Using the Five-Factor Model of Personality as a Framework for Guiding Personality-Health Research

Abstract

The current study was undertaken to identify overarching themes characteristic of health-related personality research and to determine the extent to which these constructs converge with broad domains of personality. Factor analysis of representative instruments administered to two samples of Navy recruits revealed three general domains. Multiple regression indicated that these domains corresponded to three of five general dimensions of personality: neuroticism, extraversion, and agreeableness. By contrast, two remaining dimensions (i.e., openness and conscientiousness) appeared to be substantially neglected in personality-health research. These findings provide evidence of the utility of the five-factor model of personality as a framework for studying personality-health relations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 11, 1991
Accession Number
ADA252721

Entities

People

  • Camille B. Wortman
  • Grant N. Marshall
  • Jeffrey W. Kusulas
  • Linda K. Hervig
  • Ross R. Vickers

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Basic Training
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biomedical Research
  • Cognition
  • Contrast
  • Data Analysis
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Factor Analysis
  • Heart Diseases
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Science
  • New York
  • Personality
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Statistics

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.