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Handbook of Interpersonal Psychology Theory Research Assessment and Therapeutic Interventions

The Five-Factor Model, Five-Factor Theory, and Interpersonal Psychology

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Costa, PT; Mccrae, RR
March 16, 2012

The five-factor model (FFM) is a taxonomy of traits; five-factor theory (FFT) is a theory of personality based on research with the FFM. Both are useful in understanding interpersonal psychology. Traits traditionally considered interpersonal fall in the plane defined by FFM extraversion and agreeableness, but all five factors have interpersonal consequences. FFT offers an account of the operation of traits in interaction with the environment; in interpersonal interactions, people serve as reciprocal environments to each other. Adult attachment, like many other topics in interpersonal psychology, may be profitably viewed from the perspective of FFT. © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Costa, P. T., & Mccrae, R. R. (2012). The Five-Factor Model, Five-Factor Theory, and Interpersonal Psychology. In Handbook of Interpersonal Psychology Theory Research Assessment and Therapeutic Interventions (pp. 91–104). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118001868.ch6
Costa, P. T., and R. R. Mccrae. “The Five-Factor Model, Five-Factor Theory, and Interpersonal Psychology.” In Handbook of Interpersonal Psychology Theory Research Assessment and Therapeutic Interventions, 91–104, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118001868.ch6.
Costa PT, Mccrae RR. The Five-Factor Model, Five-Factor Theory, and Interpersonal Psychology. In: Handbook of Interpersonal Psychology Theory Research Assessment and Therapeutic Interventions. 2012. p. 91–104.
Costa, P. T., and R. R. Mccrae. “The Five-Factor Model, Five-Factor Theory, and Interpersonal Psychology.” Handbook of Interpersonal Psychology Theory Research Assessment and Therapeutic Interventions, 2012, pp. 91–104. Scopus, doi:10.1002/9781118001868.ch6.
Costa PT, Mccrae RR. The Five-Factor Model, Five-Factor Theory, and Interpersonal Psychology. Handbook of Interpersonal Psychology Theory Research Assessment and Therapeutic Interventions. 2012. p. 91–104.

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