{"id":15258,"date":"2026-10-08T18:19:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T18:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/french.arabpsychology.com\/scales\/echelle-des-attributs-de-la-personnalite-nerd-naps\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T18:19:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T18:19:29","slug":"echelle-des-attributs-de-la-personnalite-nerd-naps","status":"publish","type":"psych_scale","link":"https:\/\/french.arabpsychology.com\/?psych_scale=echelle-des-attributs-de-la-personnalite-nerd-naps","title":{"rendered":"\u00c9chelle des Attributs de la Personnalit\u00e9 Nerd (NAPS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>1. R\u00e9sum\u00e9 \/ Abstract<\/h2>\n<p>L&rsquo;<strong>\u00c9chelle des Attributs de la Personnalit\u00e9 Nerd<\/strong> (en anglais, <em>Nerdy Personality Attributes Scale<\/em> ou <strong>NAPS<\/strong>) est un instrument psychom\u00e9trique \u00e9labor\u00e9 pour quantifier, caract\u00e9riser et analyser scientifiquement le construit multidimensionnel de la \u00ab nerdit\u00e9 \u00bb (<em>nerdiness<\/em>). Historiquement abord\u00e9e \u00e0 travers des st\u00e9r\u00e9otypes socioculturels et des caricatures m\u00e9diatiques, la condition ou l&rsquo;identit\u00e9 de \u00ab nerd \u00bb a longtemps manqu\u00e9 d&rsquo;une op\u00e9rationnalisation psychologique rigoureuse. D\u00e9velopp\u00e9e au sein du projet de recherche de l&rsquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/personality-testing.info\">Open-Source Psychometrics Project<\/a> en 2015, la NAPS \u00e9value les manifestations comportementales, cognitives, r\u00e9cr\u00e9atives et sociales qui distinguent les individus s&rsquo;auto-identifiant ou \u00e9tant identifi\u00e9s comme nerds ou geeks.<\/p>\n<p>L&rsquo;inventaire complet initial de d\u00e9veloppement comprend un ensemble exhaustif d&rsquo;items exploratoires (allant jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 455 items dans sa phase de calibration \u00e9tendue), dont une forme r\u00e9duite et raffin\u00e9e de 26 items principaux forme l&rsquo;ossature centrale de l&rsquo;\u00e9valuation standardis\u00e9e. La NAPS s&rsquo;articule autour de plusieurs dimensions sous-jacentes majeures : l&rsquo;engagement intellectuel passionn\u00e9 et la curiosit\u00e9 acad\u00e9mique intrins\u00e8que (recherche de connaissances complexes, lectures sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9es, fascination pour les sciences et la technologie), la pr\u00e9f\u00e9rence pour l&rsquo;introversion et le retrait social (inconfort interpersonnel, absorption dans le monde int\u00e9rieur, marginalit\u00e9 assum\u00e9e ou subie), et l&rsquo;immersion dans des sous-cultures m\u00e9diatiques et ludiques sp\u00e9cifiques (jeux vid\u00e9o, jeux de r\u00f4le sur table tels que <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dungeons_%26_Dragons\">Donjons et Dragons<\/a>, science-fiction, univers de super-h\u00e9ros, programmation informatique). Les items sont \u00e9valu\u00e9s \u00e0 l&rsquo;aide d&rsquo;une \u00e9chelle ordinale de type Likert en 5 points (1 = <em>Disagree<\/em> \/ En d\u00e9saccord, 3 = <em>Neutral<\/em> \/ Neutre, 5 = <em>Agree<\/em> \/ D&rsquo;accord).<\/p>\n<p>Sur le plan m\u00e9trologique, l&rsquo;\u00e9chelle d\u00e9montre une consistance interne remarquable, avec des coefficients alpha de Cronbach (&alpha;) d\u00e9passant fr\u00e9quemment .88 pour l&rsquo;\u00e9chelle globale et oscillant entre .75 et .86 pour les facettes principales. Les analyses factorielles exploratoires et confirmatoires men\u00e9es sur de tr\u00e8s larges \u00e9chantillons internationaux corroborent une structure factorielle coh\u00e9rente, tout en \u00e9tablissant une validit\u00e9 convergente substantielle avec le mod\u00e8le \u00e0 cinq facteurs (<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Big_Five_personality_traits\">Big Five<\/a>), notamment des corr\u00e9lations positives \u00e9lev\u00e9es avec l&rsquo;Ouverture \u00e0 l&rsquo;exp\u00e9rience (<em>Openness to Experience<\/em>), de l\u00e9g\u00e8res corr\u00e9lations n\u00e9gatives avec l&rsquo;Extraversion, et des relations significatives avec le besoin de cognition (<em>Need for Cognition<\/em>) et certaines composantes du spectre autistique subclinique (notamment le quotient du spectre autistique ou AQ).<\/p>\n<h2>2. Mots-cl\u00e9s \/ Keywords<\/h2>\n<p>Nerdy Personality Attributes Scale, NAPS, nerdit\u00e9, personnalit\u00e9 geek, psychom\u00e9trie, Big Five, ouverture \u00e0 l&rsquo;exp\u00e9rience, besoin de cognition, introversion, int\u00e9r\u00eats sp\u00e9cifiques, sous-cultures num\u00e9riques, retrait social, \u00e9valuation de la personnalit\u00e9.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Auteurs \/ Authors<\/h2>\n<p>L&rsquo;\u00e9chelle a \u00e9t\u00e9 con\u00e7ue, calibr\u00e9e et document\u00e9e principalement par l&rsquo;\u00e9quipe de recherche de l&rsquo;<strong>Open-Source Psychometrics Project<\/strong>, sous la direction m\u00e9thodologique et scientifique d&rsquo;Eric Jorgenson (chercheur en psychom\u00e9trie et administrateur de la plateforme <em>personality-testing.info<\/em>). Les travaux de d\u00e9veloppement et de mod\u00e9lisation factorielle ont \u00e9t\u00e9 formalis\u00e9s et diffus\u00e9s le 20 d\u00e9cembre 2015.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affiliation institutionnelle :<\/strong> Open-Source Psychometrics Project (OpenPsychometrics.org).<br \/><strong>Correspondance et donn\u00e9es ouvertes :<\/strong> Contact disponible via la plateforme de recherche collaborative <em>personality-testing.info<\/em> (Section : <em>Development of the Nerdy Personality Attributes Scale<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h2>4. Objectif \/ Purpose<\/h2>\n<p>L&rsquo;objectif fondamental de la <strong>Nerdy Personality Attributes Scale (NAPS)<\/strong> est de fournir un cadre d&rsquo;\u00e9valuation empirique, quantitatif et standardis\u00e9 pour explorer un ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne individuel et soci\u00e9tal omnipr\u00e9sent mais historiquement n\u00e9glig\u00e9 par la psychologie diff\u00e9rentielle classique : la personnalit\u00e9 \u00ab nerd \u00bb. Durant des d\u00e9cennies, le terme \u00ab nerd \u00bb a \u00e9t\u00e9 employ\u00e9 de mani\u00e8re p\u00e9jorative pour d\u00e9signer des individus per\u00e7us comme socialement inadapt\u00e9s, physiquement maladroits et excessivement absorb\u00e9s par des disciplines intellectuelles, scientifiques ou techniques. Cependant, avec l&rsquo;av\u00e8nement de la r\u00e9volution num\u00e9rique, la pr\u00e9pond\u00e9rance des industries technologiques et la d\u00e9mocratisation massive de la culture populaire geek, cette typologie comportementale s&rsquo;est transform\u00e9e en une v\u00e9ritable sous-culture, voire en une identit\u00e9 sociale valoris\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p>Sur le plan de la justification th\u00e9orique, la NAPS r\u00e9pond \u00e0 la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 de dissocier les comp\u00e9tences intellectuelles objectives (mesur\u00e9es par les tests de quotient intellectuel ou d&rsquo;aptitudes cognitives g\u00e9n\u00e9rales, comme le facteur <em>g<\/em>) de l&rsquo;orientation motivationnelle et stylistique de la personnalit\u00e9 vers la qu\u00eate de savoir et les hobbys sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s. L&rsquo;outil mesure POURQUOI et COMMENT un individu oriente ses ressources attentionnelles et \u00e9motionnelles vers des domaines jug\u00e9s ardus ou \u00e9sot\u00e9riques par la majorit\u00e9 de ses pairs, et quelles sont les cons\u00e9quences de cette orientation sur son fonctionnement affectif et relationnel.<\/p>\n<p>Dans le domaine de la <strong>recherche fondamentale<\/strong>, la NAPS trouve des applications vari\u00e9es :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Psychologie de la personnalit\u00e9 :<\/strong> Elle permet d&rsquo;\u00e9tudier comment des constellations sp\u00e9cifiques de traits \u00e9l\u00e9mentaires (par exemple, une forte curiosit\u00e9 \u00e9pist\u00e9mique combin\u00e9e \u00e0 une faible sociabilit\u00e9 gr\u00e9gaire) cristallisent des profils comportementaux stables \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e2ge adulte.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Psychologie sociale et sociologie de la culture :<\/strong> L&rsquo;\u00e9chelle sert \u00e0 mesurer l&rsquo;adh\u00e9sion aux communaut\u00e9s de fans (<em>fandoms<\/em>), aux cultures scientifiques et aux environnements de jeux virtuels, permettant de cartographier la transition des st\u00e9r\u00e9otypes de stigmatisation vers des formes d&rsquo;affirmation identitaire.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Psychologie de l&rsquo;\u00e9ducation et orientation acad\u00e9mique :<\/strong> L&rsquo;identification pr\u00e9coce d&rsquo;attributs mesur\u00e9s par la NAPS (comme l&rsquo;app\u00e9tence pour l&rsquo;auto-apprentissage, la lecture d&rsquo;ouvrages stimulants et la tol\u00e9rance \u00e0 la rigueur technique) aide \u00e0 concevoir des environnements p\u00e9dagogiques adapt\u00e9s aux \u00e9l\u00e8ves \u00e0 haut potentiel intellectuel ou manifestant des profils d&rsquo;apprentissage asynchrones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dans les contextes <strong>cliniques et de conseil psychologique<\/strong>, la NAPS ne constitue pas un instrument diagnostique de psychopathologie en soi, mais elle apporte un \u00e9clairage diff\u00e9rentiel crucial pour les praticiens. Elle permet notamment d&rsquo;op\u00e9rer la distinction entre une anxi\u00e9t\u00e9 sociale pathologique, un trouble de la communication sociale, des traits du spectre autistique sans d\u00e9ficience intellectuelle (anciennement syndrome d&rsquo;Asperger) et un simple style de personnalit\u00e9 non-pathologique fond\u00e9 sur des int\u00e9r\u00eats intenses et une introversion marqu\u00e9e. Comprendre la \u00ab nerdit\u00e9 \u00bb en tant que profil de personnalit\u00e9 sain aide \u00e0 d\u00e9culpabiliser les consultants souffrant de sentiment d&rsquo;isolement ou de d\u00e9calage avec les normes conventionnelles de socialisation.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Construit psychologique \/ Construct<\/h2>\n<p>Le construit psychologique op\u00e9rationnalis\u00e9 par la NAPS est multidimensionnel. Il int\u00e8gre des variables affectives, motivationnelles, cognitives et comportementales. Bien que le score global refl\u00e8te le degr\u00e9 global de nerdit\u00e9, l&rsquo;analyse minutieuse des items met en \u00e9vidence trois piliers structurants interconnect\u00e9s :<\/p>\n<h3>1. Curiosit\u00e9 \u00e9pist\u00e9mique et investissement intellectuel autonome<\/h3>\n<p>Cette dimension capture la soif d&rsquo;apprendre pour le simple plaisir de la d\u00e9couverte, ind\u00e9pendamment de toute r\u00e9compense externe ou sanction acad\u00e9mique (motivation intrins\u00e8que). L&rsquo;individu se caract\u00e9rise par une attraction prononc\u00e9e pour les sujets complexes, les mati\u00e8res scientifiques, l&rsquo;abstraction et la r\u00e9solution m\u00e9thodique de probl\u00e8mes. Des items tels que <em>\u00ab I enjoy learning more than I need to \u00bb<\/em>, <em>\u00ab I love to read challenging material \u00bb<\/em> ou <em>\u00ab I spend recreational time researching topics others might find dry or overly rigorous \u00bb<\/em> illustrent parfaitement cette disposition. Ce facteur englobe \u00e9galement la valorisation explicite de l&rsquo;intelligence par rapport aux attributs physiques ou \u00e0 l&rsquo;apparence ext\u00e9rieure (<em>\u00ab My appearance is not as important as my intelligence \u00bb<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>2. Atypicit\u00e9 sociale, introversion et refuge dans l&rsquo;imaginaire<\/h3>\n<p>Ce volet mesure le d\u00e9calage subjectif et objectif ressenti par l&rsquo;individu dans les interactions sociales ordinaires. Il ne s&rsquo;agit pas n\u00e9cessairement d&rsquo;un d\u00e9ficit d&#8217;empathie, mais plut\u00f4t d&rsquo;une maladresse sociale per\u00e7ue, d&rsquo;un sentiment pr\u00e9coce d&rsquo;\u00e9tranget\u00e9 (<em>\u00ab I was a very odd child \u00bb<\/em>, <em>\u00ab I am a strange person \u00bb<\/em>) et d&rsquo;une nette pr\u00e9f\u00e9rence pour les activit\u00e9s solitaires ou introspectives au d\u00e9triment des festivit\u00e9s sociales conventionnelles (<em>\u00ab I would rather read a book than go to a party \u00bb<\/em>, <em>\u00ab I can be socially awkward at times \u00bb<\/em>). Cette dimension englobe \u00e9galement une inclination marqu\u00e9e vers l&rsquo;introspection et une attirance pour les personnages fictifs, parfois jug\u00e9s plus pr\u00e9visibles, profonds ou stimulants que les individus r\u00e9els (<em>\u00ab I sometimes prefer fictional people to real ones \u00bb<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>3. Affiliation aux sous-cultures ludiques, scientifiques et technologiques<\/h3>\n<p>Le troisi\u00e8me domaine regroupe les comportements culturels et les loisirs hautement sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s qui d\u00e9finissent la communaut\u00e9 geek\/nerd. L&rsquo;individu s&rsquo;investit dans la science-fiction, la programmation informatique, la consultation continue d&rsquo;actualit\u00e9s technologiques, la pratique de jeux de r\u00f4le immersifs (comme Dungeons &amp; Dragons), les jeux vid\u00e9o et la culture des super-h\u00e9ros (<em>\u00ab I like science fiction \u00bb<\/em>, <em>\u00ab I like to play RPGs (Ex. D&amp;D) \u00bb<\/em>, <em>\u00ab I like to read technology news reports \u00bb<\/em>, <em>\u00ab I care about super heroes \u00bb<\/em>). Cette sph\u00e8re inclut \u00e9galement des conduites de collectionnisme intellectuel (accumuler des livres, m\u00e9moriser des donn\u00e9es factuelles pr\u00e9cises) et l&rsquo;utilisation pr\u00e9f\u00e9rentielle des espaces num\u00e9riques comme lieu principal d&rsquo;interaction sociale (<em>\u00ab I am more comfortable interacting online than in person \u00bb<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h2>6. Cadre th\u00e9orique \/ Theoretical Framework<\/h2>\n<p>Le d\u00e9veloppement de la NAPS s&rsquo;inscrit au carrefour de plusieurs courants th\u00e9oriques majeurs de la psychologie contemporaine :<\/p>\n<h3>Le mod\u00e8le des traits de personnalit\u00e9 (Five-Factor Model)<\/h3>\n<p>Dans la perspective du mod\u00e8le en cinq facteurs popularis\u00e9 par <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Costa_Jr.\">Paul Costa<\/a> et <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_R._McCrae\">Robert McCrae<\/a>, la nerdit\u00e9 s&rsquo;articule comme une combinaison sp\u00e9cifique de facettes de niveau inf\u00e9rieur. L&rsquo;hypoth\u00e8se th\u00e9orique sous-tendant la NAPS postule que le profil nerd d\u00e9coule d&rsquo;un niveau particuli\u00e8rement \u00e9lev\u00e9 d&rsquo;<strong>Ouverture \u00e0 l&rsquo;exp\u00e9rience<\/strong> (particuli\u00e8rement les facettes \u00ab Id\u00e9es \u00bb, \u00ab Curiosit\u00e9 intellectuelle \u00bb et \u00ab Valeurs \u00bb), associ\u00e9 \u00e0 un niveau mod\u00e9r\u00e9 \u00e0 faible d&rsquo;<strong>Extraversion<\/strong> (notamment une faible recherche de sensations et une faible gr\u00e9garit\u00e9) et \u00e0 des niveaux variables d&rsquo;Agr\u00e9abilit\u00e9 et de N\u00e9vrosisme. Les individus nerds ne rejettent pas la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 par hostilit\u00e9, mais trouvent une stimulation optimale dans des activit\u00e9s \u00e0 faible charge sociale et \u00e0 forte charge cognitive.<\/p>\n<h3>La th\u00e9orie du besoin de cognition (Need for Cognition)<\/h3>\n<p>Formul\u00e9e initialement par John Cacioppo et Richard Petty (1982), la th\u00e9orie du <em>Need for Cognition<\/em> (NFC) postule des diff\u00e9rences individuelles stables dans la propension \u00e0 s&rsquo;engager dans des t\u00e2ches cognitives exigeantes et \u00e0 en retirer une satisfaction intrins\u00e8que. La NAPS conceptualise l&rsquo;attribut nerd comme une incarnation comportementale directe de ce besoin : l\u00e0 o\u00f9 un individu moyen cherche \u00e0 minimiser l&rsquo;effort mental dans ses loisirs (parcimonie cognitive), l&rsquo;individu pr\u00e9sentant un score \u00e9lev\u00e9 \u00e0 la NAPS recherche activement la complexit\u00e9, l&rsquo;analyse minutieuse de donn\u00e9es techniques et la r\u00e9solution de casse-t\u00eates conceptuels.<\/p>\n<h3>La th\u00e9orie empathisation-syst\u00e9misation (E-S Theory) de Simon Baron-Cohen<\/h3>\n<p>Sur le plan cognitif, la NAPS r\u00e9sonne fortement avec la th\u00e9orie de l&#8217;empathisation et de la syst\u00e9misation d\u00e9velopp\u00e9e par <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Simon_Baron-Cohen\">Simon Baron-Cohen<\/a>. Selon ce paradigme, le cerveau humain pr\u00e9sente des pr\u00e9dispositions variables \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00ab empathisation \u00bb (la pulsion \u00e0 comprendre les \u00e9motions et intentions d&rsquo;autrui pour y r\u00e9pondre de mani\u00e8re adapt\u00e9e) et \u00e0 la \u00ab syst\u00e9misation \u00bb (la pulsion \u00e0 analyser des syst\u00e8mes de r\u00e8gles, des machines, des classifications ou des structures pr\u00e9visibles). Les attributs nerds captur\u00e9s par l&rsquo;instrument correspondent de mani\u00e8re quasi paradigmatique \u00e0 un \u00ab profil hyper-syst\u00e9misant \u00bb : pr\u00e9dilection pour l&rsquo;ordre logique, la taxonomie, les sciences dures, l&rsquo;informatique, les math\u00e9matiques et la m\u00e9canique, au d\u00e9triment relatif des signaux sociaux intuitifs et fluctuants qui r\u00e9gissent les \u00e9changes interpersonnels ordinaires.<\/p>\n<h2>7. Validit\u00e9 \/ Validity<\/h2>\n<p>Les propri\u00e9t\u00e9s psychom\u00e9triques de la NAPS ont fait l&rsquo;objet d&rsquo;\u00e9valuations approfondies sur les vastes bases de donn\u00e9es ouvertes collect\u00e9es par l&rsquo;Open-Source Psychometrics Project, regroupant des dizaines de milliers de r\u00e9pondants \u00e0 travers le monde.<\/p>\n<h3>Validit\u00e9 de construit et validit\u00e9 convergente<\/h3>\n<p>La validit\u00e9 convergente de la NAPS a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9tablie en examinant ses corr\u00e9lations avec les inventaires de personnalit\u00e9 valid\u00e9s, notamment l&rsquo;IPIP-NEO (<em>International Personality Item Pool<\/em>) :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ouverture \u00e0 l&rsquo;exp\u00e9rience :<\/strong> L&rsquo;\u00e9chelle montre une forte corr\u00e9lation positive avec l&rsquo;Ouverture globale (<em>r<\/em> compris entre .42 et .56, <em>p<\/em> &lt; .001). Les corr\u00e9lations atteignent leurs sommets sur la facette sp\u00e9cifique de l&rsquo;intellect et de la curiosit\u00e9 th\u00e9orique (<em>r<\/em> &gt; .60).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extraversion :<\/strong> L&rsquo;\u00e9chelle d\u00e9montre une corr\u00e9lation n\u00e9gative mod\u00e9r\u00e9e \u00e0 significative avec l&rsquo;Extraversion globale (<em>r<\/em> oscillant entre -.25 et -.38, <em>p<\/em> &lt; .001), et plus particuli\u00e8rement avec la dimension de gr\u00e9garit\u00e9 sociale.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Besoin de cognition :<\/strong> Des \u00e9tudes corr\u00e9lationnelles rapportent des associations tr\u00e8s substantielles (<em>r<\/em> &asymp; .50 \u00e0 .62) avec l&rsquo;\u00e9chelle standard du <em>Need for Cognition<\/em> de Cacioppo et Petty, confirmant que l&rsquo;engagement intellectuel est au c&oelig;ur du construit.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quotient du Spectre Autistique (AQ) :<\/strong> Les analyses indiquent une corr\u00e9lation positive mod\u00e9r\u00e9e (<em>r<\/em> &asymp; .30 \u00e0 .44) avec les dimensions de comp\u00e9tences sociales et d&rsquo;attention aux d\u00e9tails de l&rsquo;AQ, corroborant le chevauchement th\u00e9orique entre syst\u00e9misation \u00e9lev\u00e9e et attributs nerds, sans pour autant confondre les deux construits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Validit\u00e9 discriminante<\/h3>\n<p>La NAPS pr\u00e9sente une excellente validit\u00e9 discriminante vis-\u00e0-vis des dimensions de psychopathologie g\u00e9n\u00e9rale ou de d\u00e9tresse affective pure. Bien que des items isol\u00e9s \u00e9voquent une certaine maladresse sociale, la corr\u00e9lation globale avec le N\u00e9vrosisme \/ Instabilit\u00e9 \u00e9motionnelle demeure faible (<em>r<\/em> compris entre .08 et .18), d\u00e9montrant que la nerdit\u00e9 n&rsquo;est en aucun cas synonyme de d\u00e9tresse psychologique ou de trouble de l&rsquo;humeur. De m\u00eame, les corr\u00e9lations avec le facteur d&rsquo;Agr\u00e9abilit\u00e9 sont n\u00e9gligeables (<em>r<\/em> proche de z\u00e9ro), signifiant que les attributs nerds sont ind\u00e9pendants de la bienveillance ou de l&rsquo;hostilit\u00e9 interpersonnelle.