Francis, Leslie J. and Giordan, G. (2019) The association between psychological type profile and church attendance among female Italian students : a challenge to sociological theories? Studi di Sociologia, 2019 (3). doi:10.26350/000309_000067 ISSN 0039-291X.

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Abstract

Since the early 1990s psychological theories have argued not only that differences in levels of religiosity between men and women can be accounted for by basic personality factors, but that differences in levels of religiosity within men and women can be accounted for by the same basic personality factors. This thesis is tested among a sample of female sociology students among whom 91 attended church at least monthly and 149 never attended church, employing psychological type theory and the Francis Psychological Type Scales. The data demonstrated a significantly higher proportion of feeling types among the monthly churchgoers. This finding supports the psychological theory and questions the need for sociological theories to account for sex differences in religiosity.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- )
Journal or Publication Title:	Studi di Sociologia
Publisher:	Vita e Pensiero
ISSN:	0039-291X
Official Date:	March 2019
Dates:	Date Event March 2019 Published 1 October 2019 Available 7 July 2019 Accepted
Volume:	2019
Number:	3
DOI:	10.26350/000309_000067
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	14 August 2019
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