Factor Items
371 items, shown in the original order.
- Helping others is my oxygen. .543
- I put others first. .502
- greedy ooooo generous .443
- I give more than I take. .434
- I am concerned about others. .425
- I feel inclined to be responsible for, and take care of, others' feelings. .417
- I compassionately take on someone else's needs as my own. .415
- Sometimes it's not what I want, it's what others want that's more important. .412
- I sympathize with others' feelings. .408
- I find helping others rewarding. .398
- I feel a responsibility to care for the weak. .397
- self-interested ooooo othercentric .386
- Pleasing others makes me happy. .383
- I would rather please myself than others.- (I would rather please others than myself) .382
- I try to please everyone. .379
- I focus more on the hearts of the whole world in determining the right choices to make. .379
- What other people want is as important as what I want. .377
- Doing volunteer work is a waste of time. -.374
- My sense of happiness is affected by the quality of life of everyone on the planet. .369
- My own happiness and success are more important than the happiness and success of others.- .363
- I take more than I give. -.362
- I find appreciating others rewarding. .356
- I help make people feel comfortable by engaging in hosting and care-taking. .353
- I could not pursue a career which was harmful to the world in any way. .345
- I only care about myself. -.339
- Correcting injustice in the world is very important to me. .333
- selfish 00000 selfless .332
- passionate .327
- must first approve of the job's larger impact on the world before I'll agree to perform it. .316
- selfish ooooo selfless .314
- I am obedient to others. .311
- hurt others ooooo hurt self .310
- I believe I can improve the world by influencing others. .309
- I make people feel welcome. .307
- I tend to defer-to/go-along with the wishes of others. .307
- When I'm depressed, I like to help people. .306
- I would be happy if I was more helpful to others. .305
- I have trouble saying no to people. .304
- Social justice is very important to me. .296
- I have a good word for everyone. .295
- I tend to want to help people even when it's not good for them and/or me. .290
- The happiness of strangers has the same objective value as my happiness. .284
- It is hard for me to make a decision if I don't know how others feel about it. .283
- When I like someone, I become devoted to them. .281
- I feel pretty worried or upset when I think or know somebody is angry at me. .280
- I am willing to forgive others. .280
- nice ooooo standoffish -.277
- Protecting the environment (nature) is very important to me. .277
- I am the center of my universe. -.272
- I try to forgive and forget. .267
- People are things to be used. -.266
- I like to watch children open presents. .260
- I'm always looking for the best situation for myself regardless of whether it's good for anyone else. -.259
- I am an ethical person. .257
- peaceful .256
- Raising children is essential to my happiness. .255
- My ego is bigger than my heart. -.254
- happy 00000 sad -.253
- It is important for me to maintain positive feelings in those around me, at all costs .253
- I express my thanks to those who care about me. .252
- Humanitarian causes are extremely important to me. .251
- honest .250
- romantic trait .250 (on triword test)
- I believe that others have good intentions.- -.249
- sensual .249
- Having a family is the most important thing to me. .249
- I like to stand during the national anthem. .248
- I am a cold person. -.247
- I always treat others as I would like to be treated. .246
- accountable .245
- A career in social work interests me. .243
- If I like someone, I will do whatever they want. .243
- I enjoy bringing people together. .243
- accommodating 00000 unaccommodating -.241
- If I feel bad in a relationship, I tend to think/feel it's my fault. .241
- I have a great need to improve the world. .239
- I readily communicate personally to all members of a group to feel unity .238
- happy ooooo sad -.238
- I am very considerate of my own feelings but not so considerate of other people's feelings. -.237
- If I was independently wealthy, I could be happy not working my whole life. -.231
- I enjoy hurting others. -.231
- I believe that love happens all the time, everywhere. .227
- I am humble. .226
- I feel perfectly justified in getting my way, all the time. -.226
- I am never too busy to help a friend. .224
- I live to make people laugh..224
- I am dutiful. .222
- I am deeply moved by others' misfortunes. .221
- I want to leave a mark, do something that will have a real impact in the world. .221
- I trust others. .220
