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2024
Trowsdale, J., McKenna, Ursula and Francis, Leslie J. (2024) Quantitative evaluation of The Imagineerium education project by students : introducing the trowsdale index of confidence in experiential learning. Research in Education , 118 (1). pp. 108-118. ISSN 0034-5237.
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2024) Assessing the engagement of participants at a pre-Christmas son et lumiere in Liverpool Cathedral : a study in the individual differences tradition. Journal of Beliefs & Values . pp. 1-16. doi:10.1080/13617672.2024.2315884 ISSN 1361-7672. (In Press)
Francis, Leslie J. and Stevenson, Adam J. (2024) Reading the resurrection appearance at the lakeside through lenses of sensing and intuition. HTS Theological Studies, 80 (1). a9048. doi:10.4102/hts.v80i1.9048 ISSN 0259-9422.
Francis, Leslie J., Sailer, A. B., Payne, V. J. and McKenna, U. (2024) Engaging the AQ10 to predict professional burnout or poor work-related psychological wellbeing among Anglican clergy in Wales. Journal of Religion and Health . doi:10.1007/s10943-024-02006-7 ISSN 0022-4197. (In Press)
McKenna, U. and Francis, Leslie J. (2024) City cathedrals resourcing rural churchgoers : a study on the impact of the Exploring the Sunday Gospel programme. Journal of Beliefs and Values . ISSN 1361-7672. (In Press)
McKenna, Ursula, Francis, Leslie J. and Jones, Susan H. (2024) Deeply Christian and serving the common good? A survey of Anglican cathedral provision for schools. Journal of Beliefs and Values . ISSN 1361-7672. (In Press)
Francis, Leslie J. (2024) Evaluating the missional impact of an Advent son et lumiere in Liverpool Cathedral. Theology . ISSN 2044-2696. (In Press)
Francis, Leslie J., Fawcett, Bruce G. and McKenna, Ursula (2024) Exploring the factor structure of the Adolescent Form of the Francis Psychological Type and Emotional Temperament Scales (FPTETSA) among Canadian Baptist youth : full form and short form. Mental Health, Religion & Culture . doi:10.1080/13674676.2023.2256676 ISSN 1367-4676. (In Press)
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2024) Giving up on the Church of England in the time of pandemic : individual differences in responses of non-ministering members to online worship and offline services. Journal of Anglican Studies . doi:10.1017/S1740355322000195 ISSN 1740-3553. (In Press)
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2024) Predictors of spiritual well-being in the Episcopal Church during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Anglican Studies . pp. 1-15. doi:10.1017/S1740355324000019 ISSN 1740-3553. (In Press)
Francis, Leslie J. (2024) Reimaging ecclesia domestica following a time of pandemic : The John Hull Memorial Lecture. International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church . doi:10.1080/1474225X.2024.2299662 ISSN 1474-225X. (In Press)
Francis, Leslie J., Davis, F. and McKenna, U. (2024) Who is inspired to follow Bishop Barron? Applying psychological type and psychological temperament theory among lay Catholic participants at an event sponsored in London by the Word on Fire Institute. Mental Health, Religion & Culture . ISSN 1367-4676. (In Press)
Francis, Leslie J. and Jones, S. H. (2024) The quest for the psychological Jesus through a Jungian lens : Prince of Peace or Lord of Justice? Mental Health, Religion & Culture . ISSN 1367-4676. (In Press)
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2024) A shorter version of the revised Francis Psychological Type and Emotional Temperament Scales (FPTETS-r). European Journal of Psychological Assessment . ISSN 1015-5759 . (In Press)
2023
Francis, Leslie J., Smith, Greg, Stevenson, Adam J. and Village, Andrew (2023) Engaging the Jungian function-orientations in a hermeneutical community : exploring John 11: 1-17. HTS Theological Studies, 79 (1). a8632 . doi:10.4102/hts.v79i1.8632 ISSN 0259-9422.
Kirby, Mike, Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2023) Space, the universe and everything : listening to visitors to the Luxmuralis son et lumiere installation at Liverpool Cathedral in 2022. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 44 (4). pp. 579-596. doi:10.1080/13617672.2023.2263725 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J., Walker, David S. and Village, Andrew (2023) Christianity, personality and environmental concern among 13- to 15-year-old students in England and Wales. Journal of Empirical Theology, 36 (1). pp. 45-68. doi:10.1163/15709256-20221432 ISSN 0922-2936.
McKenna, Ursula, Francis, Leslie J. and Stewart, Francis (2023) The inclusivity of Anglican cathedrals and the coronation of King Charles III : embracing explicit religion, civic religion, and implicit religion. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 44 (4). pp. 475-489. doi:10.1080/13617672.2023.2263726 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J., Lankshear, David W. and McKenna, Ursula (2023) Building a relational culture and empirical theology : exploring the impact of congregational bonding social capital on perceived faith development and perceived church growth. Rural Theology, 21 (2). pp. 84-94. doi:10.1080/14704994.2023.2255805 ISSN 2042-1273.
Francis, Leslie J., Fawcett, Bruce G. and McKenna, Ursula (2023) Psychological type and religious affect : a study among adolescent Baptists in Canada. Journal of Youth and Theology, 22 (2). pp. 173-189. doi:10.1163/24055093-bja10035 ISSN 1741-0819.
Mckenna, Ursula, Francis, Leslie J., Village, Andrew and Stewart, Francis (2023) Exploring the responses of people who never attend church to the pre-Christmas son et lumiere at Liverpool Cathedral : 'I am not religious, but I had the best experience ever'. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies . ISSN 0259-9422. (In Press)
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2023) The effects of spiritual wellbeing on self-perceived health changes among members of the Church of England during the COVID-19 pandemic in England. Journal of Religion and Health, 62 . pp. 2899-2915. doi:10.1007/s10943-023-01790-y ISSN 0022-4197.
Francis, Leslie J., Village, Andrew and Haley, John M. (2023) The Francis Burnout Inventory : testing the balanced affect model among Methodist circuit ministers in Great Britain. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 33 . pp. 90-101. doi:10.1163/9789004544574_006 ISSN 1046-8064.
Francis, Leslie J., McKenna, Ursula, Hall, G. L. and Hall, D. (2023) Psychological type and images of God. In: New Vistas in the Study of Religious and Non-religious Belief. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 33 . Brill, pp. 126-136. ISBN 9789004544574
Francis, Leslie J., Haley, John M. and McKenna, Ursula (2023) Psychological type profile of Methodist ministers in Britain : contributing to the atlas of clergy type tables. In: New Vistas in the Study of Religious and Non-religious Belief. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 33 . Brill, pp. 102-125. ISBN 9789004544574
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2023) God is in his heaven, all’s right with the world : psychological well-being and belief in divine control during the third COVID-19 lockdown among Anglican clergy and laity in England. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 51 (2). pp. 263-277. doi:10.1177/00916471221149027 ISSN 0091-6471.
Francis, Leslie J., Haley, John M. and McKenna, Ursula (2023) Work-related psychological wellbeing and conservative Christian belief among Methodist circuit ministers in Britain : distinguishing between emotional exhaustion and satisfaction in ministry. Journal of Religion and Health, 62 . pp. 1636-1657. doi:10.1007/s10943-022-01637-y ISSN 0022-4197.
Smith, Greg and Francis, Leslie J. (2023) My training incumbent is doing a good job : an empirical investigation of personal, religious and psychological factors shaping curates’ evaluation of their training incumbent within the Anglican Church in England and Wales. Journal of Anglican Studies, 21 (1). pp. 128-145. doi:10.1017/S1740355321000450 ISSN 1740-3553.
