For more than two years, I've been studying the big five and developing a personality course to help others understand how this model can help them get to know themselves--by better understanding ...

Unlike Myers-Briggs, the Big Five personality test is quick and dirty (yet sufficiently introspective). We asked a pscyhologist to explain each trait.

The Big Five personality traits—openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism—shape romantic relationship success through their impact on communication and conflict ...

Big personality tests, such as Myers-Briggs, are undoubtedly popular (and fun to take!). And many of us take sides when it comes to traits like introversion and extroversion, falling into one camp ...

Personality is comprised of broad, measurable, stable, individual traits that predict behavior. So, by definition, engaging in excessive behaviors cannot be considered a personality trait.