title: Update on the debate about the existence and utility of the Big Five: a ten-year follow-up on Carroll's "the Five-Factor Personality Model: how complete and satisfactory is it?
abstract: This paper is a follow-up comment on John B. Carroll's critique of the Big Five Model and his suggestion years ago on how to design and conduct research properly on the structure of personality and its assessment. The status of research on personality factor models is discussed, and conclusions are reached regarding the likely consequences and further prospects of the failure of personality theorists and practitioners to follow through on Carroll's poignant suggestion for required effort.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA.
authors.forename: Peter F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Merenda