Is there a relationship between the Myers-Briggs type indicator and emotional intelligence?
Is there a relationship between the Myers-Briggs type indicator and emotional intelligence?
Presents the results of a research study, covering 177 managers. This research was designed specifically to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and the Myers-Briggs type indicator (MBTI) profiles of the sample population. Indicates that the dominant MBTI function of Intuition (and the associated MBTI profiles) is significantly and positively related to higher levels of EI. In looking at specific MBTI scales, the lack of significant relationships between high Feeling scores and EI is seen as somewhat surprising. However, this may in part be due to under-representation of high “feeling” participants in the research study and, in part, due to methodological limitations of comparing data from normative and ipsative instruments. Provides some support overall for the proposed relationship between the MBTI and EI and also highlights potential areas for future research.
behavioural studies, management studies, myers-briggs type indicator, psychometric tests
509-533
Higgs, Malcolm
bd61667f-4b7c-4caf-9d79-aee907c03ae3
2001
Higgs, Malcolm
bd61667f-4b7c-4caf-9d79-aee907c03ae3
Higgs, Malcolm
(2001)
Is there a relationship between the Myers-Briggs type indicator and emotional intelligence?
Journal of Managerial Psychology, 16 (7), .
(doi:10.1108/EUM0000000006165).
Abstract
Presents the results of a research study, covering 177 managers. This research was designed specifically to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and the Myers-Briggs type indicator (MBTI) profiles of the sample population. Indicates that the dominant MBTI function of Intuition (and the associated MBTI profiles) is significantly and positively related to higher levels of EI. In looking at specific MBTI scales, the lack of significant relationships between high Feeling scores and EI is seen as somewhat surprising. However, this may in part be due to under-representation of high “feeling” participants in the research study and, in part, due to methodological limitations of comparing data from normative and ipsative instruments. Provides some support overall for the proposed relationship between the MBTI and EI and also highlights potential areas for future research.
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Published date: 2001
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behavioural studies, management studies, myers-briggs type indicator, psychometric tests
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/51428
ISSN: 0268-3946
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