Inside the mosque: a study in psychological-type profiling

Abstract

Within a Christian context a series of studies has profiled religious participation as associated with introversion rather than extraversion and with feeling rather than thinking. The most frequently occurring type in church congregation is ISFJ. In the present study data provided by 48 participants in the mosque demonstrate that within a Muslim context religious participation is associated with extraversion rather than introversion and with thinking rather than feeling. The most frequently occurring types in the mosque are ESTJ and ENTJ. These data caution against generalising findings about the connection between personality and religion from one religious tradition to another.

Psychological type, religion, and culture: Theoretical and empirical perspectives

“…describe the psychological type profile of a sample of 1867 Anglican churchgoers in England. Francis and Datoo (2012) report the psychological type profile of a sample of 48 participants in the mosque.…”

Koncepcja typów psychologicznych w psychologii religii i duchowości

“…wyznaczeniem profili psychologicznych dla grup i osób praktykujących religiĊ i duchowoĞü oraz osób aktywnych pastoralnie. Z nielicznych badaĔ (metodą FPTS) prowadzonych w populacji religii niechrzeĞcijaĔskich wynika, Īe wĞród praktykujących muzułmanów najczĊ-Ğciej były preferowane E, S, T i J oraz typ ENTJ, podczas gdy w koĞciele anglikaĔskim najczĊstszy był typ ISFJ (Francis i Datoo, 2012). Członkowie New Kadampa Buddhism, podobnie jak anglikanie i katolicy, preferowali introwersjĊ oraz intuicjĊ -podobnie jak anglikanie.…”

The theory of psychological types in the psychology of religion and spirituality

“…The few studies (using the FPTS method) of populations professing non-Christian religions show that practicing Muslims usually preferred E, S, T, and J and represented the ENTJ type the most often, while in the Anglican Church the most common type was ISFJ (Francis & Datoo, 2012). Members of the New Kadampa Buddhism, like Anglicans and Catholics, preferred introversion and intuition.…”