{
  "osd_version": "1.0",
  "definition": {
    "scale_info": {
      "name": "IPIP MPQ: Unlikely Virtues",
      "code": "IPIP-MPQ-UV",
      "abbreviation": "MPQ-UV",
      "description": "IPIP items measuring unlikely virtues, from the IPIP Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire.",
      "citation": "Tellegen, A., & Waller, N. G. (2008). Exploring personality through test construction: Development of the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire. In G. J. Boyle, G. Matthews, & D. H. Saklofske (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Personality Theory and Assessment (Vol. 2, pp. 261–292). SAGE.",
      "license": "Public Domain",
      "version": "1.0",
      "url": "https://ipip.ori.org/newMPQKey.htm",
      "domain": "Personality"
    },
    "implementation": {
      "author": "Shane T. Mueller",
      "organization": "OpenScales Project",
      "date": "2026-05-02",
      "license": "CC BY 4.0",
      "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
      "notes": "Auto-generated from TedoneItemAssignmentTable30APR21.xlsx"
    },
    "likert_options": {
      "points": 5,
      "min": 1,
      "max": 5,
      "labels": [
        "ipip_likert_1",
        "ipip_likert_2",
        "ipip_likert_3",
        "ipip_likert_4",
        "ipip_likert_5"
      ],
      "question_head": "ipip_question_head"
    },
    "parameters": {
      "shuffle_questions": {
        "type": "boolean",
        "default": 0,
        "description": "Randomize item presentation order within the scale."
      }
    },
    "dimensions": [
      {
        "id": "unlikely_virtues_sum",
        "name": "Unlikely Virtues (sum)"
      },
      {
        "id": "unlikely_virtues_mean",
        "name": "Unlikely Virtues (mean)"
      }
    ],
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_001",
        "text_key": "ipip_P454",
        "type": "likert",
        "random_group": 1
      },
      {
        "id": "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_002",
        "text_key": "ipip_P427",
        "type": "likert",
        "random_group": 1
      },
      {
        "id": "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_003",
        "text_key": "ipip_P433",
        "type": "likert",
        "random_group": 1
      },
      {
        "id": "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_004",
        "text_key": "ipip_X87",
        "type": "likert",
        "random_group": 1
      },
      {
        "id": "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_005",
        "text_key": "ipip_H440",
        "type": "likert",
        "random_group": 1
      },
      {
        "id": "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_006",
        "text_key": "ipip_P490",
        "type": "likert",
        "random_group": 1
      },
      {
        "id": "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_007",
        "text_key": "ipip_P447",
        "type": "likert",
        "random_group": 1
      },
      {
        "id": "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_008",
        "text_key": "ipip_P383",
        "type": "likert",
        "random_group": 1
      },
      {
        "id": "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_009",
        "text_key": "ipip_P481",
        "type": "likert",
        "random_group": 1
      },
      {
        "id": "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_010",
        "text_key": "ipip_P413",
        "type": "likert",
        "random_group": 1
      },
      {
        "id": "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_011",
        "text_key": "ipip_P478",
        "type": "likert",
        "random_group": 1
      },
      {
        "id": "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_012",
        "text_key": "ipip_P356",
        "type": "likert",
        "random_group": 1
      },
      {
        "id": "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_013",
        "text_key": "ipip_H403",
        "type": "likert",
        "random_group": 1
      },
      {
        "id": "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_014",
        "text_key": "ipip_X182",
        "type": "likert",
        "random_group": 1
      },
      {
        "id": "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_015",
        "text_key": "ipip_X102",
        "type": "likert",
        "random_group": 1
      },
      {
        "id": "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_016",
        "text_key": "ipip_H556",
        "type": "likert",
        "random_group": 1
      },
      {
        "id": "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_017",
        "text_key": "ipip_H198",
        "type": "likert",
        "random_group": 1
      }
    ],
    "scoring": {
      "unlikely_virtues_sum": {
        "description": "Cronbach's alpha = 0.76",
        "method": "sum",
        "items": {
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_001": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_002": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_003": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_004": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_005": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_006": -1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_007": -1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_008": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_009": -1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_010": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_011": -1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_012": -1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_013": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_014": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_015": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_016": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_017": 1
        }
      },
      "unlikely_virtues_mean": {
        "description": "Cronbach's alpha = 0.76",
        "method": "mean_coded",
        "items": {
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_001": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_002": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_003": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_004": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_005": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_006": -1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_007": -1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_008": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_009": -1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_010": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_011": -1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_012": -1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_013": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_014": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_015": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_016": 1,
          "ipip_ipip_mpq_uv_017": 1
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "translations": {
    "en": {
      "ipip_likert_1": "Very Inaccurate",
      "ipip_likert_2": "Moderately Inaccurate",
      "ipip_likert_3": "Neither Accurate Nor Inaccurate",
      "ipip_likert_4": "Moderately Accurate",
      "ipip_likert_5": "Very Accurate",
      "ipip_question_head": "<h3>How Accurately Can You Describe Yourself?</h3><p>Describe yourself as you generally are now, not as you wish to be in the future. Describe yourself as you honestly see yourself, in relation to other people you know of the same sex as you are, and roughly your same age. So that you can describe yourself in an honest manner, your responses will be kept in absolute confidence. Indicate the accuracy of the item as it applies to you, using the following rating scale:</p>",
      "ipip_debrief": "Thank you for completing this questionnaire.",
      "ipip_P454": "Always admit it when I make a mistake.",
      "ipip_P427": "Always know what I am doing.",
      "ipip_P433": "Always know why I do things.",
      "ipip_X87": "Am always prepared.",
      "ipip_H440": "Am always ready to start afresh.",
      "ipip_P490": "Am not always honest with myself.",
      "ipip_P447": "Am not always what I appear to be.",
      "ipip_P481": "Don't always practice what I preach.",
      "ipip_P413": "Have never engaged in gossip.",
      "ipip_P478": "Have some bad habits.",
      "ipip_P356": "Have sometimes had to tell a lie.",
      "ipip_H403": "Know immediately what to do.",
      "ipip_X182": "Know that anyone who tries can get a job.",
      "ipip_X102": "Never give up hope.",
      "ipip_H556": "Never give up.",
      "ipip_H198": "Will do anything for others.",
      "ipip_P383": "Believe there is never an excuse for lying."
