Personality Types of Female Technical Communicators: Is There a Recurring Type and Does Type Affect Job Environment, Success, and Satisfaction?
Date of Graduation
Summer 1999
Degree
Master of Arts in English
Department
English
Committee Chair
Kristene Sutliff
Abstract
This descriptive survey attempted to identify one Myers-Briggs personality type common to female technical communicators and any possible correlations between that personality type and the communicators' job environments, job success, or job satisfaction. Respondents completed a Form G MBTI® test and a multiple-choice/short answer questionnaire concerning their current employment and job satisfaction level. The MBTI® or the tendency for them to be rebellious and non-conforming scores evidenced a possible commonality of personality preferences intuition (N), thinking (T), and judging (J), with a lesser commonality of extraversion (E). No correlation was found between type and job environment, but trends appear to exist between N types and higher degrees, which resulted in higher salaries, and between J types and job satisfaction.
Subject Categories
English Language and Literature
Copyright
© Connie Connie Thompson
Recommended Citation
Thompson, Connie Connie, "Personality Types of Female Technical Communicators: Is There a Recurring Type and Does Type Affect Job Environment, Success, and Satisfaction?" (1999). MSU Graduate Theses. 525.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/525
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