| Summary: | This study explored participants' experiences of engagement with the collaborative
group interpretation of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). It adapts the collaborative
model described by Newman and Greenway (1997) in their study using Minnesota Multiphasic
Personality Inventory-2 results. Participants were 12 adults recruited from the general
population in a large urban centre who were interested in obtaining MBTI results. A l l
participants simultaneously completed the collaborative group administration and interpretation
of the MBTI in a four-hour session and immediately completed a self-report questionnaire. Five
weeks after the interpretation session three participants completed follow-up interviews, and
field notes summarizing my observations as the primary researcher and facilitator were made
throughout. Data were analyzed via constant comparative analysis and interpreted through a
constructivist lens. Participants all indicated an engaging experience that was both meaningful
and useful. Participants described four characteristics attributed to the MBTI that facilitated their
experiences of engagement: (a) It validated participants' self-perceptions, experiences, and the
different preferences of others; (b) it provided a framework and vocabulary for exploring
individual differences; (c) it explicitly allows for both individual variability and change over
time; and (d) it is accessible and readily transferable to lived experience. Participants also
described the collaborative group interpretation process as a significant contributor to their
experiences of engagement. Overall, the findings support the efficacy of the MBTI as a
therapeutic intervention. === Education, Faculty of === Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of === Graduate
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