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

摘要

The current study was undertaken to identify overarching themes characteristic ofhealth-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. Personality, Health, Navy recruits.