McKenna, U., Neal, T. and Francis, Leslie J. (2023) Through the eyes of retired clergy : the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the future for the Church of England. Rural Theology, 21 (1). pp. 28-39. doi:10.1080/14704994.2023.2179006 ISSN 1470-4994.
Akhtar, Nahees, Francis, Leslie J., Village, A., Sailer, A. B., Hasan, S. S. and McKenna, U. (2023) Testing the moral foundations questionnaire within a Muslim society : a study among young adults in Pakistan. Journal of Religious Education, 71 . pp. 1-18. doi:10.1007/s40839-023-00195-z ISSN 1442-018X.
Francis, Leslie J., Lankshear, David W. and Wilkinson, Jacqui (2023) Religious affect and personality among 9- to 13-year-old children in the Republic of Ireland : introducing the Junior Personality Scales in Three Dimensions (JPS3D). Mental Health, Religion & Culture . pp. 1-10. doi:10.1080/13674676.2022.2148642 ISSN 1367-4676. (In Press)
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2023) Introducing the Francis Psychological Type and Emotional Temperament Scales (FPTETS) : a study among church leaders and church members. Religion, Brain & Behavior, 13 (4). pp. 399-419. doi:10.1080/2153599X.2022.2160800 ISSN 2153-599X.
Akhtar, Nafees, Francis, Leslie J., Sailer, Alison B., Hasan, Syeda Salma and McKenna, Ursula (2023) Introducing the Psychological Wellbeing Scale for Muslim Societies (PWS-MS) : a study among young adults in Pakistan. Mental Health, Religion & Culture . doi:10.1080/13674676.2022.2139364 ISSN 1367-4676. (In Press)
Francis, Leslie J. (2023) Anglican cathedrals as episcopal theological resource churches for nurturing growth and sustainability. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 44 (4). pp. 464-474. doi:10.1080/13617672.2023.2264671 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J., Mansfield, Simon, McKenna, Ursula and Jones, Susan H. (2023) Enhancing inclusivity and diversity among cathedral visitors : the Brecon Jazz Festival and psychographic segmentation. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 44 (4). pp. 563-578. doi:10.1080/13617672.2022.2148084 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2023) Exploring the connections between confidence in the digital/online future and changes in Anglican clergy psychological well-being during the third Covid lockdown in England during 2021. Journal of Anglican Studies . pp. 1-21. doi:10.1017/S1740355323000529 ISSN 1740-3553. (In Press)
Vroom, Richard and Francis, Leslie J. (2023) Exploring the psychological type profile of rural Anglican congregations nurtured in the Catholic tradition : a pilot study in Wales. Rural Theology, 21 (2). pp. 122-130. doi:10.1080/14704994.2023.2249660 ISSN 1470-4994.
Francis, Leslie J., Davis, Francis and McKenna, Ursula (2023) How Catholic and how charismatic are the followers of Bishop Barron? A study in personality theory. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion . ISSN 1046-8064. (In Press)
Francis, Leslie J., McKenna, Ursula and Stewart, F. (2023) Human rights as implicit religion : exploring the psychological correlates of belief in human rights and human rights activism among 15- to 18-year-old adolescents in England and Wales. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 34 . ISSN 1046-8064. (In Press)
Francis, Leslie J., McKenna, Ursula and Stewart, F. (2023) Implicit religion, Anglican cathedrals, ways of belonging and spiritual wellbeing : the impact of carol services on unbelievers. HTS Theological Studies . ISSN 0259-9422. (In Press)
Akhtar, Nafees, Francis, Leslie J., McKenna, U. and Hasan, S. S. (2023) Introducing a short-form Parental Attachment Questionnaire for Muslim Societies (PAQ-MS) : a study among young adults in Pakistan. Mental Health, Religion & Culture . doi:10.1080/13674676.2022.2162030 ISSN 1367-4676. (In Press)
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2023) Introducing the Scale of Perceived Affect Response to Online Worship (SPAROW) : a psychometric assessment of ritual innovation during the pandemic. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 26 (6). pp. 581-590. doi:10.1080/13674676.2022.2081317 ISSN 1367-4676.
Akhtar, Naheed, Francis, Leslie J., McKenna, Ursula and Hasan, S. S. (2023) Introducing the Shorter Dark Tetrad for Muslim Societies (SD4-MS) : a study among young adults in Pakistan. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 26 (6). pp. 539-549. doi:10.1080/13674676.2022.2029380 ISSN 1367-4676.
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2023) Lockdown worship in the Church of England : predicting affect responses to leading or accessing online and in-church services. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 44 (2). pp. 280-296. doi:10.1080/13617672.2022.2101087 ISSN 1361-7672.
Guleryuz Erken, Humeyra, Francis, Leslie J. and McKenna, Ursula (2023) Love for Allah and love for self : exploring the connection between religious affect and self-esteem among Muslim adolescents in England. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 44 (1). pp. 99-109. doi:10.1080/13617672.2021.2018215 ISSN 1469-9362.
Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2023) Predictors of perceived changes in psychological wellbeing among clergy in the USA serving in the Episcopal Church during the 2021 Covid-19 pandemic. Journal of Anglican Studies . pp. 1-24. doi:10.1017/S1740355323000591 ISSN 1740-3553. (In Press)
Francis, Leslie J., Lankshear, David W. and Wilkinson, Jacqui (2023) Religious affect and personality among 9- to 13-year-old children : introducing the Junior Personality Scales in Three Dimensions (JPS3D). Mental Health, Religion & Culture . doi:10.1080/13674676.2022.2148642 ISSN 1367-4676. (In Press)
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2023) Revising the Francis Psychological Type and Emotional Temperament Scales (FPTETS). Mental Health, Religion & Culture . pp. 1-10. doi:10.1080/13674676.2023.2232330 ISSN 1367-4676. (In Press)
2022
Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2022) Psychological type and hopes for the post-pandemic Church : an enquiry among lay Anglicans. Type Face, 33 (1). pp. 27-28.
Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2022) Reading the Church of England’s response to the Covid-19 crisis : the diverging views of Anglo-Catholic and Evangelical clergy. Journal of Anglican Studies, 20 (2). pp. 185-197. doi:10.1017/S1740355321000267 ISSN 1740-3553.
Francis, Leslie J., Village, Andrew and Lewis, Christopher Alan (2022) Spiritual awakening among church members during the pandemic : an empirical study in England and Wales. Journal of Empirical Theology, 35 (1). pp. 47-75. doi:10.1163/15709256-20221427 ISSN 0922-2936.
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2022) How did the psychological wellbeing of Church of England clergy and laity change from the first to the third national COVID-19 lockdowns? Pastoral Psychology, 71 . pp. 653-666. doi:10.1007/s11089-022-01017-z ISSN 0031-2789.
Francis, Leslie J. (2022) Psychological type theory, psychographic segmentation, and the science of congregation studies. Type Face, 33 (4). pp. 16-18.
McKenna, Ursula, Francis, Leslie J. and Stewart, Francis (2022) Anglican cathedrals and implicit religion : softening the boundaries of sacred space through innovative events and installations. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 78 (4). a7827. doi:10.4102/hts.v78i4.7827 ISSN 0259-9422.
Crea, G. and Francis, Leslie J. (2022) Purpose in life as protection against professional burnout among Catholic priests and religious in Italy : testing the insights of logotherapy. Pastoral Psychology, 71 . pp. 471-483. doi:10.1007/s11089-022-01009-z ISSN 0031-2789.
Francis, Leslie J. and Mansfield, Simon (2022) Who visits cathedrals? The science of cathedral studies and psychographic segmentation. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 78 (4). a7571 . doi:10.4102/hts.v78i4.7571 ISSN 0259-9422.
