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Big Five Personality Traits

Conscientiousness

the tendency to be organized, responsible, and hardworking

Openness to Experience

the tendency to be open to new aesthetic, cultural, or intellectual experiences

Neuroticism / Emotional Stability

Emotional stability is predictability and consistency in emotional reactions, with absence of rapid mood changes. Neuroticism is a chronic level of emotional instability and proneness to psychological distress

Extraversion

an orientation of one's interests and energies toward the outer world of people and things rather than the inner world of subjective experience; characterized by positive affect and sociability

Agreeableness

the tendency to act in a cooperative, unselfish manner

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