One of the 243 portraits · MHMLM
The Mender
I fix what is broken and feel it if it holds.
You fix things and feel every failed repair.
You are the one who steps in to fix what is broken, in a relationship or a machine, keeping just enough order to get the job done. When the fix does not hold, you take it personally.
Capable · Tenderhearted · Attentive
The five together
Kind, capable and easily hurt, you fix what is broken in things and people, keep your own order adequate, and feel it when the repair does not hold.
The Mender's result is high on Agreeableness, low on Emotional Stability and in the middle on Extraversion, Conscientiousness and Openness. Each band is wide on purpose: a score near a boundary can fall either side on a retake, and the portrait describes the pattern, not a precise point.
About 6 in 1,000 people
0.61% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Mender is a common combination.
Bands are relative to a general adult reference sample. Honesty-Humility is measured in your Snapshot and appears in your report; it is not part of the portrait.
What The Mender might recognize
- You step in to repair a problem before anyone has to ask you twice.
- You take it hard when something you fixed breaks down again later.
A question worth keeping
When a fix does not hold, is it actually your failure, or just something that needed fixing again?
Six lenses
The Mender in relationships, at work, and under stress.
In relationships
What you bring, what you need, where it strains.
These six lenses on The Mender come with the membership.
Written for this exact combination, alongside 90 trait pages, a strengths constellation and a growth plan.
Read them in the membershipOne band away
Move a single dimension and the portrait changes. These are the ten neighbours of The Mender.
- Extraversion lowThe Nurturer
- Extraversion highThe Cheerleader
- Agreeableness lowThe Contrarian
- Agreeableness mediumThe Citizen
- Conscientiousness lowThe Comforter
- Conscientiousness highThe Organizer
- Emotional Stability mediumThe Reliable Friend
- Emotional Stability highThe Peacemaker
- Openness lowThe Family Doctor
- Openness highThe Visionary
The traits behind The Mender
A portrait is a pattern across five measured dimensions. Every trait is reported as a percentile against the reference sample; the three bands and the portrait name exist to make the result easier to talk about, and the percentile is always shown alongside. Each dimension has its own page explaining what it means, what the research says it predicts, and how it can change.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Extraversion?
How much you enjoy being around people, talking, and doing lively things, and how much energy that gives you.
- High band, above the 70th percentileWhat is Agreeableness?
How kind, trusting, and cooperative you tend to be with other people, and how much you put getting along ahead of getting your way.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Conscientiousness?
How organised, careful, and reliable you are about getting things done and keeping your promises.
- Quiet band, below the 30th percentileWhat is Emotional Stability?
How calm and even you usually feel, and how quickly you bounce back when something upsets you.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Openness?
How much you enjoy new ideas, art, imagination, and experiences that are different from what you already know.
The Snapshot also measures Honesty-Humility, which appears in your report but is not part of the portrait code. How much you tell the truth, play fair, want only your fair share, and avoid showing off, even when you could get away with more.
Questions about The Mender
- What is the Mender personality?
- The Mender is one of the 243 Wellington portraits: a pattern of bands across the five Big Five dimensions rather than a fixed type. I fix what is broken and feel it if it holds. Kind, capable and easily hurt, you fix what is broken in things and people, keep your own order adequate, and feel it when the repair does not hold.
- How common is The Mender?
- 0.61% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Mender is a common combination among the 243 portraits in the reference sample, and the share will move as the norming sample grows.
- How do I find out if I am The Mender?
- Take the free Wellington Snapshot: 60 questions, about 7 minutes. You answer all the questions first, then you sign in with an email so your answers are saved and your results can be shown. There is no card. Your free results name your portrait and show your five dimensions.
- Is The Mender a personality type?
- Not in the sense of a box you are sorted into. Wellington measures continuous traits and reports each as a percentile against a reference sample. The Mender names the combination of bands your scores fall in, and a score near a band boundary can land on either side on a retake. Wellington describes ordinary variation in personality; it is not a diagnosis and is not designed for hiring. Read more about types and traits
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Is this you, or someone you know?
The free Snapshot takes seven minutes and names your own portrait, with your five dimensions shown alongside it.