TY - JOUR
T1 - Personality profiles based on the FFM
T2 - A systematic review with a person-centered approach
AU - Yin, Kui
AU - Lee, Philseok
AU - Sheldon, Oliver J.
AU - Li, Can
AU - Zhao, Jing
N1 - Funding Information: Generous funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 71802019 ) and MOE (Ministry of Education in China) Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Foundation (No. 18YJC630230 ) are acknowledged. Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2021/10
Y1 - 2021/10
N2 - Numerous researchers have adopted the five-factor model (FFM) to identify personality profiles. However, to date, no consensus has been reached on the number and characteristics of personality profiles. This review comprehensively summarizes person-centered research on personality profiles based on the FFM. Based on our review of 34 empirical studies that included 36 independent samples, we found that there were four possible personality profile solutions and that the three-profile and four-profile solutions were more predominant. In addition, we observed that the personality profiles identified in most studies differed both in level and shape, but especially in level. Neuroticism was more useful than the other four traits in the FFM for grouping individuals into different profiles, whereas openness to experience was less useful for this purpose. Furthermore, the number of FFM items and long-term orientation, a cultural value, was negatively correlated with the number of personality profiles. Taken together, our findings contribute to the personality literature by synthesizing the person-centered approach to investigating the number and makeup of personality profiles.
AB - Numerous researchers have adopted the five-factor model (FFM) to identify personality profiles. However, to date, no consensus has been reached on the number and characteristics of personality profiles. This review comprehensively summarizes person-centered research on personality profiles based on the FFM. Based on our review of 34 empirical studies that included 36 independent samples, we found that there were four possible personality profile solutions and that the three-profile and four-profile solutions were more predominant. In addition, we observed that the personality profiles identified in most studies differed both in level and shape, but especially in level. Neuroticism was more useful than the other four traits in the FFM for grouping individuals into different profiles, whereas openness to experience was less useful for this purpose. Furthermore, the number of FFM items and long-term orientation, a cultural value, was negatively correlated with the number of personality profiles. Taken together, our findings contribute to the personality literature by synthesizing the person-centered approach to investigating the number and makeup of personality profiles.
KW - Five-factor model (FFM)
KW - National culture values
KW - Person-centered approach
KW - Personality
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85106891071&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85106891071&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.110996
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.110996
M3 - Review article
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 180
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
M1 - 110996
ER -