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ERIC Number: EJ574610
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
A Third-Order Component Analysis of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
Johnson, William L.; Johnson, Annabel M.; Murphy, Stanley D.; Weiss, Ardith; Zimmerman, Kurt J.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v58 n5 p820-31 Oct 1998
This study examined the factor structure of Form G of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (K. Briggs and I. Myers, 1987). A third-order component analysis of a sample of 486 college students yielded three higher-order components. These findings contribute to the literature pertaining to the generalized structure of the instrument. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Higher Education, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures, Test Construction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Myers Briggs Type Indicator