Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences

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The Sixteen-Factor Model of Personality

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The sixteen-factor model of personality represents a unique and momentous chapter in the history of personality research. Emerging out of the lexical tradition and factor analytic studies, the sixteen-factor model was the first scientifically derived personality taxonomy (Tucker 2009). The sixteen-factor model of personality provided researchers with a taxonomy to describe, understand, and study personality at a time when no adequate taxonomy of personality characteristics was available (John 1990). Moreover, the sixteen-factor model stimulated new thinking and generated a vast quantity of research in contemporary personality psychology (Ryckman 2012). Furthermore, this model introduced the quantitative approach to the study of personality, which paved the way for the development of later trait models such as the five-factor model of personality (Matz et al. 2016).

Introduction

Despite its revolutionary impact, the sixteen-factor model was subjected to many criticisms and as...

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  1. 1.Department of Management StudiesUniversity of the West Indies, Cave Hill CampusBridgetownBarbados

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  • Ashton Southard
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  1. 1.Oakland UniversityRochesterUSA