IPIP MPQ: Unlikely Virtues MPQ-UV

Description

IPIP items measuring unlikely virtues, from the IPIP Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire.

Scale Information

Full Name	IPIP MPQ: Unlikely Virtues
Abbreviation	MPQ-UV
Items	17
Dimensions	Unlikely Virtues (sum), Unlikely Virtues (mean)
Domain	Personality
License	Public Domain
Version	1.0
Languages	EN, SR, SV
URL	https://ipip.ori.org/newMPQKey.htm
Repository	IPIP

Dimensions / Subscales

• Unlikely Virtues (sum) (unlikely_virtues_sum)
• Unlikely Virtues (mean) (unlikely_virtues_mean)

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.

Items

<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>

#	Dimension	Item	R
1		Always admit it when I make a mistake.
2		Always know what I am doing.
3		Always know why I do things.
4		Am always prepared.
5		Am always ready to start afresh.
6		Am not always honest with myself.	↻
7		Am not always what I appear to be.	↻
8		Believe there is never an excuse for lying.
9		Don't always practice what I preach.	↻
10		Have never engaged in gossip.
11		Have some bad habits.	↻
12		Have sometimes had to tell a lie.	↻
13		Know immediately what to do.
14		Know that anyone who tries can get a job.
15		Never give up hope.
16		Never give up.
17		Will do anything for others.