This is not a pop-psychology quiz. Every question, every weight, every dimension traces back to peer-reviewed research in entrepreneurial psychology and behavioural science.
Can personality traits be systematically identified and measured in a way that predicts entrepreneurial success? And can a DSM-5 inspired questionnaire — typically used to assess pathological personality — be adapted to measure entrepreneurial personality traits?
The research published in 2025 answered both questions affirmatively, establishing a validated framework that now powers this assessment.
Publication
Volume 28, Special Issue 1, 2025 · Pages 1–14 · ISSN: 1528-2651
A comprehensive review of entrepreneurial psychology identified eight core personality dimensions consistently associated with entrepreneurial behaviour across multiple studies.
Questions from the DSM-5 personality assessment framework were selected, modified, and supplemented with entrepreneurship-specific items to create 115 weighted statements.
Each question carries a weight of 1–4 depending on the response option selected. Some questions are reverse-scored. The weighting system captures nuance rather than simple agree/disagree.
Multi-linear regression analysis was used with the 8 trait scores as independent variables and academic performance in an entrepreneurship course as the dependent variable.
A correlation matrix was computed to identify relationships between traits, with a threshold of 0.7 used to identify robustly correlated dimensions.
Emotional Stability, Creativity & Problem Solving, and Openness/Tolerance emerged as the primary predictors of academic performance in entrepreneurship education (R²: 0.952).
y = β₀ + β₁ES + β₂UMO + β₃PT + β₄LC + β₅CPS + β₆OT + β₇LN + β₈IM + ε
Where y = entrepreneurial performance; ES, UMO, PT, LC, CPS, OT, LN, IM = the eight personality trait scores; β = the regression coefficients; ε = the error term.
The model achieved an R-squared of 0.952 and Multiple R of 0.976, indicating very strong explanatory power within the research sample.
| Statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| Multiple R | 0.9759 |
| R Square | 0.9525 |
| Adjusted R Square | 0.7624 |
| Standard Error | 3.35 |
| Sample size | 11 (preliminary — larger studies in progress) |
The authors acknowledge that while the regression statistics are strong, the preliminary sample size of 11 limits definitive causal claims. The study explicitly calls for larger-scale replication. This assessment is offered as a self-reflection tool grounded in promising preliminary research — not as a definitive scientific instrument.
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