Francis, Leslie J. and Pocock, Nigel. (2009) Personality and religious maturity. Pastoral Psychology, Vol.57 (No.5-6). pp. 235-242. ISSN 0031-2789

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Abstract

A sample of 226 students attending seminaries, theological colleges, and bible schools completed Newton Malony’s Religious Status Inventory (as a measure of religious maturity) alongside the short-form Revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire. The data demonstrated some ways in which stable toughminded extraverts projected higher levels of religious maturity according to some of Malony’s criteria.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Maudsley personality inventory, Psychology and religion, Emotional maturity -- Religious aspects, Personality tests -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title:	Pastoral Psychology
Publisher:	Springer New York LLC
ISSN:	0031-2789
Date:	January 2009
Volume:	Vol.57
Number:	No.5-6
Page Range:	pp. 235-242
Identification Number:	10.1007/s11089-008-0178-2
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/2880

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