The five-factor model is widely used by personality researchers, but it is not the only model. A more recently introduced six-factor model known as HEXACO adds the factor of honesty-humility to ...

For decades, psychologists strived to understand people and their personalities by defining personality traits. Eventually, most settled on the five-factor model, also known as the big five.

The five-factor model (FFM) of personality (or the Big Five) has been a dominant framework in psychological research. While widely used, traditional applications of the FFM, such as the NEO ...