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The results of the study showed that there did appear to be a high degree of convergent validity, but the authors point out that the constructs used to establish this validity are different than those suggest by the authors of the MBTI. This makes this measure of convergent validity less directly significant for a review of the MBTI instrument itself.
Brown, F. & Reilly, D. (2009). "The Myers-Briggs type indicator and transformational leadership." Journal of management development 28(10), pp. 916-32.
In this study, the authors examined the results of the Myers Brigg Type Indicator instrument when completed by a population of managers and other business leaders, when compared to the same population's results on the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire. The research was an attempt to determine if certain results on the MBTI could be equated with evidence of transformational leadership, a particular leadership style thought to be highly dependent upon specific personality traits and types. To this end, results on the MBTI were compared with results from the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, which measured self-reported instances of transformational leadership and the actual occurrence of specific traits, as well. This questionnaire was also administered to employees of the managerial population, to come to a better understanding of the actual level of transformational leadership exhibited by the managerial population that was the primary focus of the study.
The study showed that there was a high correlation between certain results on the MBTI and claims of transformational leadership qualities and behaviors, but it was also found that there was no correlation between MBTI results and actual instances of evidenced transformational leadership. No concrete convergent or predictive statistics were published.
Carey, C. (1989). "The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator as a Measure of Aspects of Cognitive Style." Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development
22(2), pp / 94-9.
A series of specifically designed tests were used in conjunction with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator instrument in this study, in order to determine the relationship, if any, that existed between the personality preferences as demonstrated in responses to the MBTI and cognitive complexity and independence. The other tests used in this study were not fully...
Seventy-nine female college students made up the population for this study, which the author acknowledges has limited applicability due to the narrow scope of those included in the study and the relatively small size of the study's population in purely numerical terms, though the results render the applicability issue rather moot.
Though some aspects of cognitive functioning appeared to be correlated to results on the MBTI, the instrument did not account for all issues of cognitive complexity. Independence in thinking was much more strongly correlated to specific results on the MBTI, which is unsurprising as this trait is more directly related to certain measured preferences.
Pulver, C. & Kelly, K. (2008). "Incremental Validity of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
in Predicting Academic Major Selection of Undecided University Students."
Journal of career assessment 16(4), pp. 441-55.
In another misapplication of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, the instrument was used in conjunction with the Strong Interest Inventory in order to test the value of each of these instruments in predicting college major choices. A population of college students who were still undecided at the time of the study were given both instruments, and when they chose majors at the end of their fourth semesters these choices were categorized based on a certain consensus of evaluation of the major material. These categorized choices were then compared to the preferences demonstrated on the MBTI and the SII, and predictive values for these two tests were then established. Analysis took part in a two-phase manner, however, with correlation to responses on the SII alone being established, and then the difference in correlation to the use of both instruments was measured to determine the specific predictive value of and practical assistance provided by the MBTI instrument itself.
This value was not found to be especially high; the SII alone had a predictive validity of 45.4% in this instance, and the MBTI increase this only to 48.3%. Still, this shows a high degree of convergent validity for the MBTI, which ahs been heralded as one of the instruments strengths.
references demonstrated on the MBTI and the SII, and predictive values for these two tests were then established. Analysis took part in a two-phase manner, however, with correlation to responses on the SII alone being established, and then the difference in correlation to the use of both instruments was measured to determine the specific predictive value of and practical assistance provided by the MBTI instrument itself.
This value was not found to be especially high; the SII alone had a predictive validity of 45.4% in this instance, and the MBTI increase this only to 48.3%. Still, this shows a high degree of convergent validity for the MBTI, which ahs been heralded as one of the instruments strengths.
The MMPI-2 reports on 10 different clinical scales. Generally, people will be coded based on their two highest single scales. Scale 1 measures hypochondriasis and assess concern over bodily functions. Scale 2 measures depression. Scale 3 measures hysteria. Scale 4 measures psychopathic deviance, which is actually a measure of social deviance and obedience to authority. Scale 5 is labeled masculinity and femininity. Scale 6 measure paranoia. Scale 7 is labeled
Instrument review: MMPI-2 Balducci, C., Alfano, V., & Fraccaroli, F. (2009). Relationships between mobbing at work and MMPI-2 personality profile, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and suicidal ideation and behavior. Violence and Victims, 24(1), 52-67. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/208557482?accountid=10901 The article "Relationships between mobbing at work and the revised Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventor (MMPI-2) personality profile, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and suicidal ideation and behavior" examines 'mobbing' or bullying at work and the relationship of mobbing
Each scale is intended to forecast what a person will say or do under defined conditions, and to identify individuals who will be described in characteristic ways by others who know them well or who observe their behavior in particular contexts. The scales are set up for convenience into four broad categories, bringing together those having related implications. The underlying logic of the categories is interpretational, not factorial. The
Individuals scoring high on this scale are preoccupied about their health, tend to exaggerate symptoms, and are considered to be demanding and immature. Scoring high on this scale is associated with complaints of chronic pain, fatigue and weakness. Individuals scoring low on this scale are held to be: "Healthy, insightful, and optimistic" (MMPI, nd) Scale Two - Depression: This scale is used for assessing symptomatic depression exhibited as poor morale,
In fact, it is important to understand that the MMPI-2 must be administered as a whole and that one cannot consider scores on any one area of the test in isolation from a subject's other results. Moreover, it is important to recognize that while the scales may carry official names, they do not only measure the suggested disease. For example, the schizophrenia scale appears to measure the degree of alienation
Introduction A mother of 2, Ms. Z is an African American who has in the past attempted to commit suicide, after which she was admitted in a psychiatric hospital. She is 35 years old. Her depressed mood, which has presented since she was 18 years old, continues even after she was prescribed antidepressant medication. Ms. Z has since returned to work, after receiving ECT. It is important to note that Ms.