Cybernetic Big Five Theory

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From madness to genius: The Openness/Intellect trait domain as a paradoxical simplex

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The nature and structure of correlations among Big Five ratings: The halo-alpha-beta model.

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Highly neurotic never-depressed students have negative biases in information processing

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Metatraits of the Big Five Differentially Predict Engagement and Restraint of Behavior

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Extraversion and Reward Processing

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Extraversion and Behavioral Activation: Integrating the Components of Approach

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It depends how you look at it: On the relationship between neuroticism and conscientiousness at the within- and the between-person levels of analysis

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Whole Trait Theory

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Processes of Personality Development in Adulthood: The TESSERA Framework

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Computer-mediated communication, social media, and mental health: a conceptual and empirical meta-review.

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The empirical structure of narrative identity: The initial Big Three

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Post‐traumatic growth as positive personality change: Challenges, opportunities, and recommendations

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A century of research on conscientiousness at work

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Extraversion advantages at work: A quantitative review and synthesis of the meta-analytic evidence.

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The Nondual Awareness Dimensional Assessment (NADA): New tools to assess nondual traits and states of consciousness occurring within and beyond the context of meditation

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Agreeableness and Its Consequences: A Quantitative Review of Meta-Analytic Findings

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A Meta–Analytic and Conceptual Update on the Associations between Procrastination and Multidimensional Perfectionism

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Goal conflict and psychological well-being: a meta-analysis.

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Approach/avoidance

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Integrating structure and dynamics in personality assessment: First steps toward the development and validation of a personality dynamics diary.

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The mindful personality: A meta-analysis from a cybernetic perspective

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Evolutionary and genetic insights for clinical psychology

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Structural-functional brain network coupling during cognitive demand reveals intelligence-relevant communication strategies

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Systematic reviews of the acute effects of amphetamine on working memory and other cognitive performances in healthy individuals, with a focus on the potential influence of personality traits

Kassim, F. M. (2023) · Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental · doi:10.1002/hup.2856 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Integrating humans into pace-of-life studies: The Big Five personality traits and metabolic rate in young adults

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