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New Frontiers for the Five‐Factor Model: A Preview of the Literature
Author(s) -
McCrae Robert R.,
Sutin Angelina R.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
social and personality psychology compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.699
H-Index - 53
ISSN - 1751-9004
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2007.00021.x
Subject(s) - psychology , trait , perspective (graphical) , personality , big five personality traits , creativity , personality psychology , set (abstract data type) , big five personality traits and culture , trait theory , social psychology , process (computing) , artificial intelligence , operating system , computer science , programming language
The Five‐Factor Model (FFM) of personality traits has been widely adopted and applied to a diverse set of issues in psychology and related disciplines. In this article, we identify a number of unresolved questions and propose new directions for research using the FFM. In clinical psychology, research is needed on the optimal ways to utilize personality assessments in psychotherapy. Acculturation studies are crucial for an understanding of the origins of national differences in trait levels. The large literatures on personality and on the self should be better integrated, adding a process perspective to trait psychology. Personality psychology should begin to transcend the individual, examining the consequences of aggregate personality traits in dyads, organizations, and nations. Applications of the FFM appear to be limited only by the creativity and industry of researchers.