Myers-Briggs and Temperament Groups: What are Guardians, Artisans, Idealists, and Rationals?
Finding Your Group
Myers-Briggs types people into one of 16 personalities. Each of the 16 personalities belongs to one of four families: the guardians (SJ), artisans (SP), idealists (NF), or rationals (NT).
The test is based off four spectrums:
- Introversion to extroversion
- Intuition to sensing
- Feeling to thinking
- Judging to perceiving
Based on a 100-point scale, people’s preferences will lean one way or the other. If their preferences fall to the middle, other factors can be considered to determine where someone feels more comfortable identifying their personality.
Breaking down how these four spectrums work will help you to understand the four families, which are also sometimes called groups or temperaments.
Introversion and Extroversion
Introversion to extroversion has to do with how you get energized. Introverts charge their batteries by spending time alone at home and focusing on ideas. Extroverts feel more energized when they socialize, and spending time alone can feel draining.