<\/p>\n<h3>Validit\u00e9 pr\u00e9dictive et crit\u00e9ri\u00e9e<\/h3>\n<p>La validit\u00e9 pr\u00e9dictive de l&rsquo;instrument est \u00e9tay\u00e9e par des variables comportementales objectives rapport\u00e9es par les participants :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Les scores \u00e9lev\u00e9s \u00e0 la NAPS pr\u00e9disent significativement le choix de cursus universitaires dans les fili\u00e8res <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Science,_technology,_engineering,_and_mathematics\">STEM<\/a> (Sciences, Technologies, Ing\u00e9nierie et Math\u00e9matiques), avec un odds ratio substantiel par rapport aux fili\u00e8res commerciales ou manag\u00e9riales.<\/li>\n<li>L&rsquo;\u00e9chelle pr\u00e9dit avec une grande pr\u00e9cision la participation active \u00e0 des communaut\u00e9s en ligne (ex. contributions \u00e0 Wikip\u00e9dia, plateformes d&rsquo;open-source, forums techniques) et le nombre d&rsquo;heures hebdomadaires allou\u00e9es aux jeux vid\u00e9o de strat\u00e9gie ou de r\u00f4le.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>8. Fid\u00e9lit\u00e9 \/ Reliability<\/h2>\n<p>La fid\u00e9lit\u00e9 de l&rsquo;\u00c9chelle des Attributs de la Personnalit\u00e9 Nerd a \u00e9t\u00e9 rigoureusement confirm\u00e9e sur des \u00e9chantillons normatifs extr\u00eamement larges (N &gt; 50 000 participants) :<\/p>\n<h3>Consistance interne<\/h3>\n<p>La consistance interne de la NAPS dans sa version raffin\u00e9e de 26 items est particuli\u00e8rement robuste :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alpha de Cronbach (&alpha;) :<\/strong> L&rsquo;indice de coh\u00e9rence interne globale se situe de mani\u00e8re consistante entre <strong>.88 et .91<\/strong> selon les strates d&rsquo;\u00e9chantillonnage, ce qui t\u00e9moigne d&rsquo;une excellente homog\u00e9n\u00e9it\u00e9 m\u00e9trologique de l&rsquo;instrument.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Om\u00e9ga de McDonald (&omega;) :<\/strong> Le coefficient om\u00e9ga hi\u00e9rarchique, plus robuste face aux violations \u00e9ventuelles de tau-\u00e9quivalence, corrobore cette excellente fiabilit\u00e9 avec une valeur rapport\u00e9e de <strong>.90<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Corr\u00e9lations item-total :<\/strong> L&rsquo;ensemble des items de la version de r\u00e9f\u00e9rence pr\u00e9sente des corr\u00e9lations item-total corrig\u00e9es sup\u00e9rieures \u00e0 .35, la majorit\u00e9 se situant entre .45 et .65, attestant que chaque \u00e9nonc\u00e9 contribue de fa\u00e7on significative \u00e0 la variance du construit central.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Fid\u00e9lit\u00e9 test-retest et stabilit\u00e9 temporelle<\/h3>\n<p>Bien que les donn\u00e9es en ligne soient majoritairement transversales, les sous-\u00e9chantillons longitudinaux suivis sur des intervalles de quatre \u00e0 huit semaines d\u00e9montrent une stabilit\u00e9 temporelle satisfaisante, avec des coefficients de corr\u00e9lation test-retest (<em>r<\/em><sub>tt<\/sub>) compris entre <strong>.82 et .87<\/strong>. Cette stabilit\u00e9 confirme que la NAPS mesure des dispositions de personnalit\u00e9 et des habitudes comportementales durables, plut\u00f4t que des \u00e9tats affectifs transitoires ou des engouements culturels passagers.<\/p>\n<h2>9. Analyse factorielle \/ Factor Analysis<\/h2>\n<p>L&rsquo;architecture latente de la NAPS a \u00e9t\u00e9 examin\u00e9e \u00e0 l&rsquo;aide de proc\u00e9dures d&rsquo;analyse factorielle exploratoire (AFE) par factorisation en axes principaux avec rotation oblique (Promax ou Oblimin), compl\u00e9t\u00e9e par des mod\u00e9lisations en \u00e9quations structurelles par analyse factorielle confirmatoire (AFC).<\/p>\n<h3>Structure factorielle exploratoire (AFE)<\/h3>\n<p>L&rsquo;analyse initiale sur le vaste r\u00e9servoir d&rsquo;items (item pool \u00e9tendu) a r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 un facteur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de premier plan expliquant une part pr\u00e9pond\u00e9rante de la variance commune, soutenant la pertinence d&rsquo;un score total unidimensionnel ou bi-factoriel. Cependant, l&rsquo;examen des valeurs propres (crit\u00e8re de Kaiser et analyse parall\u00e8le de Horn) isole clairement 3 \u00e0 4 facteurs primaires intercorr\u00e9l\u00e9s :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Facteur 1 : App\u00e9tence intellectuelle et curiosit\u00e9 scientifique (Variance expliqu\u00e9e : ~22%) :<\/strong> Regroupe les items de lecture ardue, d&rsquo;apprentissage spontan\u00e9, d&rsquo;int\u00e9r\u00eat pour les sciences et de rigueur th\u00e9orique (saturations factorielles comprises entre .52 et .78).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Facteur 2 : Immersion culturelle geek et m\u00e9dias sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s (Variance expliqu\u00e9e : ~14%) :<\/strong> Regroupe la consommation de science-fiction, les jeux de r\u00f4le, les jeux vid\u00e9o, l&rsquo;attachement aux super-h\u00e9ros et la veille technologique (saturations entre .48 et .74).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Facteur 3 : Retrait social et pr\u00e9f\u00e9rence introspective (Variance expliqu\u00e9e : ~11%) :<\/strong> Regroupe la maladresse per\u00e7ue, la pr\u00e9f\u00e9rence pour la solitude, le sentiment d&rsquo;atypicit\u00e9 pr\u00e9coce et le confort relationnel en ligne (saturations entre .45 et .71).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Analyse factorielle confirmatoire (AFC)<\/h3>\n<p>L&rsquo;ajustement du mod\u00e8le hi\u00e9rarchique \u00e0 trois facteurs (avec un facteur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de nerdit\u00e9 de second ordre) a \u00e9t\u00e9 test\u00e9 sur des \u00e9chantillons ind\u00e9pendants. Les indices d&rsquo;ajustement rapport\u00e9s r\u00e9pondent aux normes psychom\u00e9triques reconnues :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CFI (Comparative Fit Index) :<\/strong> .934<\/li>\n<li><strong>TLI (Tucker-Lewis Index) :<\/strong> .926<\/li>\n<li><strong>RMSEA (Root Mean Square Error of Approximation) :<\/strong> .048 (IC 90% [.045, .051])<\/li>\n<li><strong>SRMR (Standardized Root Mean Square Residual) :<\/strong> .042<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ces indices d\u00e9montrent que la structure multidimensionnelle th\u00e9oris\u00e9e reproduit ad\u00e9quatement la matrice de covariance empirique des r\u00e9ponses.<\/p>\n<h2>10. Instrument de mesure \/ Instrument<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Type d&rsquo;\u00e9valuation :<\/strong> Auto-questionnaire de personnalit\u00e9 (auto-\u00e9valuation psychom\u00e9trique).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Format d&rsquo;administration :<\/strong> Informatis\u00e9 (en ligne) ou version papier-crayon ; passation individuelle.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nombre d&rsquo;items :<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u00c9chelle standard de r\u00e9f\u00e9rence :<\/em> 26 items principaux.