The five-factor model in personality psychology

This monograph summarizes the findings of the five-factor model of personality, which has become the most influential framework for describing and interpreting personality in psychology over the past two decades. The five-factor model is based on lexical research on words describing personality. Readers will learn about methods used in personality diagnosis, such as the NEO inventories used in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The author presents new findings on stability and congruence in the assessment of personality traits. The book also introduces a new direction in the research on traits within the so-called. cross-cultural trait psychology. The book not only presents various theoretical perspectives on the five-factor model of personality, but also practical insights into its application in occupational, counselling and clinical psychology. It is intended for students of psychology, psychologists involved in the diagnosis of personality traits in the field of counselling, work and organizational psychology or clinical psychology and all those interested in human personality.