Psychological type and religious orientation
Do introverts and extraverts go to church for different reasons
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19504178 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leslie J Francis (0000-0003-2946-9980, University of Warwick, corresponding author), M Robbins (0000-0003-0834-4126, University of Warwick), Laura K Murray (0000-0003-0199-9701, Bangor University), Laura Murray (0000-0001-8409-4697, Bangor University) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 7-8 |
| Pages | 821-827 |
| Publication date | 2010-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mental Health Religion & Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-4676 • E-ISSN: 1469-9737 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13674670802207496 |
| OpenAlex | W2075600585 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 10 |
This study set out to profile an Anglican congregation in the south of England in terms of religious orientation, assessed by the New Indices of Religious Orientation, and in terms of psychological type, assessed by the Francis Psychological Type Scales, in order to test the hypothesis that motivation for church attendance (religious orientation) is related to personality (psychological type). The data demonstrated that this congregation (N = 65) displayed clear preferences for judging (72%) over perceiving (28%) and for sensing (62%) over intuition (39%), slight preference for extraversion (54%) over introversion (46%) and a fairly close balance between feeling (51%) and thinking (49%), and included attenders who reflected all three religious orientations: intrinsic, extrinsic, and quest. Moreover, extraverts recorded significantly higher scores than introverts on the measure of extrinsic religiosity, while introverts recorded significantly higher scores than extraverts on the measure of intrinsic religiosity, demonstrating a link between psychological type and religious orientation. Keywords: psychological typereligious orientationintrovertsextravertschurch
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.63 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |