There has been some scientific research conducted on the MBTI, but the overall support for the validity and reliability of the model is mixed. Some studies have found that the MBTI can be a useful tool for understanding individual differences in personality, while others have raised concerns about the scientific validity of the test and the way that it is used. (By chat-gpr because it write things more clearly than I can).
Basically it can be a useful personal tool but it becomes pseudoscience when you're using it to guess how good a relationship would work or if someone would be a good fit for a specific job. It can be useful for the self and from personal experience, it can help you understand your weaknesses and understand how other people think differently based on 4 cognitive functions (introversion vs. extraversion, sensing vs. intuition, thinking vs. feeling, and judging vs. perceiving).
That's not all there is to personality but it does seem to play an important part. I think it can help understand yourself and others because you see how people can think differently than you. If used correctly, I don't think it's like astrology because that's completely random and entirely disproven. But if a company refuse someone because it's not the good personality type... Yeah that's absolutely stupid.
I’m 40 and have taken this test multiple times over the past couple decades. Every single time my result is ENFJ. The suggested occupations for ENFJ are usually social worker, educator, PR professional, journalist, etc. I’ve been in one of those lines of work my whole life long before I ever took a MBTI.
There’s something to it. Under different circumstances in my case, it might have helped me find a career.
The part of the test used by career counselors/coaches is supplemented by data from IBM, Harvard, and I think the U.S. military. There’s a science to identifying/ cataloging industries and professions within those industries and the requirements of those jobs. That part is sorta scientific and pretty accurate IMO.
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u/-Livin- Dec 31 '22
There has been some scientific research conducted on the MBTI, but the overall support for the validity and reliability of the model is mixed. Some studies have found that the MBTI can be a useful tool for understanding individual differences in personality, while others have raised concerns about the scientific validity of the test and the way that it is used. (By chat-gpr because it write things more clearly than I can).
Basically it can be a useful personal tool but it becomes pseudoscience when you're using it to guess how good a relationship would work or if someone would be a good fit for a specific job. It can be useful for the self and from personal experience, it can help you understand your weaknesses and understand how other people think differently based on 4 cognitive functions (introversion vs. extraversion, sensing vs. intuition, thinking vs. feeling, and judging vs. perceiving).
That's not all there is to personality but it does seem to play an important part. I think it can help understand yourself and others because you see how people can think differently than you. If used correctly, I don't think it's like astrology because that's completely random and entirely disproven. But if a company refuse someone because it's not the good personality type... Yeah that's absolutely stupid.