Gwen Stefani ~ MBTI, Enneagram, and Socionics Personality Type

Gwen Stefani ~ MBTI, Enneagram, and Socionics Personality Type

Gwen Stefani

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public myers-briggs votes

(25/07/01 10:52) Woll Smoth: ESFP

(20/01/29 19:34) BitterSweet: ISFP

(19/09/03 00:57) LadyX: ESFP

(18/09/26 20:43) switchblades: ENFP

(18/08/17 11:16) LVNA: ENFP

(18/08/16 20:03) Dollar Shave Club One Wipe Scottys: ISFP

(18/08/17 11:21) kawaii: ENFx

public function votes

(25/07/20 06:20) nicotineseries: ESFP

(22/03/19 23:58) Woll Smoth: ESFP

(20/01/29 19:34) BitterSweet: ISFP

(18/08/16 20:04) Dollar Shave Club One Wipe Scottys: ISFP

public enneagram votes

(25/07/01 10:43) Woll Smoth: 6w7

(20/01/29 19:34) BitterSweet: 3w4

(19/09/03 00:57) LadyX: 6w7

(18/08/16 10:38) kawaii: 3w4

public instinctual variant votes

(19/09/03 00:57) LadyX: so/sx

(18/12/27 17:28) kawaii: so/sx

public tritype® votes

(25/07/01 10:43) Woll Smoth: 639

(19/09/03 00:57) LadyX: 639

(18/12/27 17:41) kawaii: 369

public sociotype votes

(25/07/20 06:20) nicotineseries: ESE

(22/03/19 23:58) Woll Smoth: ESE

(18/12/01 06:03) Amethyst: ESE

(18/09/28 23:35) magnets29: IEE

(18/09/26 20:43) switchblades: ESE

(18/08/17 11:17) LVNA: ESE

(18/08/17 11:20) kawaii: ESE

public psychosophy votes

public hexaco votes

My argument for IDRlabs to move Gwen Stefani to ESFP:

Extroverted Perception

Stefani: "In the beginning ... I didn't know what I was doing at all, and I still don't. I kinda just get up there [on stage] and just do whatever comes out."

Stefani: "Well, I think we didn't even realize that we were doing this. We just kinda got here and were like, 'okay, let's go.' It's kinda fun though when you don't really realize what you're doing sometimes."

Stefani: "Every night's different. You can't tell if it's gonna be a good show or a bad show. That's what's kind of exciting, I guess, about it. You never know, [you just] get up there and see what happens."

Stefani: "We're just trying to enjoy every second of it while it's here, and we don't take one day for granted. It's just like everybody wants to be nice to us now and be our friends, and we're like, 'Okay! Tomorrow you probably won't like us, but that's cool. We'll take it while we can get it'."

Stefani: "No breaks here [on tour], but that's okay."
[Interviewer: "Performing with a broken foot; you're a trooper."]
Stefani: "We all [at the band] are [troopers] here. We've been working really hard, but this is our little chance, so we're trying to take advantage of it, you know?"

[Interviewer: "It's incredible to me that you don't have this grandmaster plan..."]
Stefani: "I don't have a plan; it's been basically chasing dangling carrots everywhere I look."

All else being equal, the quotes above showcase a preference for extroverted perception (Se/Ne) over introverted perception (Si/Ni). Moreover, if we had to pick between Se or Ne, the quotes fit Se better on the whole as it is the Se type that is the type most likely to make the most out of the given situation without mulling over it. Ne types can often get too caught up in their introspection and associations in contrast to the Se type's more (non-typological) intuitive approach of feeling the actual external situation to the fullest (as exemplified by most of the quotes). As Mary Arrington (in her article: ESFP vs ENFP, Part 2) has stated about Ne types, "because of [their] focus on multiple possible perspectives on reality at the same time, ENPs are actually quite poor at dealing with situations where it is necessary to engage with factual reality as it is happening here and now, and they can sometimes fail to take advantage of the opportunities they come across when compared with Se types."

Another thing to consider is that Ne (or just N in general), as stated by Myers, views the "immediate situation as a prison from which escape is urgently necessary," meaning that, as Boye Akinwande puts it, "NP types constantly feel a need to escape and transcend the immediate givens of any situation, even if they do not quite know how such an escape could be achieved" (for the Ne type, one of the ways this can often manifest in them is seeking ulterior viewpoints), as opposed to Se typically preferring to stay with the actual experience and be acquainted with the opportunities that arise in present reality (as exemplified by most of the quotes).

Now, obviously one can find real-life examples of transcendent Se types and more immediate-inclined Ne types, so this first section obviously isn't my main argument but rather just a starter.

