用Myers-Briggs类型指标分析图书馆员:自我选择与类型稳定性的研究

IF 0.7 Q3 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

EDUCATION FOR INFORMATION Pub Date : 1998-01-01 DOI:10.3233/EFI-1998-16105

J. Agada

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迈尔斯-布里格斯类型指标(MBTI)是图书馆员研究中使用最多的心理测量工具。最近的MBTI研究表明，图书馆员的概况与以前的研究不同。这种变化可能归因于两个原因:要么是这个职业吸引了与以前的图书馆员不同的新员工，要么是执业图书馆员的个性随着时间的推移而演变。本研究旨在检验这些假设。数据支持第一种假设，但只部分支持第二种假设。自世纪之交以来，图书馆员的个性一直是研究人员感兴趣的课题。早期的研究使用了广泛的心理测量工具来评估广泛的特征，这些特征通常是用来构建复杂的人格轮廓的。总的来说，他们的结果与正常的性格特征一致，与图书馆员的刻板印象一致(1)。迄今为止，在图书馆员研究中最流行的工具是迈尔斯-布里格斯类型指标(MBTI)。鉴于这种工具的实用性，它被推荐给图书馆，作为促进沟通、团队建设和人际理解的管理工具(2-5)。最早使用MBTI对图书馆员进行分类是基于心理类型应用中心(CAPT)从1971年到1984年收集的数据(6)。1992年，Mary Jane Scherdin对图书馆员进行了MBTI测试，这是由大学和研究图书馆协会委托进行的一项全国性研究的一部分。她的结论是，大多数图书馆员的心理类型与CAPT数据库调查的人不同。她断言，这一发现“粉碎了”基于“从先前进行的研究中挖掘出的错误行为特征”的旧图书馆员刻板印象(7)。目前的研究假设图书馆员群体概况的所谓变化可以归因于两个来源。要么是这个职业吸引了与以往不同的图书馆员，要么是他的个性

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Profiling librarians with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: studies in self selection and type stability

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is the most used psychometirc instrument in the study of librarians. Recent MBTI studies suggest a librarian profile different from that of previous studies. This variation may be attributed to two causes: either the profession attracted recruits with profiles different from those of librarians of previous times, or the personality of practicing librarians evolved over time. This study was designed to test these hypotheses. Data supported the first, but only partially supported the second hypothesis. The personality oflibrarians has been a subject of interest to researchers since the turn of this century. The early studies used a wide range of psychometric instruments to assess a broad spectrum of traits generally assembled to build a complex personality profile. In general, their results were consistent with a normal personality profile and congruent with the stereotypical image of librarians (1). The most popular instrument in the study oflibrarians to date is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Based on its perceived usefulness, this instrument has been commended to libraries as a management tool to facilitate communication, team building and interpersonal understanding (2-5). The earliest classification oflibrarians using the MBTI was based on data collected by the Center for the Application of Psychological Type (CAPT) from 1971 and 1984 (6). In 1992, Mary Jane Scherdin administered the MBTI to librarians as part of a nation wide study commissioned by the Association of College and Research Libraries. She concluded that a majority of librarians have psychological types different from those surveyed for the CAPT database. This finding she asserted, "shattered" the old librarian stereotype which was based on "erroneous behavioral characteristics mined from previously conducted studies" (7). The present study assumed that purported changes in the librarian group profile could be attributed to two sources. Either the profession attracted recruits with profiles different from those of librarians in previous times, or the personality of

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期刊介绍： Information is widely recognized as a vital resource in economic development. The skills of information handling traditionally associated with libraries, are now in great demand in all sectors, including government, business and commerce. The education and training of information professionals is, therefore, an issue of growing significance. Education for Information has been since 1983 a forum for debate and discussion on education and training issues in the sphere of information handling. It includes refereed full-length articles and short communications on matters of current concern to educators and practitioners alike. Its News section reports on significant activities and events in the international arena.