- What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others. .220
- thoughtful ooooo discourteous -.219
- I lack empathy. -.219
- Anyone can become great. .219
- Love is stronger than hate. .218
- I'm happy to occupy whatever position in society I best fit into regardless of whether it's prestigious. .218
- I need to be needed. .218
- I rarely stop to think about what other people think, feel, and expect. -.217
- I live to create beautiful things. .216
- Love is my supreme virtue. .216
- In romantic relationships, it's normal for the guy to like the girl more. .216 (men)
- I enjoy lying, duping others. -.215
- team player .215
- I believe in equal opportunity for all. .215
- like disagreement 00000 dislike disagreement .213
- A person's family is the most important thing in life. .213
- Public opinion can mean a lot. .211
- I disregard others and look down on them with an arrogant eye. -.211
- Happiness is truth. .210
- I want to impress my parents. .210
- I am more obedient than rebellious. .210
- I am right, others are wrong. -.210
- I can't do without the company of others. .209
- I expect others to serve me without reciprocating. -.209
- I am faithful to friends. .208
- I rely on assurances from others. .207
- It would be cool if I had a ton of money, but I would also enjoy life if I was poor. .207
- I would like to pursue a career in social justice. ,205
- Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. .205
- I have very strong emotions. .204
- I would risk my life for something I cared about a lot. .204
- honest 00000 dishonest -.204
- I am loyal to the tradition/values I was raised with. .213
- I find it very hard to lie. .203
- I reveal little about myself. -.202
- I don't like most people. -.202
- I like to educate others. .202
- I would have no problem taking a large amount of money to work for a corrupt corporation. -.201
- I very much want to be loved. .201
- respect customs 00000 discard customs -.200
- I respect authority. .200
- I always honor my promises to others. .200
- I am a team player. .198
- dishonest ooooo honest .198
- My actions are predominately motivated by how they'll cause others to view me. .198
- The safety of my loved ones is very important to me. .198
- I believe everything happens for a reason..198
- I am more comfortable being the appreciator than the appreciated, as far as the physical dynamic in a romantic relationship. .198
- I am very loyal. .198
- Finding true love is the main passion in my life. .196
- My religious faith is important to me. .196
- I'm not interested in friendships I can't control. -.196
- I don't understand people who get emotional. -.195
- The most important thing to me is humility. .195
- I focus entirely on getting my own way, helping myself. -.195
- If a certain behavior benefited me but had a negative effect on the world, I would still engage in it. -.195
- instinctive .194
- know myself 00000 don't know myself -.194
- I don't like to apologize. -.194
- I get chores done right away. .193
- innocent .193
- atheist oooo theist .192
- I am more diplomatic than bluntly honest. .192
- Every day is a new adventure. .192
- untrustworthy -.192
- I follow directions. .191
- Life is significant (meaningful). .191
- I can be insensitive to the feelings of others. -.191
- People tell me that I'm a good listener. .191
- Other people energize me. .197
- I am a theist. .190
- I like to demean other people. -.190
- I am self-centered. -.189
- feminine .188
- Finding meaning/purpose in my life is very important to me. .187
- People tell me that I am cold. -.187
- please self 00000 please others .186
- When I like someone I give them compliments. .186
- I have a very good reputation. .186
- I would rather please myself than others.- .185
- I see most people in my life as replaceable. -.185
- I seek deep emotional and spiritual intimacy. .185
- I get what I want by controlling others. -.185
- I radiate joy. .184
- fidelity 00000 infidelity -.184
- I don't like missing out on an event that people I care about are enjoying. .183
- My parents have had a great deal of influence on me. .183
- I accept people as they are. .182
- theist 00000 athiest -.182
- I don't like taking orders. -.181
- Other people's viewpoints are a resource for getting closer to the truth. .181
- I honor my parents and elders..181
- I have a heart of stone. -.181
- I find not helping others rewarding. -.180
- My belief in God affects my life. .179
- I do things when I should do them. .179
- I understand people who think differently. .178
- My parents are my foundation. .178 (men)
- It's all in what you and your heart tell you and how you percieve those messages. .178
