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.

1. IntroductionThomas A. WidigerSection One: The Five Factor Model2. The NEO Inventories as Instruments of Psychological TheoryPaul T. Costa, Jr. and Robert R. McRae3. NeuroticismJennifer L. Tackett and Benjamin B. Lahey4. ExtraversionJoshua Wilt and William Revelle5. OpennessAngelina R. Sutin6. Agreeableness and the Five-Factor ModelWilliam G. Graziano and Ren?e M. Tobin7. ConscientiousnessJoshua J. Jackson and Brent W. RobertsSection Two: Construct Validity8. RobustnessBrian P. O'Connor9. Universal and Specific in the Five Factor Model of PersonalityJ?ri Allik and Anu Realo10. The Lexical Foundation of the Big Five Factor ModelBoele de Raad and Boris Mlacic11. Factor Analytic Support for the Five Factor ModelAidan G.C. Wright12. Childhood Personality and TemperamentSarah S. W. De Pauw13. Animal PersonalityAlexander Weiss and Marieke C. Gartner14. Behavior and Molecular Genetics of the Five Factor ModelAmber M. Jarnecke and Susan C. South15. Personality Neuroscience and the Five Factor ModelTimothy A. Allen and Colin G. DeYoungSection Three: Applications16. Assessment of the Five Factor ModelLeonard J. Simms, Trevor F. Williams, and Ericka Nus Simms17. The Five Factor Model in Business and IndustryScott E. Seibert and David S. DeGeest18. Health PsychologyMargaret L. Kern and Howard S. Friedman19. Cross-Over Analysis: Using the Five Factor Model and NEO Personality Inventory-3 for Assessing Compatibility and Conflict in CouplesRalph L. Piedmont and Thomas E. Rodgerson20. Five Factor Model and Personality DisorderThomas A. Widiger, Whitney L. Gore, Cristina Crego, Stephanie L. Rojas, and Joshua R. Oltmanns21. Axis I DisordersR. Michael Bagby, Amanda A. Uliaszek, Tara M. Gralnick, and Nadia Al-Dajani22. The Five Factor Model of Personality and Consequential Outcomes in Childhood and AdolescenceFilip De Fruyt, Barbara De Clercq, and Marleen De Bolle23. Clinical Utility of the Five Factor ModelStephanie N. Mullins-Sweatt, Douglas B. Samuel, and Ashley C. HelleSection Four: Conclusions24. A Five-Factor DiscussionThomas A. Widiger