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Personality // IPIP-HPI-HIC Open Access

IPIP-HPI-HIC Personality Inventory

A public-domain 198-item measure of 38 narrow everyday-personality facets from the Hogan Personality Inventory's Homogeneous Item Composites.

Estimated Time
~30 mins
Instrument Scale
Standardized Items
Administration
Self-Administered
Scoring Engine
Automated Real-Time

Scale Overview & Construct

A public-domain 198-item measure of 38 narrow everyday-personality facets from the Hogan Personality Inventory's Homogeneous Item Composites.

Psychometric Instrument Likert Self-Report Dimensional Breakdown Server-Side Validated

Purpose & Measurement Objectives

The IPIP-HPI-HIC is a public-domain representation of the Hogan Personality Inventory's Homogeneous Item Composites (HIC) — a much finer-grained breakdown of the same Hogan personality framework than the standard 13-facet IPIP-HPI. It measures 38 narrow facets, from Curiosity and Problem-Solving to Rumination and Vitality/Enthusiasm/Zest, giving you the most detailed everyday-personality profile in the Hogan tradition available on this platform. Taking it gives you a highly specific picture of practical, everyday tendencies that a broader HPI or Big Five profile would blur together into a single facet.

Instrument Specifications

Target Population
Adults
Administration Format
Self-Administered
Intended Domain / Purpose
Research & Empirical Study
Recommended Age Bracket
18+
Duration & Pacing
30 Minutes (Self-Paced)
Access License
Open Creative Commons

Academic Citation & Instrument Provenance

When referencing this instrument in research, academic theses, or clinical institutional audits, please cite the original author publication:

License: Public Domain (International Personality Item Pool, ipip.ori.org), representing constructs from the Hogan Personality Inventory's Homogeneous Item Composites. Citation: Hogan, R., & Hogan, J. (1992). Hogan Personality Inventory manual. Hogan Assessment Systems. This is not a diagnostic tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the publisher of the original HPI/HIC instrument. Facet scores reflect this test's own item pool only — they are not compared against a published clinical or population norm; no such norm has been entered for this instrument.

Governance, Boundaries & Ethical Use

Construct Boundaries & Interpretive Limitations

This is a 198-item self-report inventory covering 38 separate facets; individual facet scores are based on as few as 1 and as many as 12 items each, so shorter facets (several with only 1-3 items) are far less precise than longer ones and should be read with that in mind. Results reflect how you currently see yourself, not an objective or clinical evaluation of personality.

License: Public Domain (International Personality Item Pool, ipip.ori.org), representing constructs from the Hogan Personality Inventory's Homogeneous Item Composites. Citation: Hogan, R., & Hogan, J. (1992). Hogan Personality Inventory manual. Hogan Assessment Systems. This is not a diagnostic tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the publisher of the original HPI/HIC instrument. Facet scores reflect this test's own item pool only — they are not compared against a published clinical or population norm; no such norm has been entered for this instrument.

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Identifier IPIP-HPI-HIC
Category Personality
Scale Standard Standardized
License Status CC BY 4.0 Open Scale
PsiQ Psychometric ID #246
IPIP-HPI-HIC Personality Inventory
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