THE UTILITY OF THE MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR

An evaluation of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is made using a ''uni fied view'' of test validity (e.g., Messick, 1981). The Myers-Briggs T ype Indicator is an assessment of personality based on Jung's theory o f types. During the past decade, the test has received considerable at tention and use in a variety of applied settings. The unified view of validation requires that validity be considered as an approach that re quires many sources of corroboration. This procedure contrasts with pr evious procedures that tended to focus on single validation procedures (e.g., construct validation). A review of the available literature su ggests that there is insufficient evidence to support the tenets of an d claims about the utility of the test.