Comparison Results Between You and The other person

Overall Low Similarity		Overall High Similarity
Low Big Five Similarity		Very Similar For Big Five
Different Dimensional Assessments		High Dimensional Assessment Similarity

The other person and you have an overall similarity percentile of 78.21. That is, compared to the similarity between any two people, the two of you have scores that are more similar than 77.21 out of 100 relationships. In other words, the two of you are very similar in terms of personality and behaviors: only around 1 in 5 relationships have more similarities in personality and behaviors than exist your relationship.

In addition to your overall similarity, we have also calculated your Big Five similarity. The "Big Five" is considered one of the best surveys to describe personality. Based on both of your answers, people like the two of you generally have the following differences. You will find more details of both of your scores in the Big Five section, below. Your similarity in Big Five scores is 7.96 percentile.

• You are much more open to new experiences than The other person.
• You tend to be much more reliable than The other person.
• You are probably a bit more reserved and enjoy quite time alone more than The other person.
• You generally are more nervous and likely to worry than The other person.

Finally, your Dimensional Assessment in Personality Survey similarity is 79.43 percentile. The section on this survey below has more details about your own scores.

Similarity or difference in your personalities and behaviors is not necessarily a predictor of the strength or weakness of your relationship. Rather, it is just a way to learn if your relationship, whether romantic, platonic, or familial, is more alike or different than most. Remember the two proverbs birds of a feather flock together and opposites attract: neither similarity nor difference alone predict the quality of a relationship.

Dimensional Assessment in Personality Survey Results

Affect Stability		High Affect
Settled Sense of Self		Changing Sense of Self
Interpersonally Highly Independent		Interpersonally Highly Involved
Highly Factual		Highly Imaginative

The Dimensional Assessment in Personality Survey contains statements describing personal preferences and behaviors specifically relating to: affect (feeling), identity (characteristics of self), attachment (relationships with others), and cognition (thinking skills). Your responses to the Dimensional Assessment in Personality Survey indicate that the following statements tend to describe people like you:

• Be emotionally expressive at times with mood changes which were occasionally unpredictable
• Have a clear sense of self, rarely experiencing feelings of boredom and have clear goals and future plans
• Experience a moderate amount of discomfort when alone and have some difficulty coping when separated from someone they were close, at times, fearing rejection
• Rarely experience things they feel are strange, clearly see themselves and their surroundings, and experience little difficulty thinking when under stress

Smoking Survey Results

Light Smoker		Heavy Smoker

People who answered similarly to you tend to be considered as having a moderate level of nicotine dependence. Remember that your feedback is based upon generalizations -- people who responded like you are generally considered to have a moderate level of nicotine dependency, but his may not be true of you specifically.

Caffeine Survey Results

Low Caffeine Intake		High Caffeine Intake

Your average daily intake of caffeine is 530 milligrams.

People who answered similarly to you tend to drink a relatively large amount of caffeine daily (500-1000mg/day). The average American drinks about 2.6 cups of caffeinated beverages (200-300mg) per day. Remember that your feedback is based upon generalizations, people who responded like you are generally considered to use large amounts of caffeine, but his may not be true of you specifically.

People who answer similarly to your answers have not experienced withdrawal from caffeine.

"Big Five" Personality Survey Results

Your Scores:

Closed-Minded		Open to New Experiences
Disorganized		Conscientious
Introverted		Extroverted
Disagreeable		Agreeable
Calm / Relaxed		Nervous / High-Strung

Scores for The other person:

Closed-Minded		Open to New Experiences
Disorganized		Conscientious
Introverted		Extroverted
Disagreeable		Agreeable
Calm / Relaxed		Nervous / High-Strung

There has been much research on how people describe others, and five major dimensions of human personality have been found. They are often referred to as the OCEAN model of personality, because of the acronym from the names of the five dimensions. Your specific personality indicates that the following attributes will most likely describe you well:

• You typically don't seek out new experiences. The other person prefers traditional and familiar experiences.
• You are well-organized, and are reliable. The other person tends to do things somewhat haphazardly.
• You are relatively social and enjoy the company of others. The other person is extremely outgoing, social, and energetic.
• You are neither extremely forgiving nor irritable. The other person is neither extremely forgiving nor irritable.
• You tend to become anxious or nervous. The other person isn't particularly nervous, nor calm.

How to Share Your Results

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A Bit More About Your Results

All the feedback you see here is based on statistical analysis of personality data collected from tens of thousands of people. None of the feedback is based on our intuitions or theories about personality. In short, the feedback is entirely driven by the data we have collected.

Sometimes the feedback will give respondents apparently contradictory feedback. This is an unfortunate consequence of making generalizations. Quite often, individuals cannot be captured by the general trends derived from analysis of large numbers of people. Of course, while our generalizations do get it wrong sometimes they tend to get it right more often than not.

We want to emphasize that we are talking about generalizations here, and these generalizations don't apply to all people. To illustrate, consider the generalization that men are generally taller than women. This does not mean that every man is taller than every woman. Instead, it means that, on average, men are taller than women. This same logic applies to the feedback that is given on this site. Even though, on average, people tend to become more conscientious as they get older, not everyone follows this pattern.

If you are interested in further information, you should look at the OutOfService site, which has a number of personality tests based on ongoing personality research. Click here to continue on to the other personality tests on this site.

Links to Additional Information

During our survey, we may have asked you questions regarding depression or alcohol. The following two links may be of interest to individuals who have answered questions on either topic. These links are being given with ALL results.

• More information on depression: http://www.depression-screening.org
• Further information on alcohol: http://www.alcoholscreening.org

Finally, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact us with them.