Knowledge Base
Writing and Journaling by Personality Type: A Study
Our "Writing and Journaling" survey reveals which personality types love writing, who actually journals, and why nearly everyone wants a record of their past.
How Different Personality Types Experience Nature: A Study
Our "Nature" survey of all 16 personality types shows who treats the outdoors as a teacher, an escape, or an adventure – and which ones feel connected to nature every day.
What Are the Big Five Personality Traits?
Learn what the Big Five personality traits are, where they come from, and how the 16Personalities model measures the same dimensions with its own five scales.
How Personality Types Think About Fairness and Unfairness: A Study
Personality shapes how people define fairness, how fairly they feel life has treated them, and what they feel free to do when fair treatment breaks down.
How Personality Types Think About Forgiveness: A Study
Forgiveness divides the personality types – Feeling types claim it readily, Thinking types weigh its risks, and almost no one forgives themselves easily.
ISFJs Judge Themselves the Hardest for Their Intrusive Thoughts
ISFJs are more likely than any other personality type to think their intrusive thoughts mean something’s wrong with them – and the least likely to ever act on one.
INTJ Personalities and Their Judgmental Intrusive Thoughts
Survey data shows INTJs are the least likely of all 16 personality types to talk about their intrusive thoughts – and among the most critical in what they think.
How Personality Types Approach Charitable Giving: A Study
Every personality type says they’d rather give time than money, but volunteering habits, trust in charities, and favorite causes split along trait lines.
Impulsive Thoughts, Impulsive Acts, and Personality: A Study
Impulsive thoughts are nearly universal, but acting on them is not – our survey of all 16 personality types reveals who follows the urge and who holds back.