |
| You do what you want, disregarding rules and obligations. | Carefree | Dutifulness | Dutiful | You take rules and obligations seriously, even when they are inconvenient. |
| You do not make a lot of time for organization in your daily life. | Unstructured | Orderliness | Organized | You feel a strong need for structure in your life. |
| You have a hard time sticking with difficult tasks for a long period of time. | Intermittent | Self-discipline | Persistent | You can tackle and stick with tough tasks. |
| You frequently doubt your ability to achieve your goals. | Self-doubting | Self-efficacy | Self-assured | You feel you have the ability to succeed in the tasks you set out to do. |
{: #dimensions-consc}
Information that relates the dimension to other dimensions, describing combinations of personality characteristics. Provides insight into how primary and secondary characteristics might interrelate to represent an individual's composite personality.
| Dimension | High conscientiousness | Low conscientiousness | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agreeableness | High | Dependable, responsible, reliable, mannerly, considerate | Unpretentious, self-effacing |
| Low | Stern, strict, rigid | Rash, uncooperative, unreliable, distrustful, thoughtless | |
| Extraversion | High | Ambitious, alert, firm, purposeful, competitive | Unruly, boisterous, reckless, devil-may-care, demonstrative |
| Low | Cautious, confident, punctual, formal, thrifty | Indecisive, aimless, wishy-washy, noncommittal, unambitious | |
| Emotional range | High | Particular, high-strung | Scatterbrained, inconsistent, erratic, forgetful, impulsive |
| Low | Thorough, steady, consistent, self-disciplined, logical | Informal, low-key | |
| Openness | High | Sophisticated, perfectionistic, industrious, dignified, refined | Unconventional, quirky |
| Low | Traditional, conventional | Foolhardy, illogical, immature, haphazard, lax | |