CROSS-CULTURAL ASSESSMENT OF THE 5-FACTOR MODEL - THE REVISED NEO PERSONALITY-INVENTORY

The five-factor model (FFM) is a representation of the patterns of cov ariation of personality traits in terms of five broad factors. The Rev ised NEO Personality Inventory, a questionnaire measure of the FFM, ha s recently been translated into a number of different languages, permi tting tests of its cross-cultural replicability. Data from Filipino an d French translations are presented, showing clear and detailed replic ation of the American normative factor structure when targeted rotatio n is used. Results from these and other cross-cultural and behavior ge netic studies suggest that the FFM is a biologically based human unive rsal. Applications of trait psychology in clinical, educational, and o rganizational settings may prove generalizable across cultures, and cr oss-cultural psychologists can profitably explore the expression of th e same personality traits in different cultural contexts.