Why Se over Ne

Now getting more into the actual meat of the argument. As mentioned above, while the quotes in the first section may arguably lean more towards Se on the whole, it didn't really rule out Ne (as I mentioned). One might ask while reading this 'Well do you have a more concrete example of Gwen Stefani showcasing a preference for Se over Ne?' and I say yes to that! Just as IDRlabs have said that Frank Ocean "avoids conceptualizations and associations in interviews" as evidence for S over N, same thing applies to Gwen Stefani:

[Interviewer: "Gwen, tell me how you got the name 'No Doubt'?"]
Stefani: "Well, the band's been together for about five years, and about five years ago, a guy that used to sing with us, which doesn't anymore, used to say this word, and so now that is the word we use. A really simple story, not really complex at all."

[Interviewer: "You got different lyrics and then completely different style, where does that come from?"]
Stefani: "You might wanna ask Eric about the lyrics as he does a lot of the writing and he's down there."

As IDRlabs have stated "a person is unlikely to just sit idly by as a subject pertaining to his or her dominant function comes up. It’s like a cat seeing a big chunk of red meat just lying around. One’s imagination is stimulated and one is moved to participate – to dig in and grab a chunk of meat for oneself." Her answers are not exactly what one would expect from an N dominant type, right? In the 2 examples above (both of which are from the same interview), she avoided 2 opportunities for "conceptualizations and associations". I have another example of her Se preference below:

[Interviewer: "How do you describe your sense of style?"]
Stefani: "I don't. I always hate talking about fashion, I swear. To me, fashion is something you don't talk about, it's something you do, you know what I mean? [Fashion is something] you wear and you look at."

Based on this, we can infer that her "cognition tends to be more drawn towards objects as they exist physically, experiencing them in their entirety and as they are" (As Boye Akinwande has about Se in his article: ISTP vs INTP). In this case, she doesn't "bypass" the object (in this case, fashion) to get to its associations but rather views the object as something that stands on its own terms and merits. One could also argue that there is also a bit of Fi in this quote too.

Furthermore, according to IDRlabs, Se "operate[s] off of phenomena that are ... capable of standing on their own (i.e. being thought more 'self-evident')" whereas Ne "combine[s] different (and differing) perspectives to comprise elements in the illustration of an abstract idea". Out of those descriptions, which do you think fits Gwen Stefani more based on the examples I provided? Want another quote that suggests Se?

Stefani: "To be from Orange County and try to play in LA, it was like taboo, kind of because they were like, you know, 'Oh, behind the Orange Curtain, blah blah blah.' But if you really look at it, it's all one big concrete thing. If you drive to Orange County, it's not like you're going to go through fields or anything."

Overall, the quote seems to suggest a person with a marked preference for actuality as opposed to conceptualization or abstract association. That is to say that she prefers to see the actual existence of things (the physical reality of the situation as opposed to what was intended, expected, or believed). In this case, she is emphasizing if one looks at it objectively, there is no significant physical or geographical barrier between LA and Orange County (referring to it as "one big concrete thing") despite all the history and preconceived notions between the 2 cultures.

It should be noted that cognitive processes are theoretical symbols for trying to explain certain preferences rather than ability, that is to say that Gwen Stefani isn't incapable of "Ne stuff" but rather she simply prefers "Se stuff".

I have examples of Fi if anyone want some but I decided to just keep it Se vs Ne for Stefani.

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2025-07-16 01:36:53pm (post #10141)

Dollar Shave Club One Wipe Scottys INTP 5w4

"no u" -Kawaii

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2018-08-17 12:32:25pm (post #2872)

Dollar Shave Club One Wipe Scottys INTP 5w4

Umm no, there's a difference between performing and pretending o be someone you're not. I already proved how close-minded you guys are. I'm not treating you as a collective you idiot. All I said is you're agressive and dismissive. You both are yes, I didn't insinuate that your positions on anything whatsoever are the same. You're going on a random tangent and making yourself look crazy. You didn't point out what's abstract about her, especially not what's E. You kinda just acknowledged the S aspects but, offered no counter but still stuck to your position anyways. Which is what close-minded means. You wont change your mind when presented with new evidence.

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2018-08-17 11:50:59am (post #2870)

Dollar Shave Club One Wipe Scottys INTP 5w4

Oh don't play that close-minded crap again with me. You hide behind that when you have no argument. Only reason I'm being so agressive is because Strawberry, you, and others have been so dismissive and combative in the past. Also you disagree with my typing without giving reasons for yours. As for Mike I don't have a strong opinion, I think he acts too much to actually type.

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2018-08-17 11:16:44am (post #2867)

Dollar Shave Club One Wipe Scottys INTP 5w4

She's too quiet to be an E and she's stereotypically S. You idiots are typing her as N cause you think being flashy and making music points towards N. Despite her music being very literal, not deep, and the fact that sensors tend to be more into flashy clothing and overall materialism in general. Despite what StupidBerry Crisis would tell you.

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2018-08-17 02:57:02am (post #2860)

Dollar Shave Club One Wipe Scottys INTP 5w4

You have to be fucking kidding me. This is the most stereotypical ISFP ever

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2018-08-16 07:59:30pm (post #2858)

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