An overview of the five-factor model. What are the Big Five Personality Traits? Openness to Experience Conscientiousness Extroversion Agreeableness Neuroticism Blogs: https://agile-mercurial.com/ Big Five Personality Traits Explained: https://agile-mercurial.com/2019/02/08/the-big-five-personality-traits-explained/

1. BIG FIVE
PERSONALITY
TRAITS
THE FIVE FACTOR MODEL

2. They are a model
intended to help
understand the
complexity of
human Behavior
WHAT ARETHE BIG FIVE
PERSONALITYTRAITS?

3. 1.Openness to Experience
2.Conscientiousness
3.Extroversion
4.Agreeableness
5.Neuroticism

4. Openness to
Experience
The more open someone is
to experiences the more
active their imagination
may be, and they may
prefer more variety in life
or intellectual curiosity
Opposite is
Inhibited/Closed to
Experience

5. Conscientiousness
A conscientious person is
often strong-willed or
inflexible; they can be
determined and
dependable or excessively
focused on minor details
that don’t add any value –
the extreme perfectionist
Opposite is Apathetic

6. Extroversion
People who score high in
Extroversion are likely to be
energetic, likable, and
optimistic
Opposite is Introversion

7. Agreeableness
The more agreeable someone
is, the more altruistic
tendencies they may
experience and the more they
can be sympathetic to others
opposite is Antagonistic

8. Neuroticism
People high in Neuroticism
may be at risk for certain
kinds of psychiatric
disorders
It may negatively impact
the happiness of an
individual
Opposite is Emotionally
Stable

9. SOURCES
• ROTHMANN, S.; COETZER, E. P.. The big
five personality dimensions and job
performance. SA Journal of Industrial
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2019.
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8.
• Salgado, J. F. (1997). The five factor
model of personality and job
performance in the European
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9010.82.1.30

10. BIG FIVE PERSONALITYTRAITS
Joshua Render
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big-five-personality-traits-explained/