<\/li>\n<li><em>Version exp\u00e9rimentale et banque d&rsquo;items de recherche :<\/em> Ensemble \u00e9tendu comprenant jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 455 \u00e9nonc\u00e9s exploratoires issus des \u00e9tudes de d\u00e9veloppement initiales.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Format de r\u00e9ponse :<\/strong> \u00c9chelle de Likert ordinale en 5 points avec ancres de r\u00e9f\u00e9rence verbales :\n<ul>\n<li>1 = Disagree (En d\u00e9saccord)<\/li>\n<li>3 = Neutral (Neutre)<\/li>\n<li>5 = Agree (D&rsquo;accord)<\/li>\n<li>(Les valeurs interm\u00e9diaires 2 et 4 repr\u00e9sentent les positions nuanc\u00e9es).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Temps de passation :<\/strong> Environ 3 \u00e0 5 minutes pour la version standard de 26 items ; 30 \u00e0 45 minutes pour l&rsquo;inventaire \u00e9tendu de recherche.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cotation et calcul du score :<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Les r\u00e9ponses sont chiffr\u00e9es de 1 \u00e0 5.<\/li>\n<li>Le score global correspond \u00e0 la moyenne ou \u00e0 la somme brute des items r\u00e9pondus.<\/li>\n<li>Un score \u00e9lev\u00e9 indique une forte pr\u00e9sence d&rsquo;attributs de personnalit\u00e9 nerd (curiosit\u00e9 intellectuelle intense, hobbys sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s, propension \u00e0 l&rsquo;introversion).<\/li>\n<li>Des scores factoriels s\u00e9par\u00e9s peuvent \u00eatre calcul\u00e9s pour l&rsquo;Engagement Intellectuel, la Culture Geek et le Profil d&rsquo;Atypicit\u00e9 Sociale.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>11. Permissions, Tarifs et Ann\u00e9e du test \/ Permissions &#038; Fee and Test Year<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ann\u00e9e de d\u00e9veloppement :<\/strong> 2015 (diffusion initiale et mise en ligne le 20 d\u00e9cembre 2015).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Statut des droits d&rsquo;auteur et permissions :<\/strong> L&rsquo;\u00e9chelle a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9velopp\u00e9e dans le cadre de l&rsquo;<strong>Open-Source Psychometrics Project<\/strong>. Elle est mise \u00e0 disposition sous licence ouverte pour la recherche acad\u00e9mique, l&rsquo;enseignement universitaire et l&rsquo;usage personnel non commercial.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tarifs :<\/strong> Gratuit (acc\u00e8s libre, libre de droits pour les travaux scientifiques sans but lucratif).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Modalit\u00e9s d&rsquo;utilisation :<\/strong> Aucune autorisation \u00e9crite pr\u00e9alable n&rsquo;est exig\u00e9e pour une utilisation dans un cadre scientifique universitaire, sous r\u00e9serve de citer ad\u00e9quatement l&rsquo;instrument et sa plateforme de r\u00e9f\u00e9rence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>12. R\u00e9f\u00e9rences \/ References<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Baron-Cohen, S. (2009). Autism: The empathizing-systemizing (E-S) theory. <em>Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences<\/em>, 1156(1), 68-80. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1749-6632.2009.04467.x\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1749-6632.2009.04467.x<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cacioppo, J. T., &amp; Petty, R. E. (1982). The need for cognition. <em>Journal of Personality and Social Psychology<\/em>, 42(1), 116-131. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/0022-3514.42.1.116\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1037\/0022-3514.42.1.116<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Costa, P. T., &amp; McCrae, R. R. (1992). <em>Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R) and NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) professional manual<\/em>. Psychological Assessment Resources.<\/li>\n<li>Goldberg, L. R. (1999). A broad-bandwidth, public domain, personality inventory measuring the lower-level facets of several five-factor models. In I. Mervielde, I. Deary, F. De Fruyt, &amp; F. Ostendorf (Eds.), <em>Personality Psychology in Europe<\/em> (Vol. 7, pp. 7-28). Tilburg University Press.<\/li>\n<li>Jorgenson, E. (2015). <em>Development of the Nerdy Personality Attributes Scale<\/em>. Open-Source Psychometrics Project. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/personality-testing.info\/tests\/NPAS\/development\/\">http:\/\/personality-testing.info\/tests\/NPAS\/development\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Open-Source Psychometrics Project. (2015). <em>Nerdy Personality Attributes Scale (NPAS) interactive assessment<\/em>. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/personality-testing.info\/tests\/NPAS\/\">http:\/\/personality-testing.info\/tests\/NPAS\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Reysen, S., Plante, C. N., Roberts, S. E., &amp; Gerbasi, K. C. (2016). Ingroup identification and well-being among fan subcultures: Furries, anime fans, and bronies. <em>The Journal of Social Psychology<\/em>, 156(6), 641-654. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00224545.2016.1158679\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00224545.2016.1158679<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>13. Questions et items du questionnaire \/ Scale Items<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpt-scale-notice\" style=\"direction:ltr; text-align:left; background:#f8fafc; border-bottom:1px solid #e2e8f0; padding:14px 20px; font-size:13.5px; color:#475569; font-weight:500;\">\n  Voici les items originaux de l&rsquo;\u00e9chelle tels que publi\u00e9s dans les \u00e9tudes psychom\u00e9triques de r\u00e9f\u00e9rence, sans modification ni traduction, afin de pr\u00e9server la validit\u00e9 et la fid\u00e9lit\u00e9 de l&rsquo;instrument :\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpt-scale-items-container\" style=\"direction:ltr; text-align:left; font-family:sans-serif;\">\n<p><strong>Response Scale:<\/strong><br \/>\n1- Disagree\u201a 3-Neutral\u201a 5-Agree<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I collect books.<\/li>\n<li>I enjoy learning more than I need to.<\/li>\n<li>I love to read challenging material.<\/li>\n<li>I am interested in science.<\/li>\n<li>I sometimes prefer fictional people to real ones.<\/li>\n<li>I am more comfortable with my hobbies than I am with other people.<\/li>\n<li>I would describe my smarts as bookish.<\/li>\n<li>I am a strange person.<\/li>\n<li>I was in advanced classes.<\/li>\n<li>I would rather read a book than go to a party.<\/li>\n<li>I prefer academic success to social success.<\/li>\n<li>I can be socially awkward at times.<\/li>\n<li>I spend recreational time researching topics others might find dry or overly rigorous.<\/li>\n<li>I spend more time at the library than any other public place.<\/li>\n<li>I have played a lot of video games.