<p>According to <a href="https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1054970.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Jones and Hartley (2013)</a>, it's a test seldom mentioned in textbooks, but "used extensively in industry", more precisely in business organizations. Thee same paper also provides cross-correlation with Big Five factors:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/VRSL3.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/VRSL3.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>Since the names in the left column of this table are a bit unusual ("left factors"), they are (in this order)</p>

<ul>
<li>the opposite of Extraversion</li>
<li>the opposite of Openness</li>
<li>the opposite of Agreeableness</li>
<li>Conscienscouness (not negated)</li>
<li>the opposite of Neuroticism</li>
</ul>

<p>Also the Wikipedia descriptions of "DISC" factors don't quite agree with Jones and Hartley, which give them as</p>

<ul>
<li>Drive/Dominance (D) – task-oriented, fast-mover, bottom-line-oriented</li>
<li>Influence (I) – people-oriented, energetic, desire popularity and praise</li>
<li>Steadiness (S) – very people and family-oriented, motivated by loyalty and security, slower-moving</li>
<li>Compliance/Conscientiousness (C) – task and detail-oriented, wants all information, slower-moving</li>
</ul>

<p>The correlations are pretty weak, but some "conclusions" are amusing: to be "stable" (i.e. non-neurotic in Big Five terms) one needs to be steady/submissive (and not dominant/driven) and the opposite goes for "tough-minded", or otherwise put, being agreeable looks (again) like being submissive/steady and not dominant. Being "closed minded" is correlated with being steady/submissive and not being good at influencing/inducing other people. And an introvert is "compliant" (??) and again not good at influencing other people. These "conclusions" don't make a lot of sense to me, except maybe the last one...</p>

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<p>Apparently DISC (dominance, inducement, submission, and compliance) is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DISC_assessment" rel="noreferrer">kind of personality test</a>.</p>

<p>When/where is it used and how does it correlate with Big Five?</p>

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# DISC correlation with Big Five personality

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-08-09)

Apparently DISC (dominance, inducement, submission, and compliance) is a [kind of personality test](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DISC_assessment).

When/where is it used and how does it correlate with Big Five?

**Tags:** personality, test, big-five


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### Answer by username_0 on 2018-08-09. Score: 5

According to [Jones and Hartley (2013)](https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1054970.pdf), it's a test seldom mentioned in textbooks, but "used extensively in industry", more precisely in business organizations. Thee same paper also provides cross-correlation with Big Five factors:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/VRSL3.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/VRSL3.png)

Since the names in the left column of this table are a bit unusual ("left factors"), they are (in this order)

* the opposite of Extraversion
* the opposite of Openness
* the opposite of Agreeableness
* Conscienscouness (not negated)
* the opposite of Neuroticism

Also the Wikipedia descriptions of "DISC" factors don't quite agree with Jones and Hartley, which give them as

* Drive/Dominance (D) – task-oriented, fast-mover, bottom-line-oriented
* Influence (I) – people-oriented, energetic, desire popularity and praise
* Steadiness (S) – very people and family-oriented, motivated by loyalty and security, slower-moving
* Compliance/Conscientiousness (C) – task and detail-oriented, wants all information, slower-moving

The correlations are pretty weak, but some "conclusions" are amusing: to be "stable" (i.e. non-neurotic in Big Five terms) one needs to be steady/submissive (and not dominant/driven) and the opposite goes for "tough-minded", or otherwise put, being agreeable looks (again) like being submissive/steady and not dominant. Being "closed minded" is correlated with being steady/submissive and not being good at influencing/inducing other people. And an introvert is "compliant" (??) and again not good at influencing other people. These "conclusions" don't make a lot of sense to me, except maybe the last one...


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