Four ways five factors are basic

@article{Costa1992FourWF,
  title={Four ways five factors are basic},
  author={P. Costa and R. McCrae},
  journal={Personality and Individual Differences},
  year={1992},
  volume={13},
  pages={653-665}
}
Abstract The five-factor model has recently received wide attention as a comprehensive model of personality traits. The claim that these five factors represent basic dimensions of personality is based on four lines of reasoning and evidence: (a) longitudinal and cross-observer studies demonstrate that all five factors are enduring dispositions that are manifest in patterns of behavior; (b) traits related to each of the factors are found in a variety of personality systems and in the natural… Expand
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