International Journal of Scientific Research and Management (IJSRM) ||Volume||06||Issue||03||Pages||EL-2018-103-116||2018|| Website: www.ijsrm.in ISSN (e): 2321-3418 Index Copernicus value (2015): 57.47, (2016):93.67, DOI: 10.18535/ijsrm/v6i3.el02 Olcay Yilmaz, IJSRM Volume 06 Issue 03 March 2018 [www.ijsrm.in] EL-2018-103 Assessment of Personality from a New Perspective: Characterix Personality Types Inventory Olcay Yilmaz 1 , Aykut Yildirim 2 , Dilek Yucedag 3 1 Ufuk University, Department of Education, Ankara, Turkey 2 Characterix R&D, İstanbul, Turkey 3 Characterix R&D, İstanbul, Turkey Abstract: Even though it is taught and used in many countries all over the world there is a lack of emprical research and psychometric assesment on Eneagram classification system of personality. This study aimed to contribute the this literature and present some evidence as well as developing a valid and reliable inventory. Research sample consisted of 21140 young and adults and data were randomly divided into two groups with an aim of conducting principal component analysis and confirmatory factor analysis for each data set. As a result the inventory formed with 72 items and it can be said that it has high item-factor loadings, and each dimension measures the characteristics intended to measure while explaining the variance at an acceptable level. Many of the findings indicated a good fit. Sufficient internal consistency values were obtained in all dimensions. All these findings indicate that the inventory has sufficient reliability and validity values. Keywords: Personality, Eneagram, Characterix 1. Introduction Personality has been conceptualized from a variety of theoretical perspectives, and this conceptualisation is usually reported with an abstract or broad understanding (John, Hampson, & Goldberg, 1991; McAdams, 1995). However while assessing personality a taxonomy is needed. One of the main goals of personality taxonomies is the definition of included constructs within which large numbers of specific characteristics can be understood in a simplified way. Thus, in personality psychology, a taxonomy would permit researchers to study specified domains of personality characteristics, rather than examining separately the thousands of particular attributes that make human beings individual and unique (John & Srivastava, 1999). Personality can be defined as the pattern of conscious and unconscious mental functions, processes and characteristics that give rise to the ways people respond to their environment. At first glance, the inclusion of behaviour in the concept of personality may seem strange. Yet it is essential if one is to have a deep understanding of human nature. Despite differences in terminology and emphasis, broad agreement can still be found among psychologists about what constitutes the self and personality. The self concept is the part of personality which gives the individual the sense of who she or he is. It integrates aspects of personality into an ongoing story of "who I am" (Sutton, 2007). Within this prospect Enneagram is one still emerging conceptual framework which is trying to define what self is. 2. Enneagram personality types The enneagram has its roots in ancient spiritual practices of the East. The Enneagram dates back to 2000 years ago and is a combination of eastern teachings originated from Sufis in eastern region of Iran, the Middle Asia, today's findings and also psychological findings during the last 100 years (Foruzesh, Pashang, & Taqvaye, 2016; Kale & Shrivastava, 2003). The enneagram was introduced to Western society from Eastern culture in 1915 at a French conference by George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff, a Russian entrepreneur, physician, multilingual, explorer,