The five-factor model (FFM) of general personality functioning was derived originally from lexical studies of trait terms within the English language. Many studies have been conducted on the relationship of the FFM to personality disorder symptomatology but, as yet, no lexical study of the representation of maladaptive personality functioning within a language has been conducted. The current st...

background: borderline personality disorder (bpd) is a chronic condition that warrants further empirical investigation. the aim of this research was investigated prediction of bpd symptomatology relay on recent life experience. method and materials: data for the current study was collected from students of shiraz university. sample consisted of 120 undergraduate students. the ages of the sample...

Two data sources--self-reports and peer ratings--and two instruments--adjective factors and questionnaire scales--were used to assess the five-factor model of personality. As in a previous study of self-reports (McCrae & Costa, 1985b), adjective factors of neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness-antagonism, and conscientiousness-undirectedness were identified in an anal...