The standard, full length MPQ consists of 276 questions. In contrast the Brief Multidimensional Questionnaire (MPS) has 155 items. We typically use the brief MPQ in our research studies.
ITEM CODING
The MPQ is rated on a 2-point scale as follows:
| True | False |
| 1 | 0 |
SCALES
The MPQ yields 14 primary scales and 1 validity scale. Description of the scales and item loadings are listed in the scoring information document below. Scale scores are calculated as the sum of respective items. Reverse coded items are indicated in the scoring information document.
RESOURCE FILES
REFERENCES
Tellegen, A. (1990). Manual for the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
Tellegen, A., & Waller, N. G. (2008). Exploring personality through test construction: Development of the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire. The SAGE handbook of personality theory and assessment, 2, 261-292.
Cain, N. M., Lukowitsky, M. R., & Wright, A. G. Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire. The Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology.
We do not have copyright authority over these measures and cannot grant permission for use.
Questionnaires and other measures are provided here solely as a courtesy to accompany our scoring code. Please contact the author of the questionnaire for use permissions.
Use of scoring code is granted under CC BY-SA 4.0 permissions.