Psychological type and sex differences among church leaders in the United Kingdom

Craig, Charlotte L.; Francis, Leslie J.; Robbins, Mandy

doi:10.1080/1361767042000199004

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“…First, this preference is close to the preference expressed by Church of England clergymen in the study reported by Francis, Craig, Whinney, Tilley, and Slater [15], where 57% preferred introversion. Second, the preference for introversion varies among the other five groups of women involved in ministry for whom profiles are available: 54% of 213 female Bible College students reported by Francis, Penson, and Jones [16], 50% of 192 female evangelical church leaders reported by Francis, Craig, Horsfall, and Ross [21], 46% of 122 female Pentecostal Bible College students reported by Kay and Francis [22], 41% of 135 female church leaders reported by Craig, Francis, and Robbins [23], and 41% of 134 female Christian youth workers reported by Francis, Nash, Nash, and Craig [14]. Further research is needed to confirm whether such a strong preference is really characteristic of Church of England clergywomen.…”

Section: Profiling Clergymen and Clergywomen In The Ukmentioning

confidence: 99%

Women Priests in the Church of England: Psychological Type Profile

2011

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This study employed psychological type theory and measurement to explore the psychological profile of women priests ordained in the Church of England. A sample of 83 Anglican clergywomen in England completed the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The data demonstrated clear preferences for introversion (63%) over extraversion (37%), for intuition (60%) over sensing (40%), for feeling (76%) over thinking (24%), and for judging (55%) over perceiving (45%). In terms of dominant types, 37% were dominant feelers, 31% dominant intuitives, 23% dominant sensers, and 8% dominant thinkers. These findings are discussed to illuminate the preferred ministry styles of Anglican clergywomen in England and to highlight the significant differences between the psychological type profile of clergywomen and the UK female population norms.

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Section: Profiling Clergymen and Clergywomen In The Ukmentioning

confidence: 99%

Women Priests in the Church of England: Psychological Type Profile

2011

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“…This research tradition has more recently been extended to the United Kingdom with studies reported among Anglican clergy (Francis, priests (Craig, Duncan, & Francis, 2006), Bible College students (Francis, Penson, & Jones, 2001;Kay, Francis & Craig, 2008), Evangelical church leaders (Francis & Robbins, 2002), interdenominational church leaders (Craig, Francis, & Robbins, 2004), missionary personnel (Craig, Horsfall, & Francis, 2005), youth ministers (Francis, Nash, Nash, & Craig, 2007), and Evangelical seminarians (Francis, Craig, & Butler, 2007). Two main conclusions can be drawn from this developing body of research.…”

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The Relationship between Work-Related Psychological Health and Psychological Type among Clergy Serving in The Presbyterian Church (USA)

2008

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This study examines the relationship between work-related psychological health and the Jungian model of psychological type among a sample of 748 clergy serving within The Presbyterian Church (USA). Psychological type was assessed by the Francis Psychological Type Scales which provide classification in terms of orientation (extraversion or introversion), perceiving (sensing or intuition), judging (thinking or feeling) and attitude toward the outer world (extraverted judging or extraverted perceiving). Work-related psychological health was assessed by the Francis Burnout Inventory which distinguishes between positive affect (the Satisfaction in Ministry Scale) and negative affect (the Scale of Emotional Exhaustion in Ministry). The data demonstrated that these clergy display high levels of negative affect coupled with high levels of positive affect. The data also confirmed that the main association between work-related psychological health and psychological type is a function of the orientations (the source of psychological energy). Compared with clergy who prefer introversion, clergy who prefer extraversion display both higher levels of satisfaction in ministry and lower levels of emotional exhaustion in ministry. These findings are consistent with the theory that the extraverted nature of ministry requires introverted clergy to operate for considerable periods of time outside their preferred orientations, with the consequent loss of energy and the consequent erosion of psychological rewards. Strategies are suggested for enabling introverted clergy to cope more effectively and more efficiently with the extraverted demands of ministry. In this foundation study, Francis, Kaldor, Robbins, and Castle (2005) drew five main conclusions regarding the work-related psychological health of the clergy across these three nations. First, their data demonstrated that, overall, the clergy enjoy a high level of satisfaction with their ministry. Nine out of every ten clergy say that they are really glad that they entered ministry (89%) and that they feel that their pastoral ministry has a positive influence on people's lives (88%). At least eight out of every ten clergy feel that their ministry is really appreciated by people (85%), gain a lot of personal satisfaction from fulfilling their ministry functions (84%), gain a lot of personal satisfaction from working with people (83%), feel that their teaching ministry has a positive influence on people's faith (83%), and believe that they have accomplished many worthwhile things in their ministry (80%). Nearly eight out of every ten clergy say that they feel very positive about their ministry (79%) and that the ministry gives real purpose and meaning to their lives (79%). Psychological health and psychological type 4Second, their data demonstrated, that although the majority of clergy report high levels of satisfaction in ministry, the number who show some signs of emotional exhaustion in ministry is far from insignificant. Three out of every ten clergy can no longer affirm ...

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“…These studies include, for example, Anglican Church in Wales clergymen (Francis, Payne, & Jones, 2001;Francis & Payne, 2002), male and female Bible college students (Francis, Penson, & Jones, 2001), evangelical church leaders (Francis & Robbins, 2002;Craig, Francis, & Robbins, 2004), male missionary personnel , evangelical lay church leaders (Francis, Craig, Horsfall, & Ross, 2005), Roman Catholic priests (Craig, Duncan, & Francis, 2006), youth ministers (Francis, Nash, Nash, & Craig, 2007), evangelical Anglican seminarians (Francis, Craig & Butler, 2007), Assemblies of God theological college students (Kay, Francis, & Craig, 2008;, Newfrontiers lead elders (Francis, Gubb, & Robbins, 2009), Newfrontiers leaders (Ryland, Francis, & Robbins, in press), and Anglican health-care chaplains (Francis, Hancocks, Swift, & Robbins, 2009). …”

Section: Psychological Type Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%