Are you really an ISFJ? The truth about personality tests – and why we keep taking them

By Kelvin (Shiu Fung) Wong, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Swinburne University of Technology
Wenting (Wendy) Chen, Casual Academic, School of Psychology, UNSW Sydney

Personality tests have become increasingly popular in daily life. From hiring to dating, they promise to help us understand who we are and how we are similar, or different, to others.

But do these tests paint an accurate picture? And could it be harmful to take them too seriously?

What are personality tests?

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