Psychological type profile of Methodist ministers in Britain: Contributing to the atlas of clergy type tables
Francis, L.J., Haley, J. M. and McKenna, U. (2023) Psychological type profile of Methodist ministers in Britain: Contributing to the atlas of clergy type tables. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 33. ISSN 1046-8064
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Abstract
Building on earlier psychological type profiles of clergy serving in Britain, the present study was designed to clarify the psychological type profile of Methodist circuit ministers, distinguishing between male and female ministers and between superintendent and non-superintendent ministers. Data provided by 619 male ministers demonstrate preferences for introversion (66%), sensing (56%), feeling (59%), and judging (76%). Data provided by 312 female ministers also demonstrated preferences for introversion (67%), sensing (51%), feeling (72%), and judging (78%). Among male ministers, superintendents were significantly more likely to prefer judging (81% compared with 74%) and less likely to include INFPs (4% compared with 9%). Among female ministers there were no significant differences distinguishing the smaller number of superintendents. The implications of these findings are discussed for the expression and experience of ministry within the Methodist Church of Great Britain.
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| Additional Information: | © 2023 Brill. This is an author accepted manuscript of a paper subsequently published in Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
| Keywords: | psychology clergy Methodist psychological type Britain |
| Depositing User: | Ursula Mckenna |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jan 2022 15:40 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2023 15:33 |
| URI: | https://bgro.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/909 |
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