While an individual’s personality is related to his or her well-being, little research has examined kindergarten teachers’ personality. This research was the first to investigate Hong Kong kindergarten teachers’ personality types using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Three hundred and seventy-one kindergarten teachers voluntarily responded to the MBTI. Findings showed that Hong Kong kin...

We examined Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) score distributions computed using itemresponse theory (IRT) to assess the generalizability of earlier bimodality reports which have been cited in support of the “type” versus “trait” view of personality. Using the BILOG IRT program to score a sample of approximately 12,000 individuals who participated in leadership development programs, θ score di...

The study was a descriptive correlational in nature in which scientific method was used to test the research objectives. The major objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Emotional Intelligence (E.I) among university students. A 33 items questionnaire concerning E.I and 80 items concerning MBTI was used to collect the data for t...

This his article reports the findings of a study conducted to investigate the personality types of Chinese dental school applicants. The Chinese version of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) (Form G) was used to assess the personality styles of 332 dental school applicants from the mainland of China. The results of the MBTI for Chinese dental school applicants were compared with a previous ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, depends on the secretion of salicylate-based siderophores called mycobactins for the acquisition of extracellular iron, which is essential for the growth and virulence of the bacterium. The protein MbtI is thought to be the isochorismate synthase enzyme responsible for the conversion of chorismate to isochorismate, the first step ...

This paper is the result of research continuance on adaptive user profiling, based on learning predispositions. As the psychometric conditions appear to play a crucial role in the tutoring systems, there emerges a need of constructing efficient instruments, that would help to improve the effectiveness of electronic teaching. It particularly concerns user profiling, grounded on the premises deri...

The Jung Psychological Types Scale (JPTS) is the most recently developed instrument for the measurement of Jung’s psychological types. The JPTS conforms closely to Jung’s orthogonal, three-dimensional model of psychological types: extraversion-introversion, thinking-feeling, and sensation-intuition. The JPTS uses 7-point Likert-scale items in a bipolar format. The appropriateness of item conten...

AIM The purpose of this study was to determine the most common personality type among dentists in seven selected clinical dentistry specialties using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and to compare between these different types of personalities. MATERIALS AND METHODS A survey containing the MBTI and demographic and practice questions was used to assess the personality styles of 243 dent...

Many contemporary project teams are self-assembling, with potential team members operating as individual agents that selfselect their own teams. Some examples include software development teams, crowdsourcing platforms, and the formation of scientific collaborative teams. In many such cases, team formation is significantly influenced by the makeup of participants’ personalities and temperaments...