Big Five Factors and Facets and the Prediction of Behavior

The authors compared the Big 5 factors of personality with the facets or traits of personality that constitute those factors on their ability to predict 40 behavior criteria. Both the broad factors and the narrow facets predicted substantial numbers of criteria, but the latter did noticeably better...

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Published in:Journal of personality and social psychology 2001-09, Vol.81 (3), p.524-539
Main Authors: Paunonen, Sampo V, Ashton, Michael C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
Comparative studies
Female
Five Factor Personality Model
Forecasts
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Humans
Individual behaviour
Internal-External Control
Male
Measurement
Personality
Personality Measures
Personality Traits
Personality. Affectivity
Prediction
Predictions
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Questionnaires
Self-Assessment
Social Behavior
Social psychology
Sociometric Techniques
Theories
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Summary:The authors compared the Big 5 factors of personality with the facets or traits of personality that constitute those factors on their ability to predict 40 behavior criteria. Both the broad factors and the narrow facets predicted substantial numbers of criteria, but the latter did noticeably better in that regard, even when the number of facet predictors was limited to the number of factor predictors. Moreover, the criterion variance accounted for by the personality facets often included large portions not predicted by the personality factors. The narrow facets, therefore, were able to substantially increase the maximum prediction achieved by the broad factors. The results of this study are interpreted as supporting a more detailed approach to personality assessment, one that goes beyond the measurement of the Big 5 factors alone.
ISSN:0022-3514
1939-1315
DOI:10.1037/0022-3514.81.3.524