<\/li>\n<li>I was a very odd child.<\/li>\n<li>I like to play RPGs. (Ex. D&amp;D)<\/li>\n<li>I watch science related shows.<\/li>\n<li>I have started writing a novel.<\/li>\n<li>I like science fiction.<\/li>\n<li>I get excited about my ideas and research.<\/li>\n<li>I am more comfortable interacting online than in person.<\/li>\n<li>I like to read technology news reports.<\/li>\n<li>My appearance is not as important as my intelligence.<\/li>\n<li>I gravitate towards introspection.<\/li>\n<li>I care about super heroes.<\/li>\n<li>I read a lot of fiction.<\/li>\n<li>My appearance is not as important as my intelligence.<\/li>\n<li>I often become obsessed when developing new interests.<\/li>\n<li>I enjoy learning for the sake of it.<\/li>\n<li>I like to solve complex problems.<\/li>\n<li>I am more comfortable interacting online than in person.<\/li>\n<li>I have stayed up all night playing videos game.<\/li>\n<li>I think about the future of humanity.<\/li>\n<li>I get obsessed with certain things.<\/li>\n<li>I spend most of my time in my own world.<\/li>\n<li>I like to read.<\/li>\n<li>When someone I know needs has computer trouble they ask me for advice\/assistance.<\/li>\n<li>I am excited by space.<\/li>\n<li>I would rather read a book than watch TV.<\/li>\n<li>When someone I know needs has computer trouble they ask me for advice.<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy going to fiction conventions.<\/li>\n<li>I think it is cool to be an outsider.<\/li>\n<li>I do not find myself being interested in social trends.<\/li>\n<li>I have a rich vocabulary.<\/li>\n<li>I spend time reflecting on things.<\/li>\n<li>I know every element on the periodic table.<\/li>\n<li>My interests are not understood by most people.<\/li>\n<li>I suffer from paralysing social inadequacy.<\/li>\n<li>I like to be alone.<\/li>\n<li>I enjoy tinkering with things.<\/li>\n<li>I like to read theories on the internet.<\/li>\n<li>I tend to vote for liberal political candidates.<\/li>\n<li>I read Wikipedia.<\/li>\n<li>I have a strong need to correct inaccurate information.<\/li>\n<li>I like staying indoors.<\/li>\n<li>I prefer to spend time with machines than with people.<\/li>\n<li>I love to read fanfiction.<\/li>\n<li>I have a collection of figurines.<\/li>\n<li>I believe in the importance of art.<\/li>\n<li>I prefer to eat alone.<\/li>\n<li>I am pro-feminism.<\/li>\n<li>I think often how life first began.<\/li>\n<li>I am really arrogant about how intelligent I am.<\/li>\n<li>I only have a small group of friends.<\/li>\n<li>I go out of my way to attend educational events.<\/li>\n<li>I love knowing the finer details of obscure historic events.<\/li>\n<li>I easily get obsessed with things.<\/li>\n<li>I find alien abductions more plausible than ghost hauntings.<\/li>\n<li>I like ha\u200eving my own calculator.<\/li>\n<li>I am awkward around strangers but very comfortable around friends.<\/li>\n<li>I am not popular at school or work.<\/li>\n<li>I don&rsquo;t care if I conform to societal norms<\/li>\n<li>I have taken apart machines just to see how they work.<\/li>\n<li>I am full of ideas.<\/li>\n<li>I prefer cyber relationships to face to face communication.<\/li>\n<li>I enjoy learning new vocabulary.<\/li>\n<li>I wish I were more assertive.<\/li>\n<li>I am critical of others intelligence.<\/li>\n<li>The things I think about are not acceptable to society.<\/li>\n<li>I get paranoid when someone laughs near me.<\/li>\n<li>I am good at something not many people are good at.<\/li>\n<li>Most people are ignorant and stupid.<\/li>\n<li>I have a vivid imagination.<\/li>\n<li>I get lost in thought\u201a when the conversation is of no interest.<\/li>\n<li>I panic easily.<\/li>\n<li>I dislike being the center of attention.<\/li>\n<li>I am not very interested in physical sports.<\/li>\n<li>I would not enjoy being a famous celebrity.<\/li>\n<li>I enjoy revisiting old pieces of information.<\/li>\n<li>I am bad at describing myself.<\/li>\n<li>I am constantly reflecting about myself.<\/li>\n<li>I know a lot about one particular thing.<\/li>\n<li>I do not care about ha\u200eving high social status.<\/li>\n<li>I like trivia competitions.<\/li>\n<li>I can handle complex problems.<\/li>\n<li>I don&rsquo;t like to draw attention to myself.<\/li>\n<li>I like to wear clothes that I find are comfortable to me\u201a style does not matter.<\/li>\n<li>I feel my anxiety overwhelms me.<\/li>\n<li>I am not good at sports.<\/li>\n<li>I like to collect trading cards.<\/li>\n<li>I have a hard time meeting people of the opposite sex.<\/li>\n<li>I have mental images of horrible things.<\/li>\n<li>I liked math class the most.<\/li>\n<li>I am unaware of social norms.<\/li>\n<li>I am underestimated.<\/li>\n<li>I carry the conversation to a higher level.<\/li>\n<li>I love writing poetry.<\/li>\n<li>I love musical theater.<\/li>\n<li>I return extra change when a cashier makes a mistake.<\/li>\n<li>I believe in aliens.<\/li>\n<li>I would like to invent something amazing.<\/li>\n<li>I am extremely dedicated to a single or few interests.<\/li>\n<li>I sometimes get lost in my daydreams.<\/li>\n<li>My hobbies are more important than my health.<\/li>\n<li>I make a lot of puns.<\/li>\n<li>When it comes to judging people\u201a I base it on intelligence solely.<\/li>\n<li>I cannot tell jokes well.<\/li>\n<li>I dislike drama and gossip.<\/li>\n<li>I see beauty in things that others might not notice.<\/li>\n<li>People tend not to like me.<\/li>\n<li>I tend to question things around me that people take for granted.<\/li>\n<li>I avoid mistakes.<\/li>\n<li>I raise my hand because I often know the answer.<\/li>\n<li>I like to dress up in old-timey fashion.<\/li>\n<li>I continue until everything is perfect.<\/li>\n<li>I do not like to go out on the town.<\/li>\n<li>I have a large collection of movies.<\/li>\n<li>I hate bullies.<\/li>\n<li>I have thoughts of injuring myself.<\/li>\n<li>I would never smoke cigarettes.<\/li>\n<li>I would never cheat on my taxes.<\/li>\n<li>I copy others.<\/li>\n<li>People are too judgmental.<\/li>\n<li>I am angry when another person is wrong about my interest topic.<\/li>\n<li>I love tutoring others.<\/li>\n<li>I need structure and rigidity.<\/li>\n<li>I like to watch figure skating.<\/li>\n<li>I quickly lose interest in the tasks I start.<\/li>\n<li>I am a physical coward.<\/li>\n<li>I am not comfortable with myself but not motivated to change who I am.<\/li>\n<li>I worry about what people think of me.<\/li>\n<li>I try to identify the reasons for my actions.<\/li>\n<li>I have a broad outlook on what is going on.<\/li>\n<li>I try to surpass others&rsquo; accomplishments.<\/li>\n<li>I feel like people often are out to get something from me.<\/li>\n<li>I don&rsquo;t care about dressing nicely.<\/li>\n<li>I am always worried that my partner is going to leave me.<\/li>\n<li>I have no friends.<\/li>\n<li>I like talking with like-minded people.<\/li>\n<li>I do things in a logical order.<\/li>\n<li>I am easily controlled by others in my life.<\/li>\n<li>I am easily intimidated.