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Personality and Health: Advantages and Limitations of the Five‐Factor Model
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ABSTRACT Interest in the association between personality characteristics and physical health has been renewed in recent years. Theory and research in this area has also been complicated by conceptual and methodological limitations. The present article briefly reviews this literature and discusses the advantages and limitations of the five‐factor model of personality as an integrating framework for studies of personality and health. The model has already been fruitfully applied in several contexts, and more possibilities exist. Although it has some potential limitations, the application of the five‐factor model—as well as other aspects of current personality theory and research—is likely to facilitate progress in the study of how personality influences health.
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- Authors
- Smith, T. W., & Williams, P. G.
- Venue
- Journal of Personality
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1992-06
- Volume
- 60
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 395-425
- ISSN
- 0022-3506 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-6494
- OpenAlex
- W2075265738
- Cited by
- 287
- References
- 13
- FWCI
- 7.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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