Table 1.
Frequency of scales and scale types used in the reviewed studies
| Type of scale | Name of scale (frequency) | Frequency n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive personality scales | MBTI (8), TCI (7), MMPI-2 (4), NEO-PI-R (3), K-EPQ (2), SCL-90-R (2), KEPTI (1) | 27 (38.6) |
| Emotion-related scales | TAS-20K (4), BDI (3), PANAS (2), SOM (1), STAI (1), TMMS (1), MAS (1), EEQ (1), AIM (1), AEQ (1), HBDIS (1) | 17 (24.3) |
| Specific personality scales | ACDM (2), SES (2), EDMT (1), ABTS (1), PSE (1), BIS (1), SIS (1), SCS (1), RRQ (1), SSAS (1), SIQ (1) | 13 (18.6) |
| Stress-related scales | CISS (2), SCQ (1), SOS (2), SF-12 (2) | 7 (10.0) |
| Aptitude-related scales | JAT (1), KATB (1), AMT (1), MLST (1) | 4 (5.7) |
| Cognitive function | CPT (1), Stroop test (1) | 2 (2.9) |
ABTS, A and B Type Personality Scale; ACDM, Assessment of Career Decision Making scale; AEQ, Ambivalence of Emotional Expressiveness Questionnaire; AIM, Affect Intensity Measure; AMT, Academic Motivation Test; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; BIS, Body Image Scale; CISS, Coping for Stressful Situation; CPT, Continues Performance Test; EDMT, Ehwa Defense Mechanisms Test; EEQ, Emotional Expressiveness Questionnaire; HBDIS, Hwa-Byung Diagnostic Interview Schedule; JAT, Job Aptitude Test; KATB, Aptitude Test; KEPTI, Korean Enneagram Type Indicator; K-EPQ, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (Korean version); MAS, Mood Awareness Scale; MBTI, Mayers and Briggs Type Indicator; MLST, Multidimensional Learning Strategy Test; MMPI-2, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2; NEO-PI-R, Revised NEO-Personality Inventory; PANAS, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule; PSE, Physical Self-Efficacy Scale; RRQ, Rumination and Reflection Questionnaire; SCL-90-R, Symptom Checklist-90—Revised; SCQ, Ways of Stress Coping Questionnaire; SCS, Self-Consciousness Scale; SES, Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale; SF-12, Health Survey-short form 12; SIQ, Symptom Interpretation Questionnaire; SIS, Self-Identity Scale; SOM, Somatization Scale in SCL-90-R; SOS, Symptoms of Stress; SSAS, Somato-Sensory Amplification Scale; STAI, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; TAS-20K, Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20; TCI, Temperament and Character Inventory; TMMS, Trait Meta-Mood Scale.