┊ notes:

• there are 14 items each for SPI-5 factor, making a total of 70 items.
• 48 of these items are additive, denoted with ( + )
• the remaining 22 are subtractive, denoted with ( - )
• all items also have an associated SPI-27 factor, denoted in italics

┊ 1. openness

• am able to come up with new and different ideas. ( + ) creativity
• am an original thinker. ( + ) creativity
• am full of ideas. ( + ) creativity
• am quick to understand things. ( + ) intellect
• can handle a lot of information. ( + ) intellect
• enjoy being thought of as a normal mainstream person. ( - ) conformity
• have a vivid imagination. ( + ) creativity
• like to get lost in thought. ( + ) introspection
• love to reflect on things. ( + ) introspection
• love to think up new ways of doing things. ( + ) creativity
• rebel against authority. ( + ) authoritarianism
• spend time reflecting on things. ( + ) introspection
• think quickly. ( + ) intellect
• try to understand myself. ( + ) introspection

┊ 2. conscientiousness

• believe laws should be strictly enforced. ( + ) authoritarianism
• continue until everything is perfect. ( + ) perfectionism
• find it difficult to get down to work. ( - ) industry
• keep things tidy. ( + ) order
• leave a mess in my room. ( - ) order
• like order. ( + ) order
• need a push to get started. ( - ) industry
• neglect my duties. ( - ) industry
• often forget to put things back in their proper place. ( - ) order
• set high standards for myself and others. ( + ) perfectionism
• start tasks right away. ( + ) industry
• try to follow the rules. ( + ) authoritarianism
• want every detail taken care of. ( + ) perfectionism
• work hard. ( + ) industry

┊ 3. extraversion

• am skilled in handling social situations. ( + ) charisma
• avoid company. ( - ) sociability
• dislike being the center of attention. ( - ) attention seeking
• don't like crowded events. ( - ) sociability
• express myself easily. ( + ) emotional expressiveness
• find it difficult to approach others. ( - ) charisma
• hate being the center of attention. ( - ) attention seeking
• laugh a lot. ( + ) humor
• laugh aloud. ( + ) humor
• like going out a lot. ( + ) sociability
• like to attract attention. ( + ) attention seeking
• make myself the center of attention. ( + ) attention seeking
• usually like to spend my free time with people. ( + ) sociability
• want to be left alone. ( - ) sociability

┊ 4. agreeableness

• am concerned about others. ( + ) compassion
• am hard to satisfy. ( - ) perfectionism
• am sensitive to the needs of others. ( + ) compassion
• believe that others have good intentions. ( + ) trust
• believe that people are basically moral. ( + ) trust
• cheat to get ahead. ( - ) honesty
• feel sympathy for those who are worse off than myself. ( + ) compassion
• feel that most people can't be trusted. ( - ) trust
• sympathize with others feelings. ( + ) compassion
• tell a lot of lies. ( - ) honesty
• think of others first. ( + ) compassion
• trust people to mainly tell the truth. ( + ) trust
• trust what people say. ( + ) trust
• use others for my own ends. ( - ) honesty

┊ 5. neuroticism

• am a worrier. ( + ) anxiety
• am not easily annoyed. ( - ) irritability
• dislike myself. ( + ) wellbeing
• experience my emotions intensely. ( + ) emotional stability
• experience very few emotional highs and lows. ( - ) emotional stability
• fear for the worst. ( + ) anxiety
• feel a sense of worthlessness or hopelessness. ( + ) wellbeing
• get overwhelmed by emotions. ( + ) emotional stability
• panic easily. ( + ) anxiety
• rarely get irritated. ( - ) irritability
• seldom get mad. ( - ) irritability
• think that my moods don't change more than most people's do. ( - ) emotional stability
• worry about things. ( + ) anxiety
• would call myself a nervous person. ( + ) anxiety