- internal wealth 00000 material wealth -.177
- A good friend is supportive/affirming. .175
- respect customs ooooo discard customs -.177
- My spiritual life is very important to me. .177
- Criticism or scolding hurts me quite a bit. .176
- I dislike conflict. .176
- It is difficult for me to detach and be objective. .175
- I find other people unrewarding. -.175
- I like to share my successes with others. .174
- I let my feelings strongly guide me. .174
- I am sincere. .174
- I guide my life using religious scriptures..174
- Achievement is more important than material or financial reward..173
- I respect the opinions of others. .173
- I enjoy being controlled by someone I love. .173
- I like to work behind the scenes without credit. .173
- Fairness is very important, even if it proves me wrong. .172
- wise .172
- I have been duped/burned before by someone I cared about. .172
- A healthy romantic relationship involves equal effort by both parties. .172
- devout .171
- intense 00000 easy going .170
- The things I value most are internal. .170
- I cannot survive without being loved by someone. .170
- I return extra change when a cashier makes a mistake. .170
- My own happiness and success are more important than the happiness and success of others.- .169
- I am easily moved to tears. .169
- I listen to pmy feelings when making important decisions. .169
- please self ooooo please others .169
- Internal beauty is more important than external beauty. .169
- I spend a lot of time talking about love. .168
- I do things when I'm supposed to do them. .168
- I am hypersensitive. .167
- I believe in being accountable. .167
- My enjoyment admiring things exceeds my desire to be admired. .167
- Optimism is my oxygen. .166
- I am willing to take risks to establish a relationship. .166
- I like being part of a subculture. .166
- I am dependent on the support and nurturance of others. .166
- I would associate with someone whose behavior had a negative effect on the world if that association was beneficial to me. -.166
- Intellectual freedom should have limits. .166
- I'm an idealist. .165
- The world should be as I want it to be. -.165
- Rules are rules. .164
- I'm not interested in romantic relationships I can't control. -.164
- I am preoccupied with myself. -.164
- I see the world as a struggle between right and wrong. .163
- Most people are better than me. .163
- I dislike people I can't control. -.163
- introspective 00000 power seeking -.162
- I am determined to have my own way. -.162
- I am concerned with finding harmony and abiding by social structures based on my own subjective beliefs and experiences. .161
- I have a big ego. -.161
- My heart has dictated the path i've taken in life. .161
- I grew up in a parent centered household. men .161
- self-reliant .161
- I hate to judge others on how they look. .160
- Helping people hurts people. -.159
- The sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being. .159
- I would prefer to achieve eternal fame and die at 40 to living an ordinary life till 100. -.158
- I am close to my parents. .157
- I am traditional.- -.156
- know myself ooooo don't know myself -.156
- People who have no utility to me, don't matter to me. -.156
- How much I am loved is more important than how much I love others. -.156
- studious .155
- I act without consulting others. -.155
- I am weak and need a stronger person to carry me through life. .155
- I will never be satisfied until I get all that I deserve. -.155
- I am or would like to be a stay at home parent. .154
- explanatory .153
- Honesty doesn't pay.-.153
- It is important to me that I live in a world free of war and conflict. .153
- I know that to survive I need to be needed. .153
- I could be happy living anywhere. .153
- I find being alive rewarding. .153
- Poor and content is rich and rich enough. .152
- I am conventional.- -.152
- sly -.152
- I do not like to appear better than others. .152
- I am more preoccupied with what I like than with being liked. -.152
- altruistic ooooo non-altruistic -.151
- I will not be taken advantage of. -.151
- I look up to my parents. .151
- I discard convention/tradition. -.150
- I ridicule others. -.150
- Power for its own sake doesn't interest me. .150
- I believe vengeance is sometimes necessary. -.150
- People can't always live their lives in terms of what they want. .150
- I enjoy being thought of as a normal "mainstream" person. .150
- depressed 00000 stressed .149
- I enjoy being part of a group. .149
- I will cheat in order to win. -.149
- I am unhappy without duties and responsibilities. .148
- I am trusted to keep secrets. .148
- If the people I was close to didn't like someone, it would be hard for me to date them. .148
