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Folk Concepts and Jung: The Relationship between the California Personality Inventory (CPI) and the MBTI
Norwegian Business School (BI), Nydalveien, Oslo, Norway
Research Department of Experimental Psychology, University College London, London, UK
- 1 Norwegian Business School (BI), Nydalveien, Oslo, Norway
- 2 Research Department of Experimental Psychology, University College London, London, UK
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Abstract
A total of 383 participants (aged 19 to 66 yrs) completed the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) ( Myers & McCaulley, 1985 ) and the California Psychological Inventory-434 (CPI-434) ( Gough & Bradley, 1996 ). The aim was to investigate the relationship between these two measures; the one extremely popular (MBTI) and the other now much less commonly used (CPI). Correlational and regression analysis showed a modest overlap between the two measures. We also explored the higher-order factor structure of the two measures and their relationship. The results seem to indicate that the two tests were measuring different aspects of personality. Limitations are acknowledged.
KeywordsPersonalityMBTICPIJungFolk ConceptsCoaching
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