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@article{Costa:1992, abstract = {The five-factor model has recently received wide attention as a comprehensive model of personality traits. The claim that these five factors represent basic dimensions of personality is based on four lines of reasoning and evidence: (a) longitudinal and cross-observer studies demonstrate that all five factors are enduring dispositions that are manifest in patterns of behavior; (b) traits related to each of the factors are found in a variety of personality systems and in the natural language of trait description; (c) the factors are found in different age, sex, race, and language groups, although they may be somewhat differently expressed in different cultures; and (d) evidence of heritability suggests that all have some biological basis. To clarify some remaining confusions about the five-factor model, the relation between Openness and psychometric intelligence is described, and problems in factor rotation are discussed.}, author = {Costa, P. and McCrae, R.}, citeulike-article-id = {6072609}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0191-8869(92)90236-I}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/019188699290236I}, doi = {10.1016/0191-8869(92)90236-I}, issn = {01918869}, journal = {Personality and Individual Differences}, keywords = {big, five, personality}, month = {June}, number = {6}, pages = {653--665}, posted-at = {2009-11-05 07:49:54}, priority = {2}, title = {Four ways five factors are basic}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0191-8869(92)90236-I}, volume = {13}, year = {1992} }

TY - JOUR ID - Costa:1992 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6072609 N2 - The five-factor model has recently received wide attention as a comprehensive model of personality traits. The claim that these five factors represent basic dimensions of personality is based on four lines of reasoning and evidence: (a) longitudinal and cross-observer studies demonstrate that all five factors are enduring dispositions that are manifest in patterns of behavior; (b) traits related to each of the factors are found in a variety of personality systems and in the natural language of trait description; (c) the factors are found in different age, sex, race, and language groups, although they may be somewhat differently expressed in different cultures; and (d) evidence of heritability suggests that all have some biological basis. To clarify some remaining confusions about the five-factor model, the relation between Openness and psychometric intelligence is described, and problems in factor rotation are discussed. IS - 6 JF - Personality and Individual Differences SN - 01918869 EP - 665 TI - Four ways five factors are basic VL - 13 SP - 653 KW - big KW - five KW - personality AU - Costa, P AU - McCrae, R PY - 1992/06// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0191-8869(92)90236-I ER -