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Corrilations between MBTI and homosexuality (particularly mine)
So, after a lot of downtime at work, me and Heather decided to make everybody take MBTI tests (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator). If you don't know what it is, here ya go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbti
As you may or may not know, I am an ESFJ (Extroverted, Sensing, Feeling, Judging). Heather is an INTJ (Introverted, Intuition [N], Thinking, Judging) so we're opposites. We were discussing what all the traits meant, and the one that sticks out to me the most is Feeling/Thinking.
Now, this is a very big part of the indicator. It reveals how you deal with things or how you view things/situations in general. Do you use your feelings to come to a rational thought or do you think it out objectively?
ESFJ males are relatively rare, whereas, ESTJ females are also relatively rare. There is a proportionate number between ESFJ females and ESTJ males, the thinking and the feeling. A female will normally use her feelings and emotions to either scrounge up solutions to different problems or simply think a certain way about something. Sometimes it can be an irrational thought process but nonetheless, a vehicle has been formed to come to a conclusion. Males will normally think through a situation where their personal feelings or emotions won't come into play, or shouldn't and take a step back with more objection.
Heather is bi-sexual and is a "T," I am gay and I am an "F." There is no data surrounding my link with homosexuality and MBTI but it is rather interesting. I do agree that I have more a female thought process, my emotions and feelings get in the way of rationality and common logic sometimes. This happens mostly in my personal life than professional but it's still valid. Heather will display more stoic attitudes with situations, not letting personal feelings or emoitions get in the way, something more that a heterosexual male would display.
Thinkers will look at things from an objective point of view, whereas Feelers tend to come to decisions by associating or empathizing with the situation, looking at it 'from the inside' and weighing the situation to achieve, on balance, the greatest harmony, consensus and fit, considering the needs of the people involved.
Interesting enough, MBTI is more associated with left/right handedness, number of children grown up with, and astrology correlations have been made, however I personally have not done enough research on that topic to say one way or another. Left/right brain dominance will also play a factor.
Here's a good test to take to find your MBTI: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTyp
Also: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTyp
Note: This may sounds silly but to get an accurate representation of what you, you have to be completely honest. I've taken dozens of these and 95% of the time I will get the same one. However, I can also test for any of the 16 types I want to :-D If you aren't honest, you'll get the type you want to be, if you are honest, you'll get what you are. They don't call it "16 different gifts" for nothing!
dorkyAs you may or may not know, I am an ESFJ (Extroverted, Sensing, Feeling, Judging). Heather is an INTJ (Introverted, Intuition [N], Thinking, Judging) so we're opposites. We were discussing what all the traits meant, and the one that sticks out to me the most is Feeling/Thinking.
Now, this is a very big part of the indicator. It reveals how you deal with things or how you view things/situations in general. Do you use your feelings to come to a rational thought or do you think it out objectively?
ESFJ males are relatively rare, whereas, ESTJ females are also relatively rare. There is a proportionate number between ESFJ females and ESTJ males, the thinking and the feeling. A female will normally use her feelings and emotions to either scrounge up solutions to different problems or simply think a certain way about something. Sometimes it can be an irrational thought process but nonetheless, a vehicle has been formed to come to a conclusion. Males will normally think through a situation where their personal feelings or emotions won't come into play, or shouldn't and take a step back with more objection.
Heather is bi-sexual and is a "T," I am gay and I am an "F." There is no data surrounding my link with homosexuality and MBTI but it is rather interesting. I do agree that I have more a female thought process, my emotions and feelings get in the way of rationality and common logic sometimes. This happens mostly in my personal life than professional but it's still valid. Heather will display more stoic attitudes with situations, not letting personal feelings or emoitions get in the way, something more that a heterosexual male would display.
Thinkers will look at things from an objective point of view, whereas Feelers tend to come to decisions by associating or empathizing with the situation, looking at it 'from the inside' and weighing the situation to achieve, on balance, the greatest harmony, consensus and fit, considering the needs of the people involved.
Interesting enough, MBTI is more associated with left/right handedness, number of children grown up with, and astrology correlations have been made, however I personally have not done enough research on that topic to say one way or another. Left/right brain dominance will also play a factor.
Here's a good test to take to find your MBTI: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTyp
Also: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTyp
Note: This may sounds silly but to get an accurate representation of what you, you have to be completely honest. I've taken dozens of these and 95% of the time I will get the same one. However, I can also test for any of the 16 types I want to :-D If you aren't honest, you'll get the type you want to be, if you are honest, you'll get what you are. They don't call it "16 different gifts" for nothing!