Francis, Leslie J., Erken, Humeyra Guleryuz and Village, Andrew (2022) Assessing the affective dimension of religion within Muslim societies : the Sahin-Francis Scale of Attitude toward Islam, short form. Journal of Religious Education, 70 . pp. 135-146. doi:10.1007/s40839-022-00165-x ISSN 1442-018X.
Francis, Leslie J., Smith, G. and Astley, J. (2022) Hiring labourers for the vineyard and making sense of God’s grace at work : an empirical investigation in hermeneutical theory and ordinary theology. HTS Theological Studies, 78 (4). a7444 . doi:10.4102/hts.v78i4.7444 ISSN 0259-9422.
Francis, Leslie J. and Ross, C. F. J. (2022) Reading the Good Samaritan (Luke 10: 25-37) through the lenses of introverted intuition and extraverted intuition : perceiving text differently. HTS Theological Studies, 78 (4). a7443. doi:10.4102/hts.v78i4.7443 ISSN 0259-9422.
Francis, Leslie J. (2022) Are Anglican cathedrals more inclusive than parish churches? Theology, 126 (3). pp. 183-191. doi:10.1177/0040571X231171280 ISSN 0040-571X.
Francis, Leslie J., Lankshear, David W. and Eccles, Emma L. (2022) Assessing the ethos of Anglican primary schools in Wales : the Student Voice Project. Journal of Anglican Studies, 20 (1). pp. 80-97. doi:10.1017/S1740355321000085 ISSN 1740-3553.
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2022) Factorial structure and validity of the Francis Psychological Type and Emotional Temperament Scales (FPTETS). Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 25 (9). pp. 897-909. doi:10.1080/13674676.2022.2026311 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2022) The Francis Psychological Type Scales (FPTS) : factor structure, internal consistency reliability, and concurrent validity with the MBTI. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 25 (9). pp. 931-951. doi:10.1080/13674676.2022.2041584 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2022) Psychological type profile and temperament of Catholic priests serving in England, Wales, and Ireland. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 25 (9). pp. 884-896. doi:10.1080/13674676.2021.2017420 ISSN 1367-4676.
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2022) Psychological type and the three major dimensions of personality : mapping the relationship between the FPTS and the EPQR-A among clergy and churchgoers. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 25 (9). pp. 875-883. doi:10.1080/13674676.2021.1999400 ISSN 1367-4676.
ap Sion, Tomos G. and Francis, Leslie J. (2022) The psychological type profile of Salvation Army officers working within the United Kingdom : diversity, strengths, and weaknesses in ministry. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 25 (9). 842-859 . doi:10.1080/13674676.2021.1884211 ISSN 1367-4676.
McKenna, Ursula and Francis, Leslie J. (2022) Testing the contact hypothesis : the association between personal friendships and anti-Jewish attitudes among 13- to 15-year-old students in England and Wales. In: Unser, A., (ed.) Religion, Citizenship and Democracy. Religion and Human Rights, 8 . Cham: Springer, pp. 199-220. ISBN 9783030832766
McKenna, Ursula, Neal, Tony and Francis, Leslie J. (2022) Assessing the personal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on retired clergy : listening to their experiences. Rural Theology, 20 (2). pp. 91-104. doi:10.1080/14704994.2022.2120964 ISSN 1470-4994.
Francis, Leslie J., Lankshear, David W. and McKenna, Ursula (2022) Comparing the attitudes of Muslim and Christian year 5 and 6 students within four Anglican primary schools in Wales. British Journal of Religious Education, 44 (1). pp. 80-86. doi:10.1080/01416200.2021.1877614 ISSN 0141-6200.
Francis, Leslie J., Smith, Greg and Astley, Jeff (2022) Looking at the birds, considering the lilies, and perceiving God’s grace in the countryside : an empirical investigation in hermeneutical theory. Rural Theology, 20 (1). pp. 38-51. doi:10.1080/14704994.2021.1968642 ISSN 1470-4994.
Lewis, C. A., Burgess, J. H. and Francis, Leslie J. (2022) Psychological type profile of ministers of word and sacrament within the United Reformed Church (URC). Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 25 (9). pp. 921-930. doi:10.1080/13674676.2022.2037536 ISSN 1367-4676.
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2022) Psychological wellbeing and sources of support for Church of England clergy and laity during the third national COVID-19 lockdown. Rural Theology, 20 (2). pp. 72-90. doi:10.1080/14704994.2022.2120972 ISSN 1470-4994.
Francis, Leslie J. and Jones, S. H. (2022) The mysterious case of the Ethiopian eunuch : an empirical and psychological examination in biblical hermeneutics. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 25 (9). pp. 829-841. doi:10.1080/13674676.2020.1764514 ISSN 1367-4676 .
2021
Francis, Leslie J. and Lankshear, David W., eds. (2021) The science of congregation studies : searching for signs of growth. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9783030761066
Francis, Leslie J., Jones, Susan H. and McKenna, Ursula (2021) The contribution of cathedrals to psychological health and well-being : Assessing the impact of Cathedral Carol Services. HTS Theological Studies, 77 (4). a6820. doi:10.4102/hts.v77i4.6820 ISSN 0259-9422.
Francis, Leslie J., Jones, Susan H. and McKenna, Ursula (2021) The contribution of cathedrals to psychological health and well-being : assessing the impact of Cathedral Carol Services. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 77 (4). a6820. doi:10.4102/hts.v77i4.6820 ISSN 0259-9422.
Village, A. and Francis, Leslie J. (2021) Churches and faith : attitude towards church buildings during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown among churchgoers in England. Ecclesial Practices, 8 (2). pp. 216-232. doi:10.1163/22144471-bja10025 ISSN 2214-4463.
Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2021) Psychological type and responding to COVID-19 : an enquiry among lay Anglicans. Type Face, 32 (1). pp. 28-30.
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2021) Shaping attitudes toward church in a time of coronavirus : exploring the effects of personal, psychological, social, and theological factors among Church of England clergy and laity. Journal of Empirical Theology, 34 (1). pp. 102-128. doi:10.1163/15709256-12341423 ISSN 1570-9256.
Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2021) This blessed sacrament of unity? Holy Communion, the pandemic, and the Church of England. Journal of Empirical Theology, 34 (1). pp. 87-101. doi:10.1163/15709256-12341420 ISSN 0922-2936.
Trowsdale, Jo, McKenna, Ursula and Francis, Leslie J. (2021) Teacher evaluation of the impact of The Imagineerium education project on the creativity of individual students : the Trowsdale Index of teacher observation of student creativity. Research in Education, 111 (1). pp. 70-79. doi:10.1177/00345237211014559 ISSN 0034-5237.
Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2021) This blessed sacrament of unity? Holy Communion, the pandemic, and the Church of England. Journal of Empirical Theology . pp. 1-15. doi:10.1163/15709256-12341420 ISSN 1570-9256.
Fawcett, Bruce G., Francis, Leslie J. and McKenna, Ursula (2021) Sustaining young Canadian Baptists in the faith : exploring the connection between religious affect and parental religious attendance. Journal of Research on Christian Education, 30 (3). pp. 317-336. doi:10.1080/10656219.2021.1988013 ISSN 1934-4945.
Rogobete, Silviu E., Francis, Leslie J. and McKenna, Ursula (2021) Examining the connection between religion and attitude toward socio-economic human rights and attitude toward euthanasia and abortion among Romanian Orthodox adolescents : contrasting the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (20). 10837. doi:10.3390/ijerph182010837 ISSN 1660-4601.
