The MBTI is a great instrument but it's limited, especially in the area of predicting 'difficult' or 'challenging' behaviours. Unlike the Big 5 trait-based personality instruments it completely fails to assess 'neuroticism' (emotional instability) which, for many people, must play a significant role in their conflict style. For example, a confident INFP will probably respond very differently to conflict compared with a neurotic/worrying INFP. I'm not saying that the MBTI can't or doesn't point towards general conflict styles for each type, just that there's likely to be quite a diverse range of conflict styles within each type. On a separate but related note, it might also be worth thinking about type stress responses in relation to conflict styles. How each type responds will vary depending on whether or not they are in the 'grip'. For example, an INFP may generally respond to conflict by accommodating or comprising but once they are in the 'grip' their conflict style is more likely to be cobative, stubborn and coldly rational (and OTT). So many 'ifs' and 'buts'.....
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The MBTI is a great instrument but it's limited, especially in the area of predicting 'difficult' or 'challenging' behaviours. Unlike the Big 5 trait-based personality instruments it completely fails to assess 'neuroticism' (emotional instability) which, for many people, must play a significant role in their conflict style. For example, a confident INFP will probably respond very differently to conflict compared with a neurotic/worrying INFP. I'm not saying that the MBTI can't or doesn't point towards general conflict styles for each type, just that there's likely to be quite a diverse range of conflict styles within each type. On a separate but related note, it might also be worth thinking about type stress responses in relation to conflict styles. How each type responds will vary depending on whether or not they are in the 'grip'. For example, an INFP may generally respond to conflict by accommodating or comprising but once they are in the 'grip' their conflict style is more likely to be cobative, stubborn and coldly rational (and OTT). So many 'ifs' and 'buts'.....