Purpose
The purpose of the MP-B6 is to provide a picture of someone's personal characteristics and the potential strengths and pitfalls associated with them. The MP-B6 report identifies both the benefits and risks associated with specific scores for the subscales. Both the scale names and the results are presented more neutrally.
This NOA personality test maps a person's personal characteristics using six personality dimensions with underlying scales. It is an extension of the now well-known Big Five model, a theoretically neutral model based on the occurrence of personal descriptive terms in natural language. In the model used by NOA, individual differences are grouped into six dimensions. These will be explained below.
Six personality dimensions, 18 subscales
1. Calm and stable (Emotional stability)
How does someone react when something goes wrong, how confident is someone, and how easily does someone worry?
A1 Calm
A2 Confident
A3 Without worries
2. Precise and goal-oriented (Conscientiousness)
How does someone reach a decision, how precise and organized is someone, and how performance-oriented is someone?
B1 Thinking in advance
B2 Organized
B3 Wanting to achieve a lot
3. Other-oriented (Extraversion)
How easily does someone take initiative, stand up for themselves, and connect with others?
C1 Active
C2 Standing up for yourself
C3 Social
4. Friendly (Friendliness)
How eager is someone to help others? To what extent does someone consider the wishes and feelings of others? And does someone trust and accept others?
D1 Helping others
D2 Kind to others
D3 Accepting others
5. Openness to new things (Openness)
How easily does someone come up with creative solutions, how eager is someone to learn, and how important are variety and new experiences to them?
E1 Invent new things
E2 Wanting to know things
E3 Doing exciting things
6. Focus on self-interest (Integrity)
How focused is someone on gaining their own advantage, how consistently and directly does someone behave in different situations, and how much value does someone attach to impressing others based on money, status, and luxury?
F1 Own benefit
F2 Pretending to be different
F3 Impress
Target group
The MP-B6 is suitable for men and women aged approximately 15 and older and is suitable for people with and without a migration background. This was explicitly taken into account during development. Culturally sensitive items and expressions have been avoided, and the language used is concrete, neutral, and simple. The language level is such that even people with low language proficiency can take the test. A minimum level of Dutch language proficiency at NT2 (NIVOR) is assumed. A general, representative norm is available, weighted for gender, age, education level, and ethnicity.
Information
The MP-B6 is only available online in the NOA Talent Portal. This system can also be used to generate expert reports. These expert reports explain the measurement claims of the scales and present the scores verbally and in a graph.
Depending on your experience and expertise using similar tests, NOA requires training in applying and interpreting the MP-B6. This is to ensure the quality of test use and thorough feedback.
For more information, please contact NOA at 020-5040800 or email info@noa-vu.nl.
