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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?
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
0268-3946
509-533
Higgs, Malcolm
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Higgs, Malcolm
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Higgs, Malcolm (2001) Is there a relationship between the Myers-Briggs type indicator and emotional intelligence? Journal of Managerial Psychology, 16 (7), 509-533. (doi:10.1108/EUM0000000006165).

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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
Keywords: behavioural studies, management studies, myers-briggs type indicator, psychometric tests

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Local EPrints ID: 51428
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/51428
ISSN: 0268-3946
PURE UUID: 5a113841-462f-4cef-a1fc-7472d53abaa6
ORCID for Malcolm Higgs: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9032-0416

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Date deposited: 10 Jun 2008
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:57

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