MBTI and Interpersonal Relationships

Explore the world of MBTI personality types and their impact on interpersonal relationships, career choices, and self-improvement.

MBTI and the Secrets of Interpersonal Relationships

Introduction The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) has become a renowned and authoritative personality test. Based on Carl G. Jung's psychological type theory, it was developed by Katherine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers. After over 50 years of research and development, MBTI is widely used to understand people's psychological activities and personality types.

MBTI Basics MBTI consists of four dichotomies: Extraversion (E) - Introversion (I), Sensing (S) - Intuition (N), Thinking (T) - Feeling (F), and Judging (J) - Perceiving (P). These combinations result in 16 personality types.

Scale Origin The Chinese MBTI-G scale was derived from the American 1987 version of the MBTI Form G scale. It went through a series of translation and revision processes to adapt to the Chinese cultural background.

Reliability and Validity Studies have shown that the revised Chinese MBTI test has good content validity, criterion-related validity, and structural validity. However, the reliability and validity data only apply to this specific version of the test.

How to Use MBTI MBTI should be used properly. There is a strict testing process and code of conduct. The test taker should be informed that MBTI only measures personality types and there is no superiority among them. The results should be kept confidential.

Suitable Jobs Different MBTI types are suitable for different fields and jobs. For example, ISTJ is suitable for工商业领域、政府机构、金融银行业、技术领域, and医务领域. They can be chief information system executives, astronomers, database managers, etc.

Main Characteristics of MBTI Types Introverted Types:

• ISTJ: Quiet, serious, and reliable. They like to keep things organized.
• ISFJ: Quiet, friendly, and responsible. They care about others' feelings.
• INFJ: Seek meaning and connections. Have strong insight into people.
• INTJ: Innovative and determined. Have high standards for themselves and others.
• ISTP: Flexible and practical. Analyze problems logically.
• ISFP: Quiet, friendly, and loyal. Avoid conflicts.
• INFP: Idealistic and loyal to their values. Help others realize their potential.
• INTP: Seek rational explanations. Focus on thinking rather than social activities.

Extraverted Types:

• ESTP: Practical and result-oriented. Enjoy taking action.
• ESFP: Outgoing and accepting. Love life and material comforts.
• ENFP: Enthusiastic and imaginative. Help others and seek recognition.
• ENTP: Quick-witted and strategic. Love challenges and new hobbies.
• ESTJ: Practical and decisive. Focus on efficiency and follow rules.
• ESFJ: Warm-hearted and cooperative. Want a harmonious environment.
• ENFJ: Passionate and caring. Inspire others and respond to praise and criticism.
• ENTJ: Frank and decisive. Have natural leadership abilities.

Self-Improvement MBTI can help people understand their personality types and strengths, and then achieve self-improvement in the workplace. This includes understanding one's own type and advantages, setting career goals, improving personal skills, finding suitable career opportunities, building good relationships, and continuous learning and reflection.

Employee and Enterprise Cases For example, an ENTJ manager like Zhang San shows strong leadership and decision-making abilities. Enterprise cases also demonstrate the value of MBTI in team communication and cooperation, conflict resolution, and leadership development. However, MBTI results should be used as a reference only.

History and Development The study of personality types began in 1913 when Swiss psychologist C. G. Jung proposed introverted and extraverted personalities. In 1921, Jung published 'Psychological Types'. In 1942, Katherine C Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers developed the first MBTI scale. Since then, MBTI has been continuously updated and improved. In 2001, MBTI entered the Chinese market.

Events The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator was named a psychological term by the National Committee for Terms in Sciences and Technologies in 2014. In 2022, MBTI-related topics became very popular on Chinese social platforms.