EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR AND THE NEOPERSONALITY INVENTORY

The study examined the relationship between scores on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and on the NEO Personality Inventory by administering these measures to 161 women and 48 men in introductory psychology. Notable correlations were found for MBTI Introversion and Extraversion with NEO-PI Extraversion (-.58 and .58 for men, -.68 and .68 for women), MBTI Sensation and Intuition with NEO-PI Openness (-.60 and .71 for men, -.70 and .65 for women), MBTI Thinking and Feeling with NEO-PI Agreeableness (-.60 and .52 for men, -.41 and .39 for women), and MBTI Judging and Perceiving with NEO-PI Conscientiousness (.56 and -.62 for men, .49 and -.50 for women). These findings are consistent with McCrae and Costa (1989). Implications for interpretation of the scores are discussed.