- I am generally a very happy person. .148
- I am not easily affected by my emotions -.148
- I am more aware/attuned to my feelings than the feelings of others. -.147
- I recharge by being with other people. .147
- I like people I can control. -.147
- I make decisions based on feelings..147
- I would say I'm more of a critic than a contributor. -.147
- National security (i.e. protection from anything that would hurt my country) is very important to me. .147
- I conform to others' opinions. .146
- I have contempt for people that are inferior to me. -.146
- I fear being judged by others. .146
- People I decieve are fools who should have known better. -.146
- Anything is possible. .146
- I know who I am because of my friends. .145
- Others should be made to pay for their stupidity. -.145
- I have difficulty enduring even a mild degree of conflict with those close to me. .145
- uncreative 00000 creative .144
- I am optimistic. .144
- I look up to no one. -.144
- I value females over males. .144 (male)
- I believe in equality between all races. .143
- I find it easy to manipulate others. -.143
- I am controlled by my environment. .143
- I am/was very close to my mother. .143 (men)
- I require a lot of external stimulation. .142
- No matter how bad life gets, I'll always fight though it. .142
- I can put on a convincing smile if the situation calls for it no matter how I really feel internally. .142
- I would not want to live in a city where people were obsessed with status / prestige. .142
- How I feel about things has greater influence on me than my logic. .142
- I find it rewarding to let my feelings guide me in life. .142
- born leader.141
- I am very picky about movies. -.141
- I find being appreciated rewarding. .141
- I view obligation as a position of weakness and vulnerability to other's control. -.141
- I have a morose sense of humor. -.140
- I feel worried when I think I have done poorly at something important. .140
- I prefer to keep people at a distance. -.140
- I feel best when I am working. .139
- I have very good instincts. .139
- I frequently assess other peoples emotional states by watching their behavior. .139
- I want to be in romantic relationship with someone that I think is awesome. .139
- My needs for closeness and emotional safety overwhelm me. .139
- witty .139
- I live a life based on strongly held personal values and raw emotion associated with my individual human experience. .138
- Romantically, I focus more on whether someone wants me than whether I want them. .138
- When you are wronged, consider the viewpoint of the wrongdoer, and feel sorry for mankind. .138
- I anticipate the needs of others. .137
- I push myself very hard to succeed. .137
- When I want something from someone I can be very nice, when I don't I can be very mean. -.137
- superficial -.137
- improve world 00000 improve self -.136
- I value justice higher than mercy. -.136
- I have a history of making and sticking to long term plans. .136
- I review a lot of information over time to confirm what is customary or standard. .136
- Having close friends is very important to me. .136
- I use anger to control people and situations. -.136
- I am flexible. .136
- I can be cold when I don't want to have anything to do with a person anymore. -.135
- professorial .135
- I find the world a very interesting place. .134
- I operate based on an ideology. .134
- I tend to be the comedian around others. .134
- spontaneous .134
- I am defined by my internal compass (not an external one). .133
- I like to be viewed as proper and conventional. .133
- I have shallow emotions. -.133
- I sometimes let my feelings overwhelm me.- -.133
- Early in a relationship, I can quickly discern what's important to someone I like, and become that. .133
- No one is good enough for me. -.133
- I can be condescending to people. -.133
- I dislike physical/manual labor of any kind. -.133
- Social justice is very important to me. .132
- thriving ooooo surviving -.132
- I choose my words with care. .131
- I have initiated most of my friendships. .131
- I have tended to date people who are meaner than me. .131 (men)
- Even if I know I don't like someone enough for it to work long term, it can hurt if they break up with me. .131
- rational ooooo irrational -.131
- I believe my race is superior. -.131
- Happiness is the most important thing in life. .131
- I would be uncomfortable living in a multi-million dollar house/apartment. .131
- fantasy 00000 reality .131
- I value internal rewards/validation more than external rewards/validation. .131
- I am trusted to keep secrets. .130
- I am more outgoing than reserved. .130
- I have no need for power over others. .130