Factor Items
174 items, shown in the original order.
- I would be happy if I could avoid change/risk. -.512
- I am open to change. .503
- I require novelty and change. .460
- I need a varied life. .372
- I take risks. .306
- I love to think up new ways of doing things. .292
- I seek adventure. .292
- I'm not a big risk taker. -.291
- I am adaptable. .289
- I am easily discouraged. -.284
- I avoid dangerous situations. -.283
- I see myself as open to new experiences, complex. .275
- I consider security an important element in every aspect of my life. -.273
- I find taking risks rewarding. .260
- I am flexible. .258
- I feel comfortable around people. .256
- I find adventure seeking rewarding. .253
- I am willing to try anything once. .251
- I want to leave a mark, do something that will have a real impact in the world. .251
- Doing volunteer work is a waste of time. -.247
- I have a fear of public speaking. -.247
- I am inclined to rely more on improvisation. .238
- I talk to many different people at parties. .228
- Skin diving in the ocean would be much too dangerous for me. -.227
- I stick to the rules. -.224
- I try to experience life entirely in the moment. .224
- I am unable to change my circumstances. -.221
- I don't want to stand out. -.221
- I am incapable of changing my circumstances. -.220
- Taking risks does not bother me if the gains involved are high. .219
- I believe I can improve the world by influencing others. .218
- My formula for happiness is minimizing pain. -.218
- I am courageous. .217
- When I'm not happy, I make changes to my life. .214
- I have difficulty enduring even a mild degree of conflict with those close to me. -.214
- If I was independently wealthy, I could be happy not working my whole life. -.213
- I fear taking control, leading. -.213
- I feel drained after being out and about, even if I've enjoyed myself. -.213
- I don't care what others think. .210
- I am fun. .208
- I'm a born leader. .208
- I have high self esteem. .207
- Change, when it occurs at all, follows long and arduous trying. -.205
- I am unable to change who I am. -.203
- I usually fear for the worst.- .201
- I reveal little about myself. -.200
- I find paths with uncertain outcomes unappealing. -.199
- I worry about what people think of me. -.198
- I am or would like to be a stay at home parent. -.194
- I dislike physical/manual labor of any kind. -.194
- I like to start new fads and fashions. .192
- I am weak and need a stronger person to carry me through life. -.192
- I am energetic. .192
- Safety is very important to me. -.190
- must first approve of the job's larger impact on the world before I'll agree to perform it. .190
- I want everything to be 'just right.' -.188
- I'm living in the past. -.187
- I feel hugely anxious and self-conscious all the time. -.186
- I understand people who think differently. .185
- When my life doesn't make logical sense, I'm unhappy. -.185
- I am good at making impromptu speeches. .185
- My needs for closeness and emotional safety overwhelm me. -.185
- I am generally a very happy person. .182
- I avoid extremes of feeling and action. -.181
- I tend to reject any thought, however logical, that might lead to a disturbance of feeling. -.181
- I have a slow pace to my life. -.179
- I judge my own and other peoples behavior according to cultural norms. -.178
- I want to be different from others. .177
- I can be clingy in a romantic relationship. -.177
- I take existing ideas and link them together in new and interesting ways. .177
- I wnt to form my own opinions. .177
- My actions are predominately motivated by how they'll cause others to view me. -.177
- Every day is a new adventure. .175
- I prefer friends that challenge me and just think I'm ok to friends that don't challenge me and think I'm awesome. .174
- I enjoy performing in front of people. .173
- If a band I've seen and liked before is playing and another I like but haven't seen is too, I go to the one I haven't seen before. .172
- In romantic relationships, it's normal for the girl to like the guy more. -.172 (women)
- I focus more on the hearts of the whole world in determining the right choices to make. .172
- I am a capable person. .171
- I am more likely to avoid feeling certain things that will conflict with how I think. -.170
- Being disliked by others causes me anxiety. -.170
- It is hard for me to make a decision if I don't know how I feel about it. -.169
- When I see a person I like connecting with someone else, it bothers me. -.169
- I fear being judged by others. -.169
- Freedom of action and thought is very important to me. .168
- I am more outgoing than reserved. .168
- I have the freedom to become something other than my circumstances would normally produce. .167
- It is hard for me to make a decision if I don't know how others feel about it. -.165
