title: Myers-Briggs personality types of art collectors.
abstract: 27 art collectors (13 men, 14 women) completed the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Their age range was 37 to 86 years and the mean 59.5 yr. Seventy percent were classified as Intuition types instead of Sensation types (versus its 25% incidence in the general population). This corresponds to personality profiles of artists and the disproportionately high incidence of high scores on the related Openness to Experience factor in studies of creative personalities, thereby supporting the contention that persons creating art and appreciating art have personality traits in common.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Heidelberg College, Tiffin, OH 44883, USA.
authors.forename: Mark C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gridley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001154:Art; D003405:Creativity; D005260:Female; D006686:Hobbies / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010551:Personality / Q000145:classification*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*