Francis, Leslie J., Village, Andrew and Lawson, S. Anne (2021) Increasingly fragile? Assessing the cumulative impact of the pandemic on rural Anglican churches. Rural Theology, 19 (2). pp. 72-78. doi:10.1080/14704994.2021.1980656 ISSN 1470-4994.
Francis, Leslie J., Village, A. and Lewis, C. A. (2021) Spiritual awakening among Anglican clergy during the pandemic : exploring the effects of personal factors, personality, church orientation, and religious practice. Spirituality of a Personality, 101 (2 Part 1). pp. 234-257. doi:10.33216/2220-6310-2021-101-2_1-234-257 ISSN 2220-6310.
Francis, Leslie J., Jones, Susan H. and McKenna, Ursula (2021) The science of congregation studies and psychographic segmentation : O come all ye thinking types? HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 77 (4). doi:10.4102/hts.v77i4.6747 ISSN 0259-9422.
Francis, Leslie J., Stevenson, Adam J. and Ross, Christopher F. J. (2021) Reading the wedding at Cana in Galilee (Jn 2:1–11) through the lenses of introverted sensing and introverted intuition : perceiving text differently. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 77 (4). a6858 . doi:10.4102/hts.v77i4.6858 ISSN 0259-9422.
Francis, Leslie J., Lankshear, David W. and Eccles, Emma L. (2021) Introducing the Junior Spiritual Health Scale (JSHS) : assessing the impact of religious affect on spiritual health among 8- to 11-year-old students. International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 26 (4). pp. 199-213. doi:10.1080/1364436x.2021.1968801 ISSN 1469-8455.
Smith, G. and Francis, Leslie J. (2021) Training incumbents and The Book of Common Prayer. Faith and Worship . pp. 6-13. ISSN 0309-1627.
Lankshear, David W., Francis, Leslie J. and Eccles, E. L. (2021) Engaging the student voice within Anglican school self-evaluation and statutory inspection within Wales : The Lankshear Student Voice Scales Revised. Journal of Research on Christian Education, 30 (2). pp. 209-220. doi:10.1080/10656219.2021.1936317 ISSN 1065-6219.
Francis, Leslie J. and Crea, G. (2021) Psychological predictors of professional burnout among priests and religious sisters in Italy : the dark triad versus the bright trinity? Pastoral Psychology, 70 . pp. 399-418. doi:10.1007/s11089-021-00951-8 ISSN 0031-2789.
Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2021) Introducing The Index of Balanced Affect Change (TIBACh) : a study among Church of England clergy and laity. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 24 (8). pp. 770-779. doi:10.1080/13674676.2021.1923679 ISSN 1367-4676 .
Francis, Leslie J., Village, A. and Payne, V. John (2021) Introducing the Francis Owl-Lark Indices (FOLI) : assessing the implications of diurnal activity patterns for clergy work-related psychological health. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 24 (8). pp. 780-795. doi:10.1080/13674676.2021.1871595 ISSN 1367-4676 .
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2021) Exploring affect balance : psychological well-being of Church of England clergy and laity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Religion and Health, 60 . pp. 1556-1575. doi:10.1007/s10943-021-01225-6 ISSN 0022-4197.
Francis, Leslie J. (2021) Exploring the consequences of religious experience within the Greer tradition : effects on personal affect and on religious affect. Journal for the Study of Religious Experience , 7 (1). pp. 69-92. ISSN 2057-2301.
Francis, Leslie J., Village, Andrew and Lawson, S. Anne (2021) Impact of Covid-19 on fragile churches : listening to the voices of lay people. Rural Theology, 19 (1). pp. 41-47. doi:10.1080/14704994.2021.1895422 ISSN 1470-4994.
Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2021) Shielding, but not shielded : comparing the experience of the Covid-19 lockdown for Anglican churchgoers aged seventy and over with those under the age of sixty. Rural Theology, 19 (1). pp. 31-40. doi:10.1080/14704994.2021.1895421 ISSN 1470-4994.
Lewis, C. A., Francis, Leslie J. and Geary, A. (2021) Psychological type profile of Methodist churchgoers in England. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 24 (6). pp. 638-646. doi:10.1080/13674676.2020.1846509 ISSN 1367-4676 .
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2021) Wellbeing and perceptions of receiving support among Church of England clergy during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 24 (5). pp. 463-477. doi:10.1080/13674676.2021.1906214 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J., Jones, Susan H., McKenna, Ursula, Pike, Nelson and Williams, Emma (2021) Belonging through events? Exploring the demographic profile, motivations, and experiences of those attending the afternoon Carol services on Christmas Eve at Liverpool Cathedral. Religions, 12 (2). 90. doi:10.3390/rel12020090 ISSN 2077-1444.
Erken, H. G. and Francis, Leslie J. (2021) Internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Astley-Francis Scale of Attitude toward Theistic Faith Revised among Muslim, Christian, and religiously unaffiliated secondary school students in England. Mental Health, Religion and Health, 24 (3). pp. 261-270. doi:10.1080/13674676.2020.1851667 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J., Edwards, O. D. and ap Siôn, Tania (2021) Applying psychological type and psychological temperament theory to the congregations at cathedral carol services. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 24 (4). 412-424 . doi:10.1080/13674676.2020.1764516 ISSN 1367-4676 .
McKinney, Stephen , Francis, Leslie J. and McKenna, Ursula (2021) Assessing sectarian attitudes among Catholic adolescents in Scotland. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 42 (1). pp. 1-18. doi:10.1080/13617672.2019.1678293 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J., Lankshear, David W., Eccles, E. and McKenna, Ursula (2021) Assessing the impact of the Student Voice Project on shaping the ethos of Anglican primary schools : a study focusing on the Diocese of Llandaff. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 42 (3). pp. 300-314. doi:10.1080/13617672.2020.1829268 ISSN 1361-7672.
Payne, V. John, Lewis, Christopher Alan and Francis, Leslie J. (2021) Confirming the factor structure of the Francis Psychological type Scales (FPTS) among a sample of Anglican clergy in Wales. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 24 (6). pp. 628-637. doi:10.1080/13674676.2020.1858275 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J., Crea, G. and Laycock, P. (2021) Factor structure, reliability and validity of the Francis Burnout Inventory Revised among Catholic priests and religious sisters in Italy. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 24 (3). pp. 271-282. doi:10.1080/13674676.2020.1786507 ISSN 1367-4676 .
Francis, Leslie J. and Giordan, G. (2021) Identifying learning preferences among Italian undergraduate students studying the sociology of religion : drawing on psychological type preferences. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 24 (6). 581-593 . doi:10.1080/13674676.2020.1766846 ISSN 1367-4676 .
Erken, Humeyra Guleryuz, Francis, Leslie J. and McKenna, Ursula (2021) Love for Allah and love for others : exploring the connection between religious affect and empathy among Muslim adolescents in England. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 42 (2). 223-234 . doi:10.1080/13617672.2020.1816399 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J., Smith, Greg and Evans, Jonathan (2021) Preaching on the revised common lectionary for the feast of Christ the King : joy for intuitive thinking types, nightmare for sensing feeling types? HTS Theological Studies, 77 (4). a6746 . doi:10.4102/hts.v77i4.6746 ISSN 0259-9422.
Francis, Leslie J., Mansfield, Simon and McKenna, Ursula (2021) Psychographic segmentation of cathedral visitors in England and Wales : introducing the Visitor Expectations Type Scales 2.0 (VETS2.0). Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 24 (6). pp. 535-553. doi:10.1080/13674676.2020.1776692 ISSN 1367-4676 .
Crea, G. and Francis, Leslie J. (2021) Psychological type and personal wellbeing among Catholic priests in Italy : a study in positive psychology. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 24 (4). pp. 404-411. doi:10.1080/13674676.2020.1758645 ISSN 1367-4676 .
