Campus Social Climate Correlates of Environmental Type Dimensions

To address the ability of the Salter Environment Type Assessment (SETA) to measure different kinds of campus environments, data from three studies of the SETA with the Work Environment Scale, Group Environment Scale, and University Residence Environment Scale were reex-amined (n = 534). Relationship dimension scales were very consistent with extraversion and feeling from envi-ronmental type theory. System maintenance and systems change scales were associated with judging and perception on the SETA, respectively. Results from the SETA and per-sonal growth dimension scales were mixed. Based on this analysis, the SETA may serve as a general purpose envi-ronmental assessment for use with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. The person-environment interaction (PEI) model has long served as an organizing framework for student affairs practice (Strange & Banning, 2001). To advance the utility of the PEI framework in prac-tice, Salter (2000a) developed a theory of environmental types and