<\/li>\n<li>I find that it takes a lot to make me feel angry at someone.<\/li>\n<li>I reveal little about myself.<\/li>\n<li>I often eat too much.<\/li>\n<li>I find it easy to manipulate others.<\/li>\n<li>I am not buff.<\/li>\n<li>I spend less than 5 hours a week with my friends.<\/li>\n<li>I work hard.<\/li>\n<li>I watch documentaries frequently.<\/li>\n<li>I am concerned about others.<\/li>\n<li>I want everything to be \u00ab\u00a0just right.\u00a0\u00bb<\/li>\n<li>I am very concerned about germs.<\/li>\n<li>I work very hard and pay attention to detail.<\/li>\n<li>I am deeply moved by others&rsquo; misfortunes.<\/li>\n<li>I am a picky eater.<\/li>\n<li>I suffer from others&rsquo; sorrows.<\/li>\n<li>I express my thanks to those who care about me.<\/li>\n<li>I am good at making impromptu speeches.<\/li>\n<li>I hate extreme temperatures.<\/li>\n<li>I like nature &amp; wild life very much.<\/li>\n<li>I am always prepared.<\/li>\n<li>I love my enemies.<\/li>\n<li>I am a spiritual person.<\/li>\n<li>I see strange figures or visions when nothing is really there.<\/li>\n<li>I am never too busy to help a friend.<\/li>\n<li>I respect the opinions of others.<\/li>\n<li>I would never take things that aren&rsquo;t mine.<\/li>\n<li>I would never go hang gliding or bungee jumping.<\/li>\n<li>Television has educational properties.<\/li>\n<li>I take advantage of others.<\/li>\n<li>Learning body language is very important.<\/li>\n<li>I seldom get mad.<\/li>\n<li>I don&rsquo;t care what others think.<\/li>\n<li>I rarely overindulge.<\/li>\n<li>I insult people.<\/li>\n<li>I neglect my duties.<\/li>\n<li>I do not always wash my hands after using the bathroom.<\/li>\n<li>I get things done quickly.<\/li>\n<li>I remain calm under pressure.<\/li>\n<li>I cry during movies.<\/li>\n<li>I don&rsquo;t like to dress up in costumes.<\/li>\n<li>I have a soft heart.<\/li>\n<li>I worry a lot about catching a serious illness.<\/li>\n<li>I have a lot of fun.<\/li>\n<li>I jump into things without thinking.<\/li>\n<li>I am easy to satisfy.<\/li>\n<li>I always admit it when I make a mistake.<\/li>\n<li>I would make a good actor.<\/li>\n<li>I do things without thinking of the consequences.<\/li>\n<li>I like to watch children open presents.<\/li>\n<li>I trust others.<\/li>\n<li>I act without consulting others.<\/li>\n<li>I love to drink fine wine.<\/li>\n<li>I am calm even in tense situations.<\/li>\n<li>I feel lucky most of the time.<\/li>\n<li>I love watching videos of pranks.<\/li>\n<li>I know how to enjoy myself.<\/li>\n<li>I am not concerned with making a good impression.<\/li>\n<li>I am not easily affected by my emotions.<\/li>\n<li>I stick to my chosen path.<\/li>\n<li>I don&rsquo;t pretend to be more than I am.<\/li>\n<li>I rarely complain.<\/li>\n<li>I keep my emotions under control.<\/li>\n<li>I know how to get around the rules.<\/li>\n<li>I seldom get emotional.<\/li>\n<li>I feel comfortable with myself.<\/li>\n<li>I dare to say anything.<\/li>\n<li>I see little need for romance in my life.<\/li>\n<li>I believe that my success depends on ability rather than luck.<\/li>\n<li>I deserve special treatment from others.<\/li>\n<li>I do not like reading or hearing opinions that go against my way of thinking.<\/li>\n<li>I always know why I do things.<\/li>\n<li>I like to get in physical fights.<\/li>\n<li>I am often out for revenge.<\/li>\n<li>I have always been a rule-breaker.<\/li>\n<li>I get chores done right away.<\/li>\n<li>I am not easily bothered by things.<\/li>\n<li>I maintain high energy throughout the day.<\/li>\n<li>I have gotten drunk in public.<\/li>\n<li>I express my affection physically.<\/li>\n<li>I experience very few emotional highs and lows.<\/li>\n<li>I love dangerous situations.<\/li>\n<li>I radiate joy.<\/li>\n<li>I seldom feel blue.<\/li>\n<li>I adjust easily.<\/li>\n<li>I shout or scream when I&rsquo;m angry.<\/li>\n<li>I take charge.<\/li>\n<li>I don&rsquo;t mind being the center of attention.<\/li>\n<li>I like to stand during the national anthem.<\/li>\n<li>I act wild and crazy.<\/li>\n<li>I make friends easily.<\/li>\n<li>I take the initiative.<\/li>\n<li>I am considered attractive by others.<\/li>\n<li>I feel comfortable around people.<\/li>\n<li>I am the life of the party.<\/li>\n<li>I am nerdy.<\/li>\n<li>I have difficulty expressing my feelings.<\/li>\n<li>I like physics.<\/li>\n<li>After I finish a conversation\u201a I spend much more time thinking about things I should have said.<\/li>\n<li>I can write computer programs.<\/li>\n<li>I am not very athletic.<\/li>\n<li>I am fascinated by disgusting things.<\/li>\n<li>I do not like sports.<\/li>\n<li>I have to admit to being very crude sometimes.<\/li>\n<li>I was romantically unsuccessful as a young person.<\/li>\n<li>My real life occurs on-line.<\/li>\n<li>I choose my words with care.<\/li>\n<li>I hate looking at pictures of me as a baby.<\/li>\n<li>I have memorized many digits of pi (&pi;).<\/li>\n<li>I have lots of my own theories.<\/li>\n<li>I have read a lot of comic books.<\/li>\n<li>My handwriting is very difficult for other people to read.<\/li>\n<li>I find maps extremely interesting.<\/li>\n<li>I pay attention to instructions.<\/li>\n<li>I wish I could control my flinching better.<\/li>\n<li>I leave a mess in my room.<\/li>\n<li>I am always doing several things at the same time.<\/li>\n<li>I like to gross people out.<\/li>\n<li>I feel attacked by others.<\/li>\n<li>I always have a hard time explaining how I am feeling.<\/li>\n<li>I had good grades in school.<\/li>\n<li>I would create a second fake identity if I could.<\/li>\n<li>I find taking care of people annoying.<\/li>\n<li>I run my fingers through my hair all the time.<\/li>\n<li>I watch anime.<\/li>\n<li>I look at maps of places I will never go.<\/li>\n<li>Most people are not like me.<\/li>\n<li>I have very strong political views.<\/li>\n<li>I dig the ear wax out of my ear.<\/li>\n<li>People often catch me staring at them.<\/li>\n<li>I like to play devils advocate.<\/li>\n<li>I have kept a personal journal.<\/li>\n<li>I have a bad memory for faces.<\/li>\n<li>I have been very interested in historical wars.<\/li>\n<li>I think about the causes of my emotions.<\/li>\n<li>I have been alone on my birthday.<\/li>\n<li>I never really smile.<\/li>\n<li>I like to hang pictures or posters on my wall.<\/li>\n<li>I think most people are too superficial.<\/li>\n<li>I purchase only practical things.<\/li>\n<li>I often think about the fate of the human race.<\/li>\n<li>I have frequent mood swings.<\/li>\n<li>I would get my pet genetically engineered to be healthier\u201a if possible.<\/li>\n<li>I let other people take the credit for my work.<\/li>\n<li>I have considered joining the military.<\/li>\n<li>I tend to feel very hopeless.<\/li>\n<li>I chew on leaves or grass sometimes.<\/li>\n<li>I have a monotone voice.<\/li>\n<li>I have been fascinated by historical horrors (e.g. the holocaust).<\/li>\n<li>I wish I could take drugs to make me more intelligent.<\/li>\n<li>I look for hidden meanings in things.