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

• Published in: Psychological reports Vol. 72; no. 3 Pt 2; p. 1091
• Main Authors: Hill, O W, Clark, J L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...