Psychometric instruments in software engineering research on personality: Status quo after fifty years

Context: Although software development is a human activity, Software Engineering (SE) research has focused mostly on processes and tools, making factors underrepresented. This kind of may be improved using knowledge from human-focused disciplines. An example missed opportunities how SE employs psychometric instruments. Objective: Provide an overview instruments in regarding personality provide recommendations for adopting them. Method: We conducted systematic mapping to build used within assessing reviewed their use multidisciplinary perspective social science. Results: contribute with secondary study covering fifty years (1970 2020). One the most adopted (MBTI) faces criticism sciences, we identified discrepancies between its application existing recommendations. emphasize that several refer Five-Factor Model, which despite relevance no specific advice SE. discuss general proper application. Conclusion: The findings show adoption needs improved, ideally support science researchers. believe review presented this can help understand limitations evolve direction.