Francis, Leslie J., Jones, S. H. and Village, A. (2021) Psychological type and psychological temperament among Readers within the Church of England : a complementary ministry? Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 24 (4). 389-403 . doi:10.1080/13674676.2020.1764517 ISSN 1367-4676 .
Francis, Leslie J., Village, A. and Voas, D. (2021) Psychological type theory, femininity and the appeal of Anglo-Catholicism : a study among Anglican clergymen in England. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 24 (4). pp. 352-365. doi:10.1080/13674676.2020.1767557 ISSN 1367-4676 .
Francis, Leslie J., Fawcett, B. G., Freeze, T., Embrée, R. and Lankshear, David W. (2021) What helps young Christians grow in discipleship? Exploring connections between discipleship pathways and psychological type. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 24 (6). pp. 563-580. doi:10.1080/13674676.2020.1767556 ISSN 1367-4676 .
Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2021) The pandemic and the feminisation of the Church? How male and female churchgoers experienced the Church of England’s response to Covid-19. Journal of Beliefs & Values . pp. 1-10. doi:10.1080/13617672.2021.1933304 ISSN 1469-9362.
2020
Francis, Leslie J., Jones, Susan H. and McKenna, Ursula (2020) The Holly Bough service at Liverpool Cathedral and psychological type theory : fresh expressions or inherited church? HTS Theological Studies, 76 (3). a6275. doi:10.4102/hts.v76i3.6275 ISSN 0259-9422.
Francis, Leslie J. (2020) Churchgoing and Christian ethics : an empirical study among 13- to 15-year-old students in England and Wales. Journal of Empirical Theology, 33 (2). pp. 197-219. doi:10.1163/15709256-12341410 ISSN 0922-2936.
Francis, Leslie J., Jones, S. H. and Ross, C. F. (2020) Is God really good to the upright? Theological educators exploring Psalm 73 through the Jungian lenses of sensing, intuition, feeling and thinking. HTS Theological Studies, 76 (1). a6171. doi:10.4102/hts.v76i1.6171 ISSN 0259-9422.
Francis, Leslie J., McKenna, Ursula and Powell, Ruth (2020) Ecclesia domestica and the role of the home in sustaining churchgoing among Catholics : an empirical enquiry among 8- to 14-year-olds in Australia. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 31 . pp. 338-359. doi:10.1163/9789004443969_017 ISSN 1046-8064.
Francis, Leslie J., Powell, Ruth and McKenna, Ursula (2020) Religion and personal happiness among young churchgoers in Australia : the importance of the affective dimension. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 31 . pp. 319-337. doi:10.1163/9789004443969_016 ISSN 1046-8064.
Francis, Leslie J., Village, Andrew and Voas, David (2020) The changing psychological type profile and psychological temperament of Church of England clergy. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 31 . pp. 93-110. doi:10.1163/9789004443969_007 ISSN 1046-8064.
Francis, Leslie J., McKenna, Ursula and Powell, Ruth (2020) The internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity (modified short-form) among 8- to 14-year-old churchgoers in Australia. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 31 . pp. 300-318. doi:10.1163/9789004443969_015 ISSN 1046-8064.
Francis, Leslie J., Breskaya, O. and McKenna, Ursula (2020) Attitudes toward civil human rights among Italian students of sociology : the effects of religion and theology. Religions, 11 (12). 643. doi:10.3390/rel11120643 ISSN 2077-1444.
Francis, Leslie J. and Jones, Susan H. (2020) Cathedrals as agents of psychological health and wellbeing within secular societies : assessing the impact of the Holly Bough service in Liverpool Cathedral. HTS Theological Studies, 76 (3). a6250 . doi:10.4102/hts.v76i3.6250 ISSN 0259-9422.
Breskaya, Olga, Francis, Leslie J. and Giordan, Giuseppe (2020) Perceptions of the functions of religion and attitude toward religious freedom : introducing the New Indices of the Functions of Religion (NIFoR). Religions, 11 (10). e507. doi:10.3390/rel11100507 ISSN 2077-1444.
Francis, Leslie J., McKenna, Ursula and Sahin, Abdullah (2020) Exploring Psalm 73:1–10 through sensing and intuition : the SIFT approach among Muslim educators. HTS Theological Studies, 76 (3). a6093. doi:10.4102/hts.v76i3.6093 ISSN 0259-9422.
Francis, Leslie J., McKenna, Ursula and Lewis, Christopher Alan (2020) Shifts in denominational differences in student attitude toward Christianity in Northern Ireland 1979-2011. Journal of Religious Education, 68 . pp. 409-415. doi:10.1007/s40839-020-00110-w ISSN 1442-018X.
Francis, Leslie J., Jones, Susan H., McKenna, Ursula, Pike, Nelson and Williams, Emma (2020) The science of cathedral studies : exploring the demographic profile, motivational intentions, and perceived impact among those attending the Holly Bough service in Liverpool Cathedral. Religions, 11 (9). 478. doi:10.3390/rel11090478 ISSN 2077-1444.
Francis, Leslie J., Athwal, S. and McKenna, Ursula (2020) Assessing attitude toward Sikhism : the psychometric properties of the Athwal-Francis Scale among Sikh adolescents. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 23 (3-4). 234-244 . doi:10.1080/13674676.2020.1758644 ISSN 1367-4676 .
Francis, Leslie J. and Crea, Guiseppe (2020) The psychometric properties of the Italian translation of the Astley-Francis scale of attitude toward theistic faith : a study across the age range of 13- to 80-years. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 23 (3-4). pp. 302-308. doi:10.1080/13674676.2020.1735324 ISSN 1367-4676 .
Francis, Leslie J. (2020) Parental and peer influence on church attendance among adolescent Anglicans in England and Wales. Journal of Anglican Studies, 18 (1). pp. 61-73. doi:10.1017/S1740355320000169 ISSN 1740-3553.
Francis, Leslie J., Byrne, G., Lewis, C. A. and Sweetman, B. (2020) Religious affect and personal happiness : are there significant differences between Catholic adolescents in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland? Journal of Religious Education, 68 . pp. 13-27. doi:10.1007/s40839-020-00095-6 ISSN 1442-018X.
Francis, Leslie J., McKenna, Ursula and Sahin, Abdullah (2020) Religion and socio-economic human rights : an empirical enquiry among adolescents in England and Wales. In: Ziebertz, H. G., (ed.) International Empirical Studies on Religion and Socioeconomic Human Rights. Religion and Human Rights , 5 . Cham: Springer, pp. 169-191. ISBN 9783030309336
Francis, Leslie J. (2020) Difficult Texts : Ecclesiastes 12: 12 compared with John 21: 25 : What does a canon theologian do? Theology, 123 (2). pp. 129-131. doi:10.1177/0040571X19894859 ISSN 0040-571X.
Francis, Leslie J., Lankshear, David W., Eccles, Emma L. and McKenna, Ursula (2020) Sustaining churchgoing young Anglicans in England and Wales : assessing influence of the home. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 41 (1). pp. 34-50. doi:10.1080/13617672.2019.1607013 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J., Lankshear, David W. and Eccles, E. L. (2020) Assessing student attitude toward Christianity in Church in Wales primary schools : does aided status make a difference? British Journal of Religious Education, 42 (1). pp. 56-64. doi:10.1080/01416200.2017.1373067 ISSN 0141-6200.
Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2020) Christian ethos secondary schools, parental church attendance and student attitude toward Christianity. Exploring connections in England and Wales. British Journal of Religious Education, 42 (3). pp. 298-312. doi:10.1080/01416200.2019.1580562 ISSN 0141-6200.