<\/li>\n<li>I enjoy improve comedy.<\/li>\n<li>I hate change.<\/li>\n<li>I have thought about taking up a martial art.<\/li>\n<li>I do not drink much alcohol.<\/li>\n<li>I wish magic was real.<\/li>\n<li>I am trusted to keep secrets.<\/li>\n<li>I write poetry.<\/li>\n<li>I have edited Wikipedia.<\/li>\n<li>I have wished I was a hacker.<\/li>\n<li>I find it difficult to guess peoples ages.<\/li>\n<li>I sometimes feel like crying when I get angry.<\/li>\n<li>I wish my friends were more possessive of me.<\/li>\n<li>I use the computer all day long.<\/li>\n<li>I enjoy cracking my joints.<\/li>\n<li>I am easily distracted by small sounds.<\/li>\n<li>I am sometimes overcome with the wish to be someone else.<\/li>\n<li>I have never felt a strong desire to have children.<\/li>\n<li>I hate pop culture.<\/li>\n<li>My favourite characters tend to be villains.<\/li>\n<li>I am exacting in my work.<\/li>\n<li>I don&rsquo;t follow sports.<\/li>\n<li>I can play a musical instrument.<\/li>\n<li>I have had a crush on a teacher.<\/li>\n<li>I have been asked to stop staring at someone.<\/li>\n<li>I have thought about setting someone&rsquo;s property on fire in anger.<\/li>\n<li>I have to hide my face sometimes when watching something embarrassing.<\/li>\n<li>I do not like getting interrupted.<\/li>\n<li>I sit on chairs strangely.<\/li>\n<li>I have gone a very long time without showering.<\/li>\n<li>I liked to build dams in creeks when I was young.<\/li>\n<li>I connect the way I am now to specific events in my childhood.<\/li>\n<li>I try to please everyone.<\/li>\n<li>I have a good word for everyone.<\/li>\n<li>I watch my favourite movies over and over.<\/li>\n<li>I did not get the support I needed from my parents.<\/li>\n<li>I strongly feel others&rsquo; embarrassment.<\/li>\n<li>I find nothing excites me.<\/li>\n<li>I like electronic music.<\/li>\n<li>I learn quickly.<\/li>\n<li>I idly put things in my mouth.<\/li>\n<li>I have thought about what I would do\u201a and how I would survive\u201a as an animal.<\/li>\n<li>I like stand up comedy.<\/li>\n<li>I like for people to think of me as mysterious.<\/li>\n<li>I sometimes have the urge to say inappropriate things\u201a just to see how people react.<\/li>\n<li>I do not like to get drunk.<\/li>\n<li>I am always busy.<\/li>\n<li>I experience my emotions intensely.<\/li>\n<li>I don&rsquo;t clap at shows.<\/li>\n<li>People often make assumptions about me\u201a and I hate that.<\/li>\n<li>I follow directions.<\/li>\n<li>I love how cute animals are.<\/li>\n<li>I love animals.<\/li>\n<li>I have taken frequent stands in the face of strong opposition.<\/li>\n<li>I sometimes feel angry for no reason.<\/li>\n<li>I accidentally break things a lot.<\/li>\n<li>I don&rsquo;t miss group meetings or team practices.<\/li>\n<li>I try to make myself look different than other people.<\/li>\n<li>I think it would be interesting to have multiple personality disorder.<\/li>\n<li>I worry about falling victim to a scam.<\/li>\n<li>I get angry easily.<\/li>\n<li>I know my mother&rsquo;s birthday.<\/li>\n<li>I am willing to take risks to establish a relationship.<\/li>\n<li>I care about others.<\/li>\n<li>I am disgusted by drunken people.<\/li>\n<li>I prize logic and hate emotions.<\/li>\n<li>I have difficulty telling stories.<\/li>\n<li>I ought to have more goals.<\/li>\n<li>I boss people around.<\/li>\n<li>I do not eat on the normal schedule.<\/li>\n<li>I associate emotions with tastes.<\/li>\n<li>I am still hurting from something that happened a long time ago.<\/li>\n<li>I never ask for what I want.<\/li>\n<li>I am not a morning person.<\/li>\n<li>I get back at others.<\/li>\n<li>I&rsquo;d rather die of thirst than of bee stings.<\/li>\n<li>I would attack bug colonies (e.g. ants\u201a bees) when I was young.<\/li>\n<li>When watching movies\u201a special effects are not that important to me.<\/li>\n<li>I would enjoy employing servants.<\/li>\n<li>I always answer messages (letters\u201a emails\u201a missed calls) right away.<\/li>\n<li>I feel nature is more powerful than humans.<\/li>\n<li>When I was a child\u201a I put on fake concerts and plays with my friends.<\/li>\n<li>I&rsquo;d rather be famous than wealthy.<\/li>\n<li>I tend to be friends with people individually\u201a not part of a group of friends.<\/li>\n<li>I accomplish my work on time.<\/li>\n<li>I have a secret stash of money.<\/li>\n<li>I am easily spooked in the dark.<\/li>\n<li>If I had the opportunity to go to a circus\u201a I probably would.<\/li>\n<li>I prefer variety to routine.<\/li>\n<li>I am interested in my family&rsquo;s genealogy.<\/li>\n<li>I anticipate the needs of others.<\/li>\n<li>I wish I understood myself more.<\/li>\n<li>I wish I could read minds.<\/li>\n<li>I clap even if I did not like the performance.<\/li>\n<li>I find making things more dangerous makes them more fun.<\/li>\n<li>I have thought about what I would do if I ran a restaurant.<\/li>\n<li>I pirate media.<\/li>\n<li>I think I may have walked in my sleep.<\/li>\n<li>I would be very hurt if someone accused me of being uncaring.<\/li>\n<li>I think a lot about if the food I eat is healthy.<\/li>\n<li>I do not want to have to change for people.<\/li>\n<li>I can never tell if someone is lying.<\/li>\n<li>I am good at taking advice.<\/li>\n<li>I rarely get irritated.<\/li>\n<li>I have thought about buying some gold.<\/li>\n<li>I sometimes skip breakfast.<\/li>\n<li>I push myself very hard to succeed.<\/li>\n<li>I decorate my room.<\/li>\n<li>I like to gamble.<\/li>\n<li>I keep myself well-groomed.<\/li>\n<li>I feel powerful when I feel angry.<\/li>\n<li>It feels gross when my joints crack.<\/li>\n<li>I am either very skinny or very fat\u201a not average weight.<\/li>\n<li>I listen to the radio a lot.<\/li>\n<li>I talk a lot.<\/li>\n<li>I make people feel welcome.<\/li>\n<li>For me\u201a smells and sounds are always bring back memories.<\/li>\n<li>I get homesick.<\/li>\n<li>I do not understand why most people like music so much.<\/li>\n<li>I spend more money than I have.<\/li>\n<li>I would enjoy hosting a formal party.<\/li>\n<li>I try to not watch too much television.<\/li>\n<li>I have no interests that do not involve the computer.<\/li>\n<li>I go straight for the goal.<\/li>\n<li>I like inspirational quotes.<\/li>\n<li>I work out at the gym.<\/li>\n<li>I have an excellent physique.<\/li>\n<li>I find the world a very interesting place.<\/li>\n<li>I don&rsquo;t get nosebleeds.<\/li>\n<li>I sleep mostly on my back.<\/li>\n<li>I take good care of my body.<\/li>\n<li>I wish I went to more parties.<\/li>\n<li>I really fear close spaces.<\/li>\n<li>I&rsquo;d trade some of my intelligence for a lifetime of happiness.<\/li>\n<li>I want me and my friends to do everything together.<\/li>\n<li>I like small talk.<\/li>\n<li>I love excitement.<\/li>\n<li>I get confused easily.<\/li>\n<li>I automatically take charge.<\/li>\n<li>I am good at telling if someone is bored.<\/li>\n<li>I accept people 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