When some people hear about my personality work, most people think of the Myers-Briggs Test, and tell me they are an ‘INFP’ or an ‘ENFJ’, and ask what I am and how it’s used at e Harmony.The next part always shocks them: we don’t use the Myers-Briggs. When I tell them that the personality type they just told me isn’t used and doesn’t have much meaning to me, they can’t believe it.The results revealed a significant negative relationship between age and locus of control, suggesting that younger participants feel more externally controlled than older participants.The findings also indicate significant relationships among ethnicity and a number of factors, including anxiety, avoidance of social situations, and performance avoidance in social situations.

Although some believe online communication expands individuals' social networks, others are concerned that the Internet reduces face-to-face interactions and may create isolation.

Women and homosexuals tended to score more highly for neurotic traits in this study.

Clemens said people may not be aware of the variety of reasons they turn to online dating sites.

Jung did state that his personality classifications were more rough estimates than actual types, but in the 1940s Katherine Briggs and daughter Isabel Briggs Myers used this as the basis in creating a personality test.

However, neither of them had any actual psychology training, so they collaborated with an HR manager from a Philadelphia bank.