2019
Francis, Leslie J., Strathie, D. and Ross, C. F. (2019) Reading the Beatitudes (Mt 5:1–10) through the lenses of introverted intuition and introverted sensing : perceiving text differently. HTS Theological Studies, 75 (4). a5475 . doi:10.4102/hts.v75i4.5475 ISSN 0259-9422.
Francis, Leslie J., Laycock, Patrick and Ratter, Henry (2019) Testing the Francis Burnout Inventory among Anglican clergy in England. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 22 (10). pp. 1057-1067. doi:10.1080/13674676.2019.1644304 ISSN 1367-4676 .
Francis, Leslie J., Emslie, Neville J. and Payne, V. John (2019) The effect of emotional intelligence on work-related psychological health among Anglican clergy in Wales. Journal of Religion and Health, 58 . pp. 1631-1647. doi:10.1007/s10943-019-00798-7 ISSN 0022-4197.
Francis, Leslie J. and McKenna, Ursula (2019) The experience of victimisation among Christian adolescents in the UK : the effect of psychological and religious factors. In: Riegel, Ulrich and Heil, Stefan and Kalbheim, Boris and Unser, Alexander, (eds.) Understanding Religion: empirical perspectives in practical theology : essays in honour of Hans-Georg Ziebertz. Research on Religious and Spiritual Education (13). Münster: Waxmann, pp. 55-78. ISBN 9783830940548
Francis, Leslie J., McKenna, Ursula and Arweck, Elisabeth (2019) Countering anti-Muslim attitudes among Christian and religiously unaffiliated 13- to 15-year-olds in England and Wales : testing the contact hypothesis. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 41 (3). pp. 342-357. doi:10.1080/13617672.2019.1653062 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J. and Crea, Giuseppe (2019) Personality and vocational motivation : a study among Catholic seminarians in Italy employing the Big Five and the NIRO. Review of Religious Research, 61 . pp. 259-271. doi:10.1007/s13644-019-00377-y ISSN 0034-673X.
Francis, Leslie J., Foster, Simon, Lankshear, David W. and Jones, Ian (2019) What helps Christians grow? An exploratory study distinguishing among four distinctive pathways. Pastoral Psychology, 68 . pp. 379-392. doi:10.1007/s11089-019-00866-5 ISSN 0031-2789.
Francis, Leslie J., Village, Andrew and Voas, David (2019) The turn toward extraversion : the changing psychological profile of Anglican clergy. Journal of Empirical Theology, 32 (1). pp. 89-104. doi:10.1163/15709256-12341383 ISSN 0922-2936.
Francis, Leslie J., Payne, V. John and Emslie, Neville J. (2019) Just how emotionally intelligent are religious leaders in Britain? A study among Anglican clergy in Wales. Pastoral Psychology, 68 . pp. 261-269. doi:10.1007/s11089-018-0845-x ISSN 0031-2789.
Trowsdale, Jo, McKenna, Ursula and Francis, Leslie J. (2019) Evaluating ‘The Imagineerium’ : the Trowsdale Indices of Confidence in Competence, Creativity and Learning (TICCCL). Thinking Skills and Creativity, 32 . pp. 75-81. doi:10.1016/j.tsc.2019.04.001 ISSN 1871-1871 .
Francis, Leslie J., Howell, David, Hill, Phoebe and McKenna, Ursula (2019) Assessing the impact of a paid children, youth or family worker on Anglican congregations in England. Journal of Research on Christian Education, 28 (1). pp. 43-50. doi:10.1080/10656219.2019.1593267 ISSN 1065-6219.
Francis, Leslie J. and Whinney, Michael (2019) The psychological profile of Church of England male archdeacons at the beginning of the twenty-first century : drawing on psychological type and temperament theory. Journal of Anglican Studies, 17 (1). pp. 74-92. doi:10.1017/S1740355318000256 ISSN 1740-3553.
Giannone, Derek Anthony, Kaplin, Daniel and Francis, Leslie J. (2019) Exploring two approaches to an existential function of religiosity in mental health. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 22 (1). pp. 56-72. doi:10.1080/13674676.2019.1592136 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J. and Casson, Ann (2019) Retaining young Catholics in the Church : assessing the importance of parental example. Journal of Religious Education, 67 . pp. 1-16. doi:10.1007/s40839-019-00076-4 ISSN 1442-018X.
Francis, Leslie J. and Casson, Ann (2019) Retaining young catholics in the church: assessing the importance of parental example. Journal of Religious Education, 67 (1). pp. 1-16. doi:10.1007/s40839-019-00076-4 ISSN 1442-018X.
Francis, Leslie J., Jones, Susan H. and Martinson, Jonas (2019) Exploring the Marcan account of the Baptism of Jesus through psychological lenses : an empirical study within a Black-led Black-majority Pentecostal church. Journal of the European Pentecostal Theology Association, 39 (2). pp. 100-115. doi:10.1080/18124461.2019.1592330 ISSN 1812-4461.
Jones, S. J. and Francis, Leslie J. (2019) Searching for the lost sheep (Matthew 18: 10-14) : Do sensing types and intuitive types find different things? Rural Theology, 17 (2). pp. 106-113. doi:10.1080/14704994.2019.1585112 ISSN 1470-4994.
Francis, Leslie J. (2019) From a rural pulpit : holy baptism. Rural Theology, 17 (1). pp. 60-61. doi:10.1080/14704994.2019.1585108 ISSN 1470-4994.
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.
Francis, Leslie J., Astley, Jeff and McKenna, Ursula (2019) Science disproves the biblical account of creation : exploring the predictors of perceived conflict between science and religion among 13- to 15-year-old students in the UK. British Journal of Religious Education, 41 (2). pp. 188-201. doi:10.1080/01416200.2018.1540399 ISSN 0141-6200.
Francis, Leslie J., Crea, Crea and McKenna, Ursula (2019) The Purpose-in-Life Scale (PILS) : internal consistency reliability, concurrent validity and construct validity among Catholic priests in Italy. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 22 (6). pp. 602-613. doi:10.1080/13674676.2018.153820 ISSN 1367-4676 .
Francis, Leslie J., Jones, Susan H. and Hebden, K. (2019) Binding and loosing on earth : evaluating the strategy for church disciplinary procedures proposed in Matthew 18: 15-18 through the lenses of thinking and feeling. HTS Theological Studies, 75 (3). pp. 1-10. doi:10.4102/hts.v75i3.5476 ISSN 0259-9422.
McGrady, Andrew, McKenna, Ursula and Francis, Leslie J. (2019) Catholic identities, religious faith and moral values : an empirical enquiry among 16- to 19-year-old male students in the Republic of Ireland. In: Byrne, Gareth and Francis, Leslie J., (eds.) Religion and Education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin, Ireland: Veritas, pp. 125-143. ISBN 9781847308900
Francis, Leslie J., Lewis, Christopher Alan and McKenna, Ursula (2019) Denominational differences in students’ religious and moral values in Northern Ireland : still worlds apart? In: Byrne, Gareth and Francis, Leslie J., (eds.) Religion and Education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin, Ireland: Veritas, pp. 47-76. ISBN 9781847308900
Francis, Leslie J. (2019) Editorial. Rural Theology, 17 (1). p. 1. doi:10.1080/14704994.2019.1598059 ISSN 1470-4994.
Francis, Leslie J., McKenna, Ursula and Lewis, Christopher Alan (2019) Examining the relationship between spirituality and character virtues : an empirical study among a sample of 11- to 16-year-old UK students. Spirituality of a Personality : Methodology, Theory and Practice, 2 (89). pp. 218-240. ISSN 2220-6310.