    },
    "sr": {
      "_translator": "Boele De Raad & colleagues (Serbia); machine translation",
      "ipip_likert_4": "Uglavnom tačno",
      "ipip_likert_1": "Potpuno netačno",
      "ipip_likert_2": "Uglavnom netačno",
      "ipip_debrief": "Hvala vam što ste popunili ovaj upitnik.",
      "ipip_question_head": "<h3>Kako tačno možete da opišete sebe?</h3><p>Opišite sebe onakvi kakvi generalno jeste sada, a ne onakvi kakvi biste želeli da budete u budućnosti. Opišite sebe onako kako iskreno vidite sebe, u poređenju sa drugim ljudima istog pola i otprilike iste starosti. Da biste mogli da se opišete na iskren način, vaši odgovori će biti čuvani u apsolutnoj tajnosti. Označite tačnost svake tvrdnje koja se odnosi na vas, koristeći sledeću skalu:</p>",
      "ipip_likert_5": "Potpuno tačno",
      "ipip_likert_3": "Ni tačno ni netačno",
      "ipip_P447": "Nisam uvek onakav kakvim se činim.",
      "ipip_P413": "Nikada nisam ogovarao druge.",
      "ipip_X182": "Znam da svako ko pokuša može da dobije posao.",
      "ipip_X102": "Nikada ne gubim nadu.",
      "ipip_H440": "Uvek sam spreman da počnem iznova.",
      "ipip_X87": "Uvek sam spreman na sve.",
      "ipip_H403": "Odmah znam šta treba činiti.",
      "ipip_H198": "Spreman sam da uradim sve za druge.",
      "ipip_P478": "Imam neke loše navike.",
      "ipip_P433": "Uvek znam zašto nešto radim.",
      "ipip_P356": "Ponekad sam morao da lažem.",
      "ipip_P481": "Ne radim uvek onako kako govorim.",
      "ipip_P427": "Uvek znam šta radim.",
      "ipip_H556": "Nikada ne odustajem.",
      "ipip_P490": "Nisam uvek iskren prema sebi.",
      "ipip_P383": "Verujem da nikad ne postoji izgovor za laganje.",
      "ipip_P454": "Uvek priznam kad napravim grešku."
    },
    "sv": {
      "_translator": "Tommy Gärling (Göteborg University, Sweden); machine translation",
      "ipip_likert_4": "Måttligt exakt",
      "ipip_likert_1": "Mycket inexakt",
      "ipip_likert_2": "Måttligt inexakt",
      "ipip_debrief": "Tack för att du fyllde i denna enkät.",
      "ipip_question_head": "<h3>Hur exakt kan du beskriva dig själv?</h3><p>Beskriv dig själv som du i allmänhet är nu, inte som du önskar vara i framtiden. Beskriv dig själv så ärligt som du ser dig själv, i förhållande till andra människor du känner av samma kön och ungefär samma ålder. För att du ska kunna beskriva dig själv på ett ärligt sätt kommer dina svar att hållas i absolut sekretess. Ange hur exakt påståendet passar dig enligt följande skala:</p>",
      "ipip_likert_5": "Mycket exakt",
      "ipip_likert_3": "Varken exakt eller inexakt",
      "ipip_P447": "Är inte alltid den som jag verkar vara",
      "ipip_P413": "Har aldrig deltagit i sladder",
      "ipip_X182": "Vet att alla som försöker kan få ett jobb",
      "ipip_X102": "Ger aldrig upp hoppet",
      "ipip_H440": "Är alltid beredd att börja på nytt",
      "ipip_X87": "Är alltid förberedd",
      "ipip_H403": "Vet genast vad som behöver göras",
      "ipip_H198": "Gör vad som helst för andra",
      "ipip_P478": "Har en del dåliga vanor",
      "ipip_P433": "Vet alltid varför jag gör saker",
      "ipip_P356": "Har ibland blivit tvungen att ljuga",
      "ipip_P481": "Praktiserar inte alltid vad jag predikar",
      "ipip_P427": "Vet alltid vad jag gör",
      "ipip_H556": "Ger aldrig upp",
      "ipip_P490": "Är ibland oärlig mot mig själv",
      "ipip_P383": "Tycker aldrig det finns en ursäkt för att ljuga",
      "ipip_P454": "Erkänner alltid när jag gör misstag"
    }
  }
}
