This test measures personality along the five dimensions of extroversion, emotional stability, openness, agreeableness and concienciousness. In this experiment, we drew fifty questions from this test, ten questions measuring each of the five factors. As personality has become a more popular topic, many scales have been developed to study differences along traits. In today's society, family composition is becoming more and more variable. With all the possible family situations, it is logical to think that they would have a large influence on personality and intimacy levels.
Birth order is a aspect of family composition that has been given particular attention.
Within the complex structure of families that exist today, marital status of parents is also an important factor. To narrow down the span of the research, the subjects were asked specifically about their family composition at the time of adolescence. The experimenters felt this time period would have the greatest effect on later relationships. The survey contained questions about the nature of subjects romantic and platonic relationships. These relationships were explored through questions about length, intimacy level and large vs. small group tendencies.