Byrne, Gareth, Francis, Leslie J., McKenna, Ursula and Sweetman, Bernadette (2019) Exploring the personal, social and spiritual worldview of male adolescent atheists within the Republic of Ireland : an empirical enquiry. In: Byrne, Gareth and Francis, Leslie J., (eds.) Religion and Education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin, Ireland: Veritas, pp. 247-269. ISBN 9781847308900
Byrne, Gareth, Francis, Leslie J. and McKenna, Ursula (2019) Exploring the social benefit of religious education in post primary schools within the Republic of Ireland : an empirical enquiry among 13- to 15-year-old students. In: Byrne, Gareth and Francis, Leslie J., (eds.) Religion and Education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin, Ireland: Veritas, pp. 203-221. ISBN 9781847308900
Francis, Leslie J., ap Sion, Tania, Lankshear, David W. and Eccles, Emma L. (2019) Factors shaping prayer frequency among 9- to 11-year-olds. Greek Journal of Religious Education (GjRE) / Ελληνική Περιοδική Έκδοση για τη Θρησκευτική Εκπαίδευση (ΕλΘΕ), 2 (1). pp. 39-52. doi:10.30457/30420193 ISSN 2623-4386.
Francis, Leslie J., McGrady, Andrew G., Williams, Kevin and McKenna, Ursula (2019) Growing up Catholic in Ireland : the intersectionality of gender and nationality. In: Byrne, Gareth and Francis, Leslie J., (eds.) Religion and Education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin, Ireland: Veritas Publications, pp. 77-101. ISBN 9781847308900
McKenna, Ursula and Francis, Leslie J. (2019) Growing up female and Muslim in the UK : an empirical enquiry into the distinctive religious and social values of young Muslims. British Journal of Religious Education, 41 (4). pp. 388-401. doi:10.1080/01416200.2018.1437393 ISSN 0141-6200.
McGrady, Andrew, Francis, Leslie J. and McKenna, Ursula (2019) The McGrady index of parental attitude toward Catholic schools (MIPACS) : reliability and validity among Catholic parents within the Republic of Ireland. In: Byrne, Gareth and Francis, Leslie J., (eds.) Religion and Education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin, Ireland: Veritas, pp. 187-200. ISBN 9781847308900
Francis, Leslie J., Village, Andrew and Powell, R. (2019) Quest religious orientation among church leaders in Australia : a function of psychological predisposition or openness to mystical experience? Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 11 (2). pp. 123-130. doi:10.1037/rel0000125 ISSN 1941-1022.
Francis, Leslie J., McKenna, Ursula and Sahin, Abdullah (2019) Religion, human rights and matters of life and death : exploring attitude toward abortion and euthanasia among adolescents in England and Wales. In: Ziebertz, Hans-Georg and Zaccaria, Francesco , (eds.) Euthanasia, Abortion, Death Penalty and Religion - The Right to Life and its Limitations. Religion and Human Rights, 4 . Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 139-159. ISBN 9783319987729
Byrne, Gareth, Francis, Leslie J., Sweetman, Bernadette and McKenna, Ursula (2019) Sustaining churchgoing young Catholics in the Republic of Ireland : assessing the importance of parental example. In: Byrne, Gareth and Francis, Leslie J., (eds.) Religion and Education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin, Ireland: Veritas, pp. 223-245. ISBN 9781847308900
Francis, Leslie J., McGrady, Andrew and McKenna, Ursula (2019) When women cease to be more religious than men : the changing face of sex differences in religious affect among young adult Catholics in the Republic of Ireland. In: Byrne, Gareth and Francis, Leslie J., (eds.) Religion and Education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin, Ireland: Veritas, pp. 145-161. ISBN 9781847308900
Francis, Leslie J. and Lankshear, David W. (2019) Work-related psychological health and psychological type : a study among primary school teachers in Wales. Research Papers in Education, 34 (4). pp. 391-404. doi:10.1080/02671522.2018.1452959 ISSN 0267-1522.
Lewis, Christopher Alan, Francis, Leslie J. and McKenna, Ursula (2019) The profile of Protestant sixth-form religion in Northern Ireland 1968-2011 : the Greer legacy. In: Byrne, Gareth and Francis, Leslie J., (eds.) Religion and Education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin, Ireland: Veritas, pp. 23-46. ISBN 9781847308900
McGrady, Andrew, Francis, Leslie J. and McKenna, Ursula (2019) The religious identity of 16- to 19-year-old Catholic school leavers within the Republic of Ireland in 2003 : exploring sex differences. In: Byrne, Gareth and Francis, Leslie J., (eds.) Religion and Education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin, Ireland: Veritas, pp. 163-185. ISBN 9781847308900
2018
Giordan, Giuseppe, Francis, Leslie J. and Crea, Giuseppe (2018) The persistence of spiritual experience among churchgoing and non-churchgoing Italians : sociological and psychological perspectives. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 33 (3). pp. 447-465. doi:10.1080/13537903.2018.1535371 ISSN 1353-7903.
Wilkinson, J., Francis, Leslie J. and McKenna, Ursula (2018) Personal prayer, worship attendance and spiritual wellbeing : a study among fourth, fifth and sixth class students attending Church of Ireland schools in the Republic of Ireland. Journal of Religious Education, 66 (3). pp. 202-212. doi:10.1007/s40839-018-0068-6 ISSN 1442-018X.
Francis, Leslie J., Village, Andrew and Voas, David (2018) Stress levels among parish clergy : the benefits of feeling supported. Journal of Empirical Theology, 31 (2). pp. 265-287. doi:10.1163/15709256-12341374 ISSN 0922-2936.
Francis, Leslie J., Lankshear, David W. and Eccles, Emma L. (2018) How students perceive attending Church in Wales primary schools: A psychometric assessment of Section 50 inspection criteria. Research in Education (Manchester), 102 (1). pp. 2-12. doi:10.1177/0034523717740150 ISSN 0034-5237.
Stevenson, Adam J. and Francis, Leslie J. (2018) Profiling Methodist leadership. Holiness, 4 (1). pp. 7-26. ISSN 2058 – 5969.
Francis, Leslie J., Village, Andrew and Voas, David (2018) Stress Levels among Anglican Clergy: The Beneficial Effects of Feeling Supported. Journal of Empirical Theology, 31 (2). pp. 265-287. doi:10.1163/15709256-12341374 ISSN 1570-9256.
Francis, Leslie J., McKenna, Ursula and Sahin, Abdullah (2018) Facing the issues raised in Psalm 1 through thinking and feeling : applying the SIFT approach to biblical hermeneutics among Muslim educators. Religions, 9 (10). 323. doi:10.3390/rel19100323 ISSN 2077-1444.
Francis, Leslie J. and Crea, Giuseppe (2018) The psychological temperament of Catholic priests and religious sisters in Italy : an empirical enquiry. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 29 . ISSN 1046-8064.
Francis, Leslie J. (2018) Let us prey: the plague of narcissist pastors and what we can do about it. Rural Theology, 17 (1). pp. 64-65. ISSN 1470-4994
Francis, Leslie J. (2018) Living with never-ending expectations. Rural Theology, 17 (1). pp. 65-66. ISSN 1470-4994
Francis, Leslie J. and Lewis, Christopher Alan (2018) Religious affect and self-esteem : an empirical enquiry among 10-to 12-year-old participants. Spirituality of a Personality : Methodology, Theory and Practice, 2 (83). pp. 209-220. ISSN 2220-6310.
