PersonalityScanner is run by a small independent editorial team. We publish under collective bylines because our tests and articles are collaborative — research, drafting, scoring logic, and review rarely sit with a single person.
Our approach
We are not clinicians. We are writers, researchers, and developers who care about accuracy in psychological self-assessment. Wherever a test implements a published instrument — the Dark Triad Short Form, a Big Five adaptation, an attachment-style inventory — we cite the original authors and link to their work.
Editor & lead writer
M. Ardern — Editor-in-chief
Background in cognitive science writing and psychometric tool implementation. Responsible for test selection, scoring logic, and editorial review across the site. Contact: editorial@personalityscanner.com.
J. Morley — Research & citations
Handles source verification and the “References” section on every test and article. Focus areas: Big Five, Dark Triad, and attachment-theory literature.
S. Kapoor — Product & engineering
Implements the interactive tests and result-calculation logic. Ensures test scoring matches the published short-form of each instrument.
What we do not claim
- None of our editors are licensed psychologists, psychiatrists, or therapists.
- Our tests are not diagnostic. They summarize what a published instrument would produce for the answers you provided, for self-reflection purposes only.
- We do not provide clinical advice. If you have concerns about your mental health, please consult a qualified professional.
Our sources
Where a test or article references a specific instrument, construct, or study, the full citation appears at the bottom of that page. Core frameworks we draw on include work by Carl Jung, Isabel Briggs Myers, Paul Costa & Robert McCrae (Big Five), Delroy Paulhus & Kevin Williams (Dark Triad), Howard Gardner (multiple intelligences), and the American Psychiatric Association’s DSM-5 (for educational context only).
Corrections policy
We keep a public corrections practice: if a reader points out a factual error, we verify against primary sources and update the article, noting the change at the bottom. To flag an error, email editorial@personalityscanner.com with the page URL and the issue.
Contact
General questions and suggestions: see the Contact page.