Personality Test for Children
Personality Test for Children/Adolescents
Some children may show stronger traits at an earlier age. Around the age of seven and onward you should have a better understanding of where they may lie on a dichotomy; however there are children who will display these preferences younger than seven or eight. Here are some questions for when you’re observing and interacting with your child:
A. Establishing Extrovert/Introvert
This is typically the easiest one to figure out because most children have distinct social preferences.
- How much alone time does your child need? Do they ask to play alone and do not want to be around others?
- Does your child talk to strangers willingly and you have to tell them to be cautious?
- How long does it take for your child to open up to someone? A long time or after a short period? Are they talkative with anyone or just people they know and feel comfortable around?
- Does your child hate to be alone most of the time and always want to be around anyone – even adults?
B. Establishing Sensor/Intuitor:
This one may be a little harder because children are naturally concrete thinkers until they are mature enough to reason. Children who like to argue at an earlier age are more likely to be intuitors unless they are feeler-perceiver types. They will also have a harder time doing what they are told, especially if they are a intuitor-thinker types. Here are some questions to consider:
- Do they feel the need to embellish their stories and have a hard time telling the truth? If so they are leaning towards being an intuitor.
- Does your child become annoyed when you ask them a lot of questions about the future and trying to figure out what they want to do “when they grow up” or how their life may look? If so they may be more of a sensor.
- Does your child like to probe further and ask a lot of in-depth questions about different subjects? If so they may be an intuitor.
- Which subjects does your child like the most? Writing… drawing… science… music… math….etc? If your child mainly enjoys the arts they are most likely an intuitor. If they prefer math (numbers and equations) and science (like science projects that give clear answers to the hypothesis) they are more of a sensor.
C. Establishing Feeler/Thinker:
Most people think little girls are feeler-types, and boys are thinkers but this is not true. Here are some ways you can tell the difference. Most children do not like to get into trouble. Children who lean towards being a feeler-type will take a longer time to bounce back from the discipline whereas children who lean towards being a thinker-type will get over it faster. Neither means they will necessarily be more behaved, it’s just the response to the initial discipline. Here are some other questions to consider; if they’re leaning yes to these questions then they are more of a feeler-type, if they lean towards no, then they are more of a thinker-type:
- Are they quick to comfort others when they’re feeling sad or upset? Everyone or just certain people?
- Do they seem more naturally inclusive and want to help others?
- Are they apologetic without needing to be prompt?
- Do they easily forgive and accept others regardless of differences?
- What do their interpersonal skills reflect? Are they making an effort to get along with other children?
D. Establishing Judging/Perceiving:
Every child needs a certain amount of structure but some enjoy more than others. If your child naturally completes chores on their own, completes their homework without being told, and automatically likes a set structure/organization then they are most likely leaning towards being a judger.
If your child is the opposite and drags their feet to go anywhere or takes a long time to complete most activities, needing help, then they may be more of a perceiver. Here are more questions to consider; if the answer leans yes (or they are very uneasy with messy spaces) to these questions they are more of a judger, if the answer leans no, then they are more of a perceiver:
- How do they react when spaces are messy – like your car, their room, or the kitchen when you’re cooking?
- Do they frequently ask if they’re going to be late for school, extra-curricular activities, going places?
- Does your child get upset when plans change, especially last minute? Are they very particular about things? (Food not touching doesn’t count)