What are the Big Five personality traits in psychology?
In psychology, the Big Five personality traits are five broad factors or dimensions of personality discovered through empirical research (Goldberg, 1993). These factors are Neuroticism, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Openness to Experience. Each factor consists of a number of more specific traits. For example, extraversion includes such related qualities as sociability, excitement seeking, and positive emotions. The Big Five are a descriptive model of personality, not a theory, although psychologists have developed theories to account for the Big Five.
