%0 Journal Article %1 CostaJr1991.20140805 %A Costa Jr, Paul T. %D 1991 %J Journal of Personality Assessment %K BigFive imported %N 3 %P 393 %T Clinical Use of the Five-Factor Model: An Introduction %U http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=6390643&site=ehost-live %V 57 %X In the past decade, clinical psychologists have developed a renewed appreciation of the value of assessment. At the same time, personality psychologists have come to agree on a fundamental taxonomy of personality traits, the five-factor model. Articles in this special series describe the model and its measurement and discuss applications in three different settings: general clinical practice, a sexual behaviors consultation unit, and a behavioral medicine clinic. This introduction raises questions about the use of personality profiles in psychodiagnosis, the range of applicability of the five-factor model, the utility of personality feedback in psychotherapy, the stability of personality scores among psychotherapy patients, and the feasibility of using personality scores to select optimal forms of treatment. This special series is intended to stimulate research on such topics. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR Copyright of Journal of Personality Assessment is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

@article{CostaJr1991.20140805, abstract = {In the past decade, clinical psychologists have developed a renewed appreciation of the value of assessment. At the same time, personality psychologists have come to agree on a fundamental taxonomy of personality traits, the five-factor model. Articles in this special series describe the model and its measurement and discuss applications in three different settings: general clinical practice, a sexual behaviors consultation unit, and a behavioral medicine clinic. This introduction raises questions about the use of personality profiles in psychodiagnosis, the range of applicability of the five-factor model, the utility of personality feedback in psychotherapy, the stability of personality scores among psychotherapy patients, and the feasibility of using personality scores to select optimal forms of treatment. This special series is intended to stimulate research on such topics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Journal of Personality Assessment is the property of Taylor {\&} Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)}, added-at = {2014-08-05T12:44:18.000+0200}, author = {Costa Jr, Paul T.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/23a0caad42b2c28f63b50aacea4d0d74e/agism-group}, interhash = {b4f8295a44dc5a354075ed23fe681746}, intrahash = {3a0caad42b2c28f63b50aacea4d0d74e}, issn = {00223891}, journal = {Journal of Personality Assessment}, keywords = {BigFive imported}, number = 3, pages = 393, timestamp = {2014-08-05T12:53:38.000+0200}, title = {Clinical Use of the Five-Factor Model: An Introduction}, url = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true\&db=a9h\&AN=6390643\&site=ehost-live}, volume = 57, year = 1991 }