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2.6 Open Extended Jungian type Scale

The Personality Traits would be captured using Jung open public domain scale the OEJTS. The
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is an addition of Jung's theory of psychological type. The MBTI
has four personality dichotomies that combine to yield 16 personality types.

The dichotomies areIntroversion (I) vs. Extroversion (E); this is sometimes described as a
personsalignment, either oriented inside themselves or to the outside world. Other times the
focus is put more openly on social interaction. Some claim that social interactions wears down
introverts whereas social interaction raises the energy level in extroverts.

Sensing (S) vs. Intuition (N); this is defined as how a person takes in information. Myers-
Briggs,said that sensors pay attention to the five senses while intuitivist pay attention to the
opportunities.

Feeling (F) vs. Thinking (T); this has been defined as what a person values and what they base
their decisions on: either interpersonal considerations or through detached logic.

Judging (J) vs. Perceiving (P); was a dichotomy added by Myers and Briggs to choose between
the second and third pair of functions. Individuals who prefer a planned lifestyle are supposed to
use their judging functions (thinking and feeling) while individuals who prefer a flexible lifestyle
are supposed to prefer the sensing functions (sensing and intuition).

The OEJTS measures four scales, each intended to produce a very large score differential along
one dichotomy.

The Open Extended Jungian Type Scales was developed to be an open source alternative to the
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. The OEJTS was developed by empirically selecting items that
differentiated among persons who identified as one of the Myers-Briggs personality types along
one of the four dichotomies. This scale forms one of the annexures.

2.7 Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale

The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale is a tool for assessing global self-esteem. Psychologists and
sociologists are common users for this instrument. Also, this scale is a vital part of self-esteem
measure in social science research and is mainly used adolescents.

Ten statements are included in the self-report measure that pertain to self-worth and self-
acceptance. A four-point Likert scale ranging from “strongly agree” to "strongly disagree” is
captured. The items were selected as a Guttman scale with 7 “contrived items.”AuthorMorris
Rosenberg

Reliability and Validity