The Oxford Handbook of the Five Factor Model
Oxford Library of Psychology Series

The Five Factor Model, which measures individual differences on extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience, is arguably the most prominent dimensional model of general personality structure. In fact, there is now a considerable body of research supporting its construct validity and practical application in clinical, health, and organizational settings. Taking this research to the forefront, The Oxford Handbook of the Five Factor Model showcases the work of expert researchers in the field as they each offer important insight and perspective on all that is known about the Five Factor Model to date. By establishing the origins, foundation, and predominance of the Five Factor Model, this Handbook will focus on such areas as construct validity, diagnosis and assessment, personality neuroscience, and how the Five Factor Model operates in business and industry, animal personality, childhood temperament, and clinical utility.

Thomas A. Widiger is the T. Marshall Hahn Professor of Psychology at the University of Kentucky. He has published extensively on personality and personality disorders, including over 500 articles and chapters. He currently serves as Co-Editor of the Annual Review of Clinical Psychology and Editor of Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. In 2010 he received the Distinguished Scientist Award by the Society for the Science of Clinical Psychology, in 2013 the Joseph Zubin Award by the Society for Research in Psychopathology, and in 2013 the Senior Investigator Award by the North American Society for the Study of Personality Disorders.