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Who Is Called to Be a Bishop? A Study in Psychological Type Profiling of Bishops in the Church of England
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Francis, Leslie J.; Whinney, Michael; Robbins, Mandy – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2013
A sample of 168 bishops, serving or retired, in the Church of England completed the Francis Psychological Type Scales. The psychological type profile of these bishops was compared with that of 626 Anglican clergymen. The bishops differed significantly from the clergymen on three of the four aspects of psychological type. The bishops were more…
Descriptors: Profiles, Clergy, Churches, Foreign Countries
Psychological Types of Female Primary School Teachers in Anglican State-Maintained Schools in England and Wales: Implications for Continuing Professional Development
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Francis, Leslie J.; Lankshear, David W.; Robbins, Mandy – Research in Education, 2011
A sample of 221 female primary school teachers in Anglican state-maintained schools in England and Wales completed the Francis Psychological Type Scales (FPTS). The data demonstrated clear preferences for Extraversion (E) over Introversion (I), for Sensing (S) over Intuition (N), for Feeling (F) over Thinking (T) and for Judging (J) over…
Descriptors: Women Faculty, Elementary School Teachers, Parochial Schools, Personality Measures
Psychological Type and Sex Differences among Church Leaders in the United Kingdom
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Craig, Charlotte L.; Francis, Leslie J.; Robbins, Mandy – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2004
A sample of 135 female and 164 male church leaders of mixed denominations completed the Francis Psychological Type Scales. The female church leaders demonstrated clear preferences for extraversion over introversion, for sensing over intuition, for feeling over thinking, and for judging over perceiving. The male church leaders demonstrated clear…
Descriptors: Extraversion Introversion, Foreign Countries, Intuition, Gender Differences
When Introverts Ceased to Be More Religious: A Study among 12- to 16-Year-Old Pupils
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Williams, Emyr; Robbins, Mandy; Francis, Leslie J. – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2005
A sample of 279 12- to 16-year-old pupils completed the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity and the short-form Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised. Contrary to the findings of research using earlier junior versions of the Eysenck scales, the data demonstrate that introverts have ceased to be more religious. (Contains 1…
Descriptors: Christianity, Student Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Measures (Individuals)