- br ush ▁way , ▁and ▁the ▁more - specific ▁primary ▁trait ▁scores ▁providing ▁an ▁in - depth , ▁detailed ▁picture ▁of ▁the ▁individual ' s ▁unique ▁trait ▁combinations ▁( C att ell ' s ▁" Dep th ▁Psych ometry " ▁p .   7 1 ). ▁ ▁Research ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 6 PF ▁person ality ▁factors ▁has ▁shown ▁these ▁construct s ▁to ▁be ▁useful ▁in ▁understanding ▁and ▁predict ing ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁real ▁life ▁behav iors . ▁ ▁Thus , ▁the ▁ 1 6 ▁primary ▁trait ▁measures ▁plus ▁the ▁five ▁major ▁second - str atum ▁factors ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁educational ▁settings ▁to ▁study ▁and ▁predict ▁achiev ement ▁motiv ation , ▁learning ▁or ▁cogn itive ▁style , ▁cre ativity , ▁and ▁compatible ▁career ▁choices ; ▁in ▁work ▁or ▁employ ment ▁settings ▁to ▁predict ▁leadership ▁style , ▁inter person al ▁skills , ▁cre ativity , ▁cons cient ious ness , ▁stress - management , ▁and ▁accident - pr on eness ; ▁in ▁medical ▁settings ▁to ▁predict ▁heart ▁attack ▁pron eness , ▁pain ▁management ▁variables , ▁likely ▁comp liance ▁with ▁medical ▁instructions , ▁or ▁recovery ▁pattern ▁from ▁burn s ▁or ▁organ ▁trans pl ants ; ▁in ▁clin ical ▁settings ▁to ▁predict ▁self - este em , ▁inter person al ▁needs , ▁fr ustration ▁toler ance , ▁and ▁open ness ▁to ▁change ; ▁and , ▁in ▁research ▁settings ▁to ▁predict ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁behavior al ▁pro cl iv ities ▁such ▁as ▁ag gression , ▁conform ity , ▁and ▁author itar ian ism