- I would never make a high risk investment. -.164
- I have a defeatist outlook on life. -.164
- I am more obedient than rebellious. -.163
- I could be happy living anywhere. .162
- I like performing and/or speaking in front of an audience. .162
- I hold a grudge. -.161
- I like to conceal my body. -.160
- No matter how bad life gets, I'll always fight though it. .160
- I'm a free spirit. .160
- I feel it's OK that some people don't like me. .160
- I love surprise parties. .159
- I want to have an exciting life (stimulating experiences). .159
- I enjoy being reckless. .158
- I can't make it on my own. -.158
- I don't like to draw attention to myself.- .158
- I want to have an impact on people and events. .157
- I like to show off my body. .157
- Most people are better than me. -.157
- Curiosity is my oxygen. .157
- I find political discussions interesting. .156
- When I'm depressed, I like to do nothing. -.155
- I like things I can control. -.154
- Being different is my oxygen. .154
- I avoid thinking about certain things, because if I do, it will unsettle me. -.154
- I don't like people to pry into my life for any reason. -.153
- I tend to be the comedian around others. .153
- I am optimistic. .152
- If there is a problem in my life that would upset me to deal with / figure out, I'm prone to ignore/deny it's existence. -.151
- I see flaws/weaknesses as opportunites for fixes/improvements. .151
- I can be needy in a romantic relationship. -.151
- I have a natural talent for influencing people. .150
- I conform to others' opinions. -.150
- I am dependent on my parents. -.150
- I can't handle romantic rejection. -.149
- I think I could have been happy ending up with any of the people I've seriously dated. -.149 (men)
- When I'm in a relationship I pretty much stop seeing my friends. -.149
- I have little control over my own life. -.147
- I can run very fast. .147
- I mostly live in the my head, not in the world. -.146
- I get by on my looks. .146
- No matter how good things are I find something th complain about. -.145
- I am obedient to others. -.144
- I focus entirely on avoiding romantic relationship rejection. -.144
- I keep my thoughts to myself.- .142
- I avoid spending my time just sitting around resting. .141
- I don't like to experience pain. -.141
- I am tolerant to different ideas and beliefs. .143
- I am a serious person. -.142
- I need another person similar to me to help get me through life. -.140
- I am disinterested in sex. -.140
- It is very important that I am liked and I will bend the truth if I have to to ensure that. -.139
- I find being around others for too long unrewarding. -.139
- I rarely feel self-conscious in a strange group. .138
- I need to be needed. -.138
- A person I know / have met is more real to me than a stranger. -.138
- I am more likely to avoid thinking certain things that will upset how I feel. -.138
- I repress my feelings. -.138
- After a break up, I'd rather mourn the end of the relationship for months than move on with my life. -.138
- I tend to defer-to/go-along with the wishes of others. -.138
- Finding out my thinking about something important is wrong unsettles me. -.137
- I prefer not to show my work or discuss it with others until it is finished. -.137
- I tend to have an internal dislike/disdain for people that are more attractive than me. -.136
- I don't like most people. -.136
- Optimism is my oxygen. .136
- I either love people or hate people. -.135
- I don't like to be judged. -.134
- I am highly ambitious. .134
- I can live my life in any way I want to. .134
- I search for and acknowledge any internal contradictions, then I amend my beliefs accordingly. .134
- How I feel/think about myself does not rely on the opinions of others. .134
- If something doesn't make logical sense there's a problem. -.133
- I want to follow a path in life which is ambitious, unconventional, logical, beneficial to the world, and makes me happy. .133
- I am intensely possessive. -.133
- Anything is possible. .133
- I tend to avoid situations that contradict my ideals. -.132
- I get teary eyed easily. -.132
- If I had to choose, I'd prefer a weekend with absolutely nothing to do to one with too many things scheduled. -.132
- When I am depressed, I desire less social interaction. -.132
- I am controlled by my environment. -.132
- I sometimes feel as if I could sleep for a week. -.131
- I believe in equality between all races. .131
- I dislike conflict. -.131
- Social justice is very important to me. .131
- If I fix all my (imagined) external flaws, I can feel happy and lovable. -.130
- I live a life based on ordered, deductive logic based on objective criteria and external hierarchies(status, prestige, etc.). -.130
- I'm not a fan of subtitled (foreign) movies. -.127