HEXACO60

HEXACO60 is a shortened psychometric instrument designed to measure personality according to the HEXACO model. The HEXACO model posits six dimensions: Honesty-Humility (H), Emotionality (E), Extraversion (X), Agreeableness (A), Conscientiousness (C), and Openness to Experience (O). The HEXACO60 comprises 60 items, typically with ten items dedicated to each dimension, and uses a five-point Likert scale (for example, from strongly disagree to strongly agree). Respondents’ scores for each trait are obtained by reversing any necessary items and then averaging or summing the relevant items to yield six trait scores.

Psychometric properties reported for HEXACO60 generally indicate acceptable reliability and a factor structure consistent with the six HEXACO dimensions. Convergent validity is commonly demonstrated with the full HEXACO-PI-R, and relationships with other personality measures, including the Big Five, are in expected directions. The brief form is designed to balance brevity with psychometric quality, making it suitable for large studies, field work, or settings where time or respondent burden is a concern. Translations and cross-cultural adaptations of HEXACO60 have been developed for use in diverse populations, enabling cross-national research and comparisons.

Limitations of HEXACO60 include the typical trade-off between brevity and breadth: some facet-level nuance may be lost compared with longer versions, and reliability can vary across languages and samples. Proper interpretation depends on careful consideration of translation quality, sampling, and the specific research or applied context.