Australian norms on Eysenck's Short Personality Test.

Eysenck's 1958 12-item test of Neuroticism and Extraversion was applied to a random sample of 262 Australian adults in a telephone survey. Items clustered in the predicted dimensions, with the scales showing a Cronbach alpha of 64 for Neuroticism and 53 for Extraversion. No significant sex difference was found on either dimension: Australians scores were significantly higher than those of English subjects on Extraversion, but lower on Neuroticism. The test is considered useful in field situations or market research where a quick indicator of two dimensions of personality is sought.