Are Jungian preferences really categorical?: an empirical investigation using taxometric analysis

被引:16
作者
Arnau, RC
Green, BA
Rosen, DH
Gleaves, DH
Melancon, JG
机构
[1] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Psychol, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
[2] Loyola Univ, Dept Educ & Counseling, New Orleans, LA 70118 USA
关键词
taxometric analysis; Jungian personality; Myers-Briggs Type Indicator; Singer-Loomis Type Deployment Inventory; personal preferences self-description questionnaire;
D O I
10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00040-5
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The question of whether the Jungian preferences are categorical or continuous has been a debated issue. We empirically addressed this question using taxometric analysis. Two bootstraps taxometric methods (MAMBAC and MAXCOV-HITMAX) were used with three Jungian personality measures: the Singer-Loomis Type Deployment Inventory (SL-TDI), the Personal Preferences Self-Description Questionnaire (PPSDQ), and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Results suggested there is not a true, non-arbitrary taxon underlying Jungian preferences measured by any of these measures. In other words, the preferences appear to manifest as continuous dimensions. Possible future research and implications for the measurement of the Jungian constructs are discussed. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:233 / 251
页数:19
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