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Handbook of Organization Measurement

Openness to Experience

construct.openness

tendency to be curious, imaginative, and open to new ideas and experiences

§1The Principia rendering

A copyright-clean measure of this construct, authored by Principia and free to use — the one we can show in full.

Principia CC — Openness to ExperienceCC0-1.0Owned · shown in full
I often seek out unfamiliar experiences.
I find it hard to appreciate abstract art.reverse-keyed
I prefer familiar routines to variety.reverse-keyed
I enjoy reading books outside my usual genres.
I feel uncomfortable with change.reverse-keyed
I often daydream about different possibilities.
I tend to avoid situations that are unpredictable.reverse-keyed
Response: 1 Strongly disagree · … · 5 Strongly agree

Predicted psychometrics. These 7 items carry a design grade of A (avg design score 93/100) from the item-design model — an estimate pending calibration, not a measured reliability. Real responses (via deployment) sharpen it toward measured, which is what the licensing model collects.

§2The established instruments

What the field already uses — named and cited, not reproduced (item wording is copyrighted and withheld pending clearance).

§3The math on what we know

Synthesized priors from the live registry: pooled r, studies (k), total N, top study grade, and heterogeneity. Rows flagged for heterogeneity or single-study evidence are directional, not settled — read them as a central tendency.

What openness to experience predicts

OutcomerkNGradeConfidence
Counterproductive Work Behaviours−0.0817,309Asingle study
Composed live from the Principia registry. Effect sizes are synthesized priors (random-effects meta-analysis); grades are the top study-quality grade in each pool; I² is pooled heterogeneity. Source-instrument item wording is withheld pending copyright clearance (PRN-207); the Principia rendering is owned and shown in full.
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