PERSONALITY-CHARACTERISTICS OF HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS AS MEASURED BY MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR

A sample of hospice volunteers (n = 99) was administered the Myers-Bri ggs Type Indicator (Myers & McCaulley, 1985). Frequencies of types obs erved were compared to population sample (n = 1,105) frequencies. Resu lts indicated that, as a whole, hospice volunteers preferred extravers ion over introversion, intuition over sensing, and feeling over thinki ng. Analysis of four- and two-letter preference combinations also yiel ded statistically significant differences. Most notably, the sensing-i ntuitive function appeared pivotal in determination of hospice volunte ering. Suggestions are offered as to why the sensing-intuition functio n appeared central to hospice volunteering. Results appeared consisten t with Jungian personality theory.