Correlations With MBTI
In a 1976 survey of seventy-five of the most widely used training instruments, the FIRO-B was found to be the most generally usable instrument in training. The popularity of the FIRO-B began to wane as the MBTI became one of the instruments of choice in business. Since FIRO-B uses completely different scales from MBTI, and was not designed to measure inborn "types," it is often used together with the MBTI by workplaces. Now the two are offered together by CPP.
Statistical correlation has been observed between FIRO-B and MBTI by John W. Olmstead, and also Allen L. Hammer with Eugene R. Schnell; and between Element B and MBTI by Dr. Henry Dick Thompson.
| FIRO-B Scale | E-I | S-N | T-F | J-P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expressed Inclusion | −59*** | 04 | 11* | 00 |
| Wanted Inclusion | −28*** | 11* | 12* | 12* |
| Expressed Control | −23*** | 03 | −23*** | −01 |
| Wanted Control | 04 | −09 | 16*** | −05 |
| Expressed Affection | −52*** | 06 | 22*** | 07 |
| Wanted Affection | −31*** | 02 | 17*** | 07 |
| Element B Scales | EI | SN | TF | JP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I include people | -.48* | .18* | .16* | .08 |
| I want to include people | -.33* | .09 | .21* | .08 |
| People include me | -.43* | .14* | -.02 | .11 |
| I want people to include me | -.28* | .09 | -.07 | .01 |
| I control people | -.30* | .14 | -.13* | .02 |
| I want to control people | -.13* | .04 | -.08 | .05 |
| People control me | -.11 | .00 | .17* | .01 |
| I want people to control me | -.06 | -.06 | .12 | .03 |
| I am open with people | -.13* | .19* | .29* | .07 |
| I want to be open with people | -.20* | .22* | .28* | .02 |
| People are open with me | -.23* | .44* | .16* | .12 |
| I want people to be open with me | -.21* | .28* | .22* | .07 |
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