Grand theories of personality cannot be integrated

Citation

Wood AM & Joseph S (2007) Grand theories of personality cannot be integrated. Commentary on: McAdams, D. P., & Pals, J. L. (2006). A new Big Five: Fundamental principles for an intergrative science of personality. In American Psychologist, 61, 204–217. American Psychologist, 62 (1), pp. 57-58. https://doi.org/10.1037/003-066X62.1.57

Abstract
First paragraph: McAdams and Pals (April 2006) presented a new model to integrate the field of personality psychology. Cultural and evolutionary factors interact with an individual's basic traits, characteristic adaptations, and life narratives, which in turn are linked to roles, demands, and behaviors. We welcome McAdams and Pals's (2006) model for providing a way to integrate much of the previously disparate empirical findings in personality psychology. However, we also think that McAdams and Pals (2006) overstated the inclusiveness of the model, and more generally, we would dispute their assertion that the grand theories of personality can be integrated within a single model.

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Output Type: Commentary

Journal
American Psychologist: Volume 62, Issue 1