Let a thousand flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend: HEXACO, Big Five and ...

摘要

In their target article, Ashton and Lee listed objections related to HEXACO personality model and refute them. We consider their arguments as strong and difficult to oppose. However, we are wondering whether putting emphasis on the fact that six factors are more suitable than five is really substantial for personality science. We believe that it can be beneficial for the development of a field to have different personality models. However, it is also important to thoroughly elaborate and investigate different levels of personality, not just the broad dimensions. (c) 2020 European Association of Personality Psychology