One of the 243 portraits · HHMML
The Stalwart
I keep the shared things running. Do not change it.
You keep the same things going for everyone.
You get along with nearly everybody and keep the shared calendar, the shared fridge, the shared plans running without drama. You would not trade the familiar arrangement for a fancier one.
Reliable · Amiable · Traditional
The five together
Sociable, generous and practical, you keep the shared things going, get on with everybody, stay calm, and would not change the arrangements for anything.
The Stalwart's result is high on Extraversion and Agreeableness, low on Openness and in the middle on Conscientiousness and Emotional Stability. 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 4 in 1,000 people
0.38% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Stalwart is an uncommon 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 Stalwart might recognize
- You keep a shared tradition going long after others would drop it.
- You get along with almost everyone without much effort at all.
A question worth keeping
When keeping things the same feels safest, what would you actually lose by changing one thing?
Six lenses
The Stalwart in relationships, at work, and under stress.
In relationships
What you bring, what you need, where it strains.
These six lenses on The Stalwart 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 Stalwart.
- Extraversion lowThe Loyalist
- Extraversion mediumThe Volunteer
- Agreeableness lowThe Dealmaker
- Agreeableness mediumThe Community Leader
- Conscientiousness lowThe Merrymaker
- Conscientiousness highThe Warden
- Emotional Stability lowThe Lifeguard
- Emotional Stability highThe Innkeeper
- Openness mediumThe People Person
- Openness highThe Mentor
The traits behind The Stalwart
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.
- High band, above the 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.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Emotional Stability?
How calm and even you usually feel, and how quickly you bounce back when something upsets you.
- Quiet band, below the 30th 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 Stalwart
- What is the Stalwart personality?
- The Stalwart is one of the 243 Wellington portraits: a pattern of bands across the five Big Five dimensions rather than a fixed type. I keep the shared things running. Do not change it. Sociable, generous and practical, you keep the shared things going, get on with everybody, stay calm, and would not change the arrangements for anything.
- How common is The Stalwart?
- 0.38% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Stalwart is an uncommon 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 Stalwart?
- 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 Stalwart 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 Stalwart 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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