A Six-Dimensional View: The HEXACO Personality Model
Beyond the Big Five, the HEXACO model offers another robust framework for understanding personality, adding the Honesty-Humility dimension. PsycheMap's assessment allows you to explore your profile across these six key traits for a comprehensive self-view.
Understanding the HEXACO Dimensions
The HEXACO model assesses six major personality dimensions: Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, EXtraversion, Agreeableness (versus Anger), Conscientiousness, and Openness to Experience. This model provides a nuanced understanding of individual differences in behavior, temperament, and interpersonal styles.
Gain a comprehensive understanding of your personality through the six dimensions of the HEXACO model.
Who Can Benefit from HEXACO Insights?
Anyone seeking a detailed and scientifically-grounded personality profile. It's particularly insightful for understanding ethical behavior (Honesty-Humility), emotional tendencies, social interactions, and work styles. It complements other models like the Big Five by offering an additional important dimension.
Why Assess with PsycheMap?
PsycheMap provides a clear interpretation of your HEXACO profile, explaining what each dimension means for your personality and behavior. Understanding these traits can help in personal development, career choices, and improving interpersonal relationships by providing a deeper self-awareness.
Academic/Professional Context: HEXACO Model
The HEXACO model, developed by Kibeom Lee and Michael C. Ashton, is a prominent six-factor model of personality structure. It has gained considerable traction in personality research, offering unique predictive validity for certain outcomes, especially those related to prosocial and antisocial behavior.
Illustrative Citations:
- Ashton, M. C., & Lee, K. (2007). Empirical, theoretical, and practical advantages of the HEXACO model of personality structure. Personality and social psychology review, 11(2), 150-166.
- Lee, K., & Ashton, M. C. (2004). Psychometric properties of the HEXACO personality inventory. Multivariate behavioral research, 39(2), 329-358.
- Ashton, M. C., Lee, K., & Goldberg, L. R. (2004). A hierarchical analysis of 1,710 English personality-descriptive adjectives. Journal of personality and social psychology, 87(5), 707.
Relevant Journals:
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Personality and Individual Differences, Journal of Research in Personality, European Journal of Personality.