The 16 Personality Factors: Correlations with Myers-Briggs, Part I

This time we'll look at how the 16 scales correlate to the scale on the Myers-Briggs.  A positive correlation means that as the score on one scale goes up, the score on the other scale goes up also.  A negative correlation means the opposite. 

For example, someone with a high score on Factor A is likely to show up on the Extraverted side of the MBTI.  Someone with a low score on Factor B probably would too.

For Extraversion on the Myers-Briggs, here are the correlations from the 16PF:

• Factor A (Warmth): Positive
• Factor B (Reasoning): Negative
• Factor C (Emotional Stability): Positive
• Factor E (Dominance): Positive
• Factor F (Liveliness): Positive
• Factor G (Rule-Consciousness): Negative
• Factor H (Social Boldness): Positive
• Factor I (Sensitivity): Negative
• Factor L (Vigilance): Negative
• Factor M (Abstractedness): Negative
• Factor N (Privateness): Negative
• Factor O (Apprehension): Negative
• Factor Q1 (Openness to Change): Positive
• Factor Q2 (Self-Reliance): Negative
• Factor Q3 (Perfectionism): Negative
• Factor Q4 (Tension): Negative

The factors with the greatest positive correlation to Extraversion are H, F, and A.  Those with the greatest negative correaltion are Q2, N, and L.