Isabel Briggs Myers
| Isabel Briggs Myers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 October 1897 |
| Died | 5 May 1980 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | European American |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College |
| Known for | Myers-Briggs Type Indicator |
| Spouse | Clarence Myers |
Isabel Briggs Myers (October 18, 1897 – May 5, 1980)[1][2] was an American psychological theorist. She was co-creator, with her mother, of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).
She was home-schooled by her mother (Katharine Cook Briggs, January 3, 1875 – 1968)[3] and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in political science from Swarthmore College. In 1918 she married Clarence Myers.
Katharine Briggs read Carl Jung's book, Psychological Types and recommended it to Isabel Myers; the mother and daughter then formulated the MBTI together. Later in life, Myers collaborated with Mary McCaulley to conduct tests of her research and of the MBTI.
Myers wrote a prize-winning mystery novel, Murder Yet to Come, in 1929, using typological ideas.[4]
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[edit] Publications
- Myers, I. (1980, 1995) Gifts Differing: Understanding Personality Type. Davies-Black Publishing, U.S. ISBN 0-89106-074-X
- Myers, I. (1990) Introduction to Type: A Description of the Theory and Applications of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Center for Applications of Psychological Type Inc ISBN 0-935652-06-X
[edit] Further reading
Saunders, F. W. (1991) Katharine and Isabel: Mother's Light, Daughter's Journey. Davies-Black Publishing, U.S. ISBN 0-89106-049-9 A biography of Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers.
[edit] References
- ^ "The AJPT Interview: Otto Kroeger". Peter Geyer. 2004-06-28. http://www.petergeyer.com.au/library/Kroeger.pdf.
- ^ "Global Citizens All: An Interview With Rebecca Chopp". Swarthmore College. http://www.swarthmore.edu/bulletin/index.php?id=286.
- ^ Warren R. Street (1995). "APA Historical Database: Selected Entries". American Psychological Association. http://www.cwu.edu/~warren/calendar/cal0103.html.
- ^ Isabel Briggs Myers, Peter B. Myers (1980). "Gifts differing: understanding personality type". Davies-Black Publishing. http://books.google.com/books?dq=089106074X&id=yb_Vwmf1G6QC.
- ^ http://keirsey.com/4temps/healer.asp
[edit] External links
- "The Story of Isabel Briggs Myers". Center for Applications of Psychological Type. http://www.capt.org/mbti-assessment/isabel-myers.htm.
- "TypeTango Myers Briggs Personality Theory Dating Personals". Typetango.com. http://www.typetango.com.
- "Isabel Briggs Myers and Her Mother, Katharine Cook Briggs". MyersBriggs.org. http://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/isabel-briggs-myers.asp.
- "The Remarkable Story of the MBTI: How Two Unlikely Theorists Created the World’s Most Popular Personality Test". PersonalityDesk.com. http://www.personalitydesk.com/story/story-of-mbti-briggs-myers-biography.
- "Myers Briggs 16 Personality Types Profiles". PersonalityDesk.com. http://www.personalitydesk.com/personality-types.
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