Examination of the relationship between the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and empathetic response

Percept Mot Skills. 1992 Jun;74(3 Pt 1):1003-9.

Abstract

This study investigated the potential relationship between the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and level of empathetic responding. Analyses indicated that the Thinking-Feeling scale was significantly associated with ratings of empathy for 49 graduate students in counselor education. Sex and graduate grade point average were also related significantly to empathic responding. Results are discussed in terms of their significance for research.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Counseling*
  • Empathy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Male
  • Personality Tests / statistics & numerical data*
  • Psychometrics