Is there a correlation between the Enneagram and the MBTI?
There is no proven, conclusive, correlation between the nine personality types of the Enneagram and the sixteen personality types of the MBTI. Some comparisons show that certain Enneagram types seem to match certain MBTI types with a higher degree of frequency than other MBTI types. But there is no reliable data to show that such matches are consistent on a large segment of the population. The Enneagram and the MBTI measure or evaluate different aspects of a person’s personality. The Enneagram focuses on an individual’s habits of attention and other patterns of thoughts, feelings and emotions. The MBTI looks at what are called mental functions. Nevertheless, there is ongoing discussion and research on such a correlation. See for example, the article, “Correlating the Ennneatypes With the Myers-Briggs Preferences,” by John Richards (Enneagram Monthly; June, 1997. You also may want to visit the site, The Enneagram and the MBTI.
