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16PF Assessment: Purpose, Limits and Interpretation

The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire is designed to describe patterns across sixteen primary personality factors. It is not an aptitude test and it does not prescribe one correct career.

What the profile can contribute

A profile can give language to recurring preferences in areas such as interpersonal style, emotional response, reasoning approach and self-management. The pattern across factors is more informative than a single score.

In guidance, this can help a person ask better questions about environments, roles and development needs. It cannot measure all skills, values, interests or circumstances.

Responsible use

Use an authorised instrument, appropriate norms and a qualified interpretation process. Discuss surprising results and consider whether current stress, language or response style may have affected the pattern.

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Use personality evidence as one part of a wider conversation

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