The personality typology of black college students: evidence for a characteristic cognitive style?

This study examined the distributions across personality types (as assessed by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) of two samples of black college students (ns = 315 and 447) in comparison to norming data from two manuals. Major differences were found between the black and white samples with regard to...

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Published inPsychological reports Vol. 72; no. 3 Pt 2; p. 1091
Main Authors Hill, O W, Clark, J L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1993
Subjects
Adult
African Americans - psychology
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Female
Humans
Internal-External Control
Jungian Theory
Male
Personality Development
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Psychometrics
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Summary:This study examined the distributions across personality types (as assessed by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) of two samples of black college students (ns = 315 and 447) in comparison to norming data from two manuals. Major differences were found between the black and white samples with regard to the proportions classified as Extroversion-Intuition-Feeling-Perception (ENFP) and Introversion-Sensing-Thinking-Judging (ISTJ). Much higher proportions of the black samples were also clustered at the sensing pole of the perceptual dimension. The findings are discussed in terms of their implications for the existence of a unique black "cognitive style."
ISSN:0033-2941
DOI:10.2466/pr0.1993.72.3c.1091