CORRELATIONS BETWEEN THE MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR AND MEASURES OF APTITUDES

This article reports correlations between the Myers-Briggs Type Indica tor (MBTI; Myers & McCaulley, 1985) scales and scales from two aptitud e measures: (a) the Differential Aptitude Tests-Adaptive (DAT-A; McBri de, 1986; Moe, 1988), using a sample of 122 university and community c areer assessment clients, and (b) the Ball Aptitude Battery (BAB; Ball Foundation, 1993), using a sample of 99 high school students. The res ults are similar to those reported by Stricker and Boss (1962). Factor s such as sex, age group (adolescent and adult), and the degree to whi ch an aptitude test reflected general cognitive ability appeared to mo derate the degree to which the results were in accord with Jungian the ory. Implications for career assessment and Jungian personality theory are discussed.