본 연구는 2002년 1월 한국판으로 표준화가 이루어진 MBTI Form K와 NEO인성검사와의 상관관계를 살펴본 연구이다. 일반인 319명을 대상으로 하였으며 연구문제로 MBTI Form K의 4가지 선호지표와 NEO인성검사의 5요인구조와 어떤 상관이 있으며, 상관이 있다면 그 하위척도간에는 어떤 상관이 있는지를 다루었다. 또한 MBTI Form G와 Form K의 4가지 선호 지표와의 상관관계도 알아보았다. 또 연구는 이러한 지표와 각각의 하위 척도간의 상관을 살펴봄으로써 사람의 성격을 보다 폭 넓게 이해할 수 있는 기초자료를 제공하는데 의의가 있다.

The purpose of this research is to gain a comprehensive understanding of the individual personalities by studying the correlation between the four preference scales of the MBTI Form K and the five factors of the NEO-PI-R, and between 20 multi-subscales of the MBTI Form K and 30 subscales of the NEO-PI-R. The research subjects were 319 adults and MBTI Form K and NEO-PI-R were used as the testing tools. The results of the research are as follows; First, the following scales manifested statistically significant correlation to each other; EA preference scale of the Form K with E scale of the NEO-PI-R, S-N to O, T-F to A, J-P to C. Second, there are high correlations between the 20 multi-subscales of the MBTI Form K and the 30 subscales of the NEO-PI-R when there are statistically significant correlations between the 4 preferences of the MBTI Form K and the 5 factors of the NEO-PI-R. Third, in spite of high correlations between scales of each instrument, the result of this research shows that there is no manifestation of a correlation between the T-F multi-subscales of the MBTI Form K and the Straightforwardness(A2) subscale of Agreeableness(A) scales of the NEO-PI-R, Moreover, there is a correlation between the Receiving and Contained subcales of E-1 scales of the MBTI Form K and A2 subscale of A scales of the NEO-PI-R. Thus the study result indicates that a need to conduct an additional research on the T-F preference scale of the MBTI Form K in relation to A scales of the NEO-PI-R. In conclusion of this study is that the two instruments show a high correlations between subscales which are related to special characteristics of a human personality.