For decades, psychologists strived to understand people and their personalities by defining personality traits. Eventually, most settled on the five-factor model, also known as the big five.

The five-factor model is widely used by personality researchers, but it is not the only model. A more recently introduced six-factor model known as HEXACO adds the factor of honesty-humility to ...

A look at some major ideas in personality psychology, both historical and recent, offers a sense of the many ways to think and talk about this complex subject. Five-Factor Theory: Personality Is ...

The five-factor model (FFM) of personality (or the Big Five) has been a dominant framework in psychological research. While ...

Markey used the most popular psychological model of personality traits, called the Five-Factor Model, to examine these effects. The model scientifically classifies five personality traits ...

Taking religion to heart: The relationship between the Five Factor Model and the New Indices of Religious Orientation ... Five” as predictors of older adult marital adjustment. Personality and ...