Top 13 Personality Tests to Improve Self-Awareness

Personality tests can be a helpful tool for gaining insight into your own strengths, weaknesses, and behavioral tendencies.

They can also be useful for understanding and working effectively with others. Here are 20 of the most popular personality tests, along with links to take the tests yourself and learn more about their results.

1. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) - This test assesses individuals based on their preferences in four dimensions of personality: extraversion/introversion, sensing/intuition, thinking/feeling, and judging/perceiving. Take the test here: https://www.mbtionline.com/

2. Big Five Personality Traits - Also known as the Five-Factor Model, this test measures individuals based on their levels of openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. Take the test here: https://www.truity.com/test/big-five-personality-test

3. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) - This test is primarily used to diagnose mental health disorders and personality traits in individuals. Take the test here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/tests/personality/minnesota-multiphasic-personality-inventory-mmpi

4. Enneagram - This personality test identifies nine different personality types based on individual motivations, fears, and desires. Take the test here: https://www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test

5. DISC Assessment - This test measures individuals based on their dominance, influence, steadiness, and conscientiousness. Take the test here: https://www.tonyrobbins.com/disc/

6. CliftonStrengths - This test identifies individuals' top strengths and talents across 34 themes. Take the test here: https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/strengthsfinder.aspx

7. The Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI) - This personality test is similar to the Enneagram, but it includes a more detailed questionnaire and provides a full report on an individual's personality type. Take the test here: https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/rheti

8. Keirsey Temperament Sorter - This test categorizes individuals into one of four temperaments: artisan, guardian, idealist, and rational. Take the test here: https://www.keirsey.com/sorter/register.aspx

9. Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI) - This test measures individuals' personality traits and potential work-related behaviors. Take the test here: https://www.hoganassessments.com/products/hogan-personality-inventory-hpi/

10. StrengthsFinder - This test helps individuals identify their top five strengths and provides insight on how to use them to achieve success. Take the test here: https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/strengthsfinder.aspx

11. HEXACO Personality Inventory - This test measures individuals based on their levels of honesty-humility, emotionality, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness. Take the test here: https://hexaco.org/hexaco-online

12. The Dark Triad - This test measures individuals' levels of three personality traits: narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. Take the test here: https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/SD3/

13. 16 Personality Factors (16PF) - This test assesses individuals' personality traits based on 16 different factors. Take the test here: https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test