Answered By: Theresa Bell (she/her/hers)
Last Updated: Apr 01, 2023     Views: 30573

APA Style (7th ed.)

Since your MBTI results are only available to you, cite the report as a personal communication and name the authors of the report as the source of the communication. For example, (A. Author, personal communication, November 29, 2019), or A. Author (personal communication, November 29, 2019). Since personal communication does not provide recoverable data, the resource is only cited within the text but not in the reference list (American Psychological Association, 2020, p. 260).

If you want to cite and reference the test itself, not your results, use the following formatting to reference grey literature:

Author, A. A., & Author, A. A. (year). Title of report: Subtitle of report. Publisher Name. URL

  • In-text citation: (Author & Author, year, p. X)

Reference

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000