One goal of this study is to gather further evidence concerning the predictive validity of personality preferences from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). While other studies have researched the extent of the MBTI's relationship with comparable personality measures, many have done so by separating the continua of the four dimensions. However, we contend that each is one trait with bipolar extremes. Accordingly, we examine the MBTI with its four dimensions intact. Because previous research demonstrates connections between personalities, imagined interactions, and relationship satisfaction, a model is proposed. A sample of 136 couples who were either dating, engaged, or married were recruited using a snowball technique from students enrolled in psychology and communication courses at a large southern university and administered the MBTI, the SII (Survey of Imagined Interactions), and the QMI (Quality Marriage Index). Results indicate both II attributes and personality preferences predict relationship satisfaction and indicate extraversion is a comparable construct across personality measures.
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