Personality type and the male experience of career in midlife

Lifespan developmental theory suggests that midlife is an important stage where men typically re-evaluate major areas of their life including career/work. Midlife can be looked at from several perspectives including Jung's theory of personality type which has since been interpreted and extended by Katherine Briggs and Isabel Myers to form the basis of the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory®. This literature review examines the influence of Jungian/Myers-Briggs personality type on the male midlife experience of career and work. It can be concluded that personality type does impact on the male midlife experience and thus has implications for career practitioners counselling men in midlife.