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NEO

Assess general and detailed personality based on factor models of personality

NEO Inventories 3 Normative Update

With over three decades of valid and reliable use, the NEO Inventories 3 or NEO Inventories are concise measures of the five major domains or dimensions of personality and the most important traits or facets that define each domain.

Together, the five broad domain scales and the 30 specific facet scales allow a comprehensive assessment of adolescent and adult personality. The NEO Inventories measure 18 traits grouped into five domains:

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  • Neuroticism (N)
  • Extraversion (E)
  • Openness to Experience (O)
  • Agreeableness (A)
  • Conscientiousness (C)

Due to the comprehensiveness of the NEO Inventories, they are applicable in a broad range of clinical settings:

  • Counseling
  • Career counseling/employment
  • Psychotherapy

With a variety of clinical applications:

  • Diagnosing personality disorders
  • Psychological assessment
  • Psychiatric diagnosing
  • At the start of therapy as a baseline to understand a new client
  • Obtaining information on the patient’s prognosis
  • Assessing the probable response to therapy
  • Determining the optimal form of therapy

The NEO Inventories have been updated! Now providing a new normative sample representative of the current U.S. population, fewer components for easier purchasing, administration and scoring options through PARiConnect, and many other enhancements to help you better serve your clients. 

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Choose the NEO that Fits Your Needs

NEO-PI-3™ (Normative Update)
The most comprehensive version of the five-factor model of personality assessment. Contains 240 items.

NEO PI-3:4FV (Normative Update)
This is a four-factor 192-item questionnaire measuring Extroversion, Openness to Experience, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness. Developed for HR and career counseling settings. 

NEO-FFI-3™ (Normative Update)
This is a five-factor 60-item version of the NEO-PI-3 (Normative Update). It is a quick assessment of general personality using the five-factor model.

NEO-FFI-3:4FV (Normative Update)
This is a quick four-factor 48-item questionnaire measuring Extroversion, Openness to Experience, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness. Built for HR and career counseling settings.  

NEO Professional Development Report (PDR) Module
After administering the PDR i-Admin within PARiConnect, generate career-focused reports (Management Planning and Individual Planning) which provide scores, profile graphs, and interpretive text.

Looking for older versions of the NEO Inventories? 

Contact PAR Customer Support to get information on the NEO PI-R, NEO-4, and the legacy versions of the NEO-PI-3 and NEO-FFI-3.

Administration Format

Print
Digital

Authors

Paul T. Costa, Jr., PhD and Robert R. McCrae, PhD
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NEO-PI-3™ (Normative Update)

Provides a comprehensive assessment of general personality traits using the five main dimensions of personality.
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NEO Personality Inventory-3™ (Normative Update) | NEO-PI-3 (Normative Update) | PAR

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NEO Five-Factor Inventory-3™ (Normative Update) | NEO-FFI-3 (Normative Update) | PAR

NEO-FFI-3™ (Normative Update)

Provides a quick assessment of general personality traits using the five main dimensions of personality.
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NEO Personality Inventory-3™/NEO Five-Factor Inventory-3™: Four-Factor Version (Normative Update)| NEO-PI-3/FFI-3:4FV (Normative Update) | PAR

NEO-4FV™ (Normative Update)

Provides information about personality dimensions for HR and career counseling settings.
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