Francis, Leslie J., Smith, Greg and Corio, Alec S. (2018) Exploring psalm 139 through the Jungian lenses of sensing, intuition, feeling, and thinking. HTS Theological Studies, 74 (1). 5058. doi:10.4102/hts.v74i1.5058 ISSN 0259-9422.
Francis, Leslie J., Casson, Ann and McKenna, Ursula (2018) Christian ethos secondary schools in England and Wales : a common voice or wide diversity? Journal of Beliefs and Values, 39 (4). pp. 445-462. doi:10.1080/13617672.2018.1491262 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J. and McKenna, Ursula (2018) The experience of victimisation among Muslim adolescents in the UK : the effect of psychological and religious factors. Religions, 9 (8). 243. doi:10.3390/rel9080243 ISSN 2077-1444.
Lankshear, David W., Francis, Leslie J. and Eccles, Emma L. (2018) Monitoring attitude toward Christianity among year 5 and year 6 students attending Church in Wales primary schools. International Journal of Christianity & Education, 22 (2). pp. 112-127. 205699711875641. doi:10.1177/2056997118756410 ISSN 2056-998X.
Francis, Leslie J. and Smith, Greg (2018) Changing patterns in recruitment to stipendiary ministry: A study in psychological profiling. Theology, 121 (4). pp. 268-277. doi:10.1177/0040571X18765426 ISSN 0040-571X.
Francis, Leslie J. and Smith, Greg (2018) Difficult texts : Psalm 1. Theology, 121 (3). pp. 197-200. doi:10.1177/0040571x17749149 ISSN 2044-2696.
Francis, Leslie J. (2018) Love one another as I have loved you. Rural Theology, 16 (1). pp. 56-57. doi:10.1080/14704994.2018.1447843 ISSN 1470-4994.
Francis, Leslie J. (2018) The joy of being Anglican. Rural Theology, 16 (1). pp. 54-55. doi:10.1080/14704994.2018.1447879 ISSN 1470-4994.
Francis, Leslie J., Pike, Mark A., Lickona, Thomas, Lankshear, David W. and Nesfield, Victoria (2018) Evaluating the pilot Narnian Virtues Character Education English Curriculum Project : a study among 11- to 13-year-old students. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 39 (2). pp. 233-249. doi:10.1080/13617672.2018.1434604 ISSN 1469-9362.
Francis, Leslie J. (2018) Holy ground: Cathedrals in the twenty-first century. Rural Theology, 16 (1). pp. 59-61. doi:10.1080/14704994.2018.1447874 ISSN 1470-4994.
Francis, Leslie J. (2018) The Church Lads’ Brigade in Newfoundland: a people’s story. Rural Theology, 16 (1). pp. 58-59. doi:10.1080/14704994.2018.1447878 ISSN 1470-4994.
McKenna, Ursula and Francis, Leslie J. (2018) Growing up female and Muslim in the UK: an empirical enquiry into the distinctive religious and social values of young Muslims. British Journal of Religious Education, 41 (4). pp. 388-401. doi:10.1080/01416200.2018.1437393 ISSN 0141-6200.
Francis, Leslie J. and Crea, Giuseppe (2018) Happiness matters : exploring the linkages between personality, personal happiness, and work-related psychological health among priests and sisters in Italy. Pastoral Psychology, 67 (1). pp. 17-32. doi:10.1007/s11089-017-0791-z ISSN 0031-2789.
Francis, Leslie J., Fisher, John W., Lankshear, David W. and Eccles, Emma L. (2018) Modelling the effect of worship attendance and personal prayer on spiritual wellbeing among 9- to 11-year-old students attending Anglican church schools in Wales. International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 23 (1). pp. 30-44. doi:10.1080/1364436X.2017.1419938 ISSN 1364-436X.
Francis, Leslie J., Penny, Gemma and Powell, Ruth, Ph.D. (2018) Assessing peer and parental influence on the religious attitudes and attendance of young churchgoers : exploring the Australian National Church Life Survey. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 39 (1). pp. 57-72. doi:10.1080/13617672.2016.1209923 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J., McKenna, Ursula and Robbins, Mandy (2018) Attitudes toward political rights and religious affiliation, experience, saliency and openness : an empirical enquiry among students in England and Wales. In: Sterkens, C. and Ziebertz, H -G., (eds.) Political and Judicial Rights through the Prism of Religious Belief. Religion and Human Rights, 3 . Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 1-21. ISBN 9783319773520
Francis, Leslie J., Astley, Jeff and McKenna, Ursula (2018) Belief in God, belief in science : exploring the psychological correlates of belief in science as implicit religion. Implicit Religion, 21 (4). pp. 383-412. doi:10.1558/imre.36862 ISSN 1463-9955.
Francis, Leslie J., Smith, Greg and Francis-Dehqani, G. (2018) Empirical explorations into biblical theologies of grace : employing the SIFT approach among Anglican clergy. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 37 (3). pp. 217-234. ISSN 0733-4273.
Francis, Leslie J., Pike, Mark A., Lickona, Thomas, Lankshear, David W. and Nesfield, Victoria (2018) Evaluating the pilot Narnian Virtues Character Education English Curriculum Project: a study among 11- to 13-year-old students. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 39 (2). pp. 233-249. doi:10.1080/13617672.2018.1434604 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J., Village, Andrew, McKenna, Ursula and Penny, Gemma (2018) Freedom of religion and freedom of religious clothing and symbols in school : exploring the impact of church schools in a religiously diverse society [monographic series]. Religion and Civil Human Rights in Empirical Perspective, 2 . pp. 157-176. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-59285-5_7 ISSN 1877-881X.
Francis, Leslie J., Lankshear, David W. and Eccles, Emma L. (2018) How students perceive attending Church in Wales primary schools : a psychometric assessment of Section 50 inspection criteria. Research in Education, 102 (1). pp. 2-12. 003452371774015. doi:10.1177/0034523717740150 ISSN 2050-4608.
Francis, Leslie J. and Ross, Christopher F. (2018) Psychologically informed engagement with the Matthean pericopes on Pilate and Judas through Jungian lenses : the sensing, intuition, feeling and thinking approach. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 74 (1). a5179. doi:10.4102/hts.v74i1.5179 ISSN 0259-9422.
Village, Andrew, John Payne, V. and Francis, Leslie J. (2018) Testing the balanced affect model of clergy work-related psychological health : replication among Anglican clergy in Wales. Rural Theology, 16 (2). pp. 93-100. doi:10.1080/14704994.2018.1519918 ISSN 1470-4994.
Francis, Leslie J., Payne, V. John and Emslie, Neville (2018) The construct validity of the Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale in light of psychological type theory : a study among Anglican clergy. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 21 (9-10). pp. 945-959. doi:10.1080/13674676.2018.1519694 ISSN 1367-4676 .
2017
Lankshear, David W., Francis, Leslie J. and Eccles, Emma L. (2017) Engaging the Student Voice in Dialogue with Section 50 Inspection Criteria in Church in Wales Primary Schools: A Study in Psychometric Assessment. Journal of Research on Christian Education, 26 (3). pp. 237-250. doi:10.1080/10656219.2017.1384693 ISSN 1065-6219.
Francis, Leslie J., Crea, G. and Laycock, P. (2017) Work-related psychological health among Catholic religious in Italy : testing the balanced affect model. Journal of Empirical Theology, 30 (2). pp. 236-252. doi:10.1163/15709256-12341357 ISSN 0922-2936.
Francis, Leslie J., Laycock, Patrick and Crea, Giuseppe (2017) Assessing clergy work-related psychological health : reliability and validity of the Francis Burnout Inventory. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 20 (9). pp. 1-11. doi:10.1080/13674676.2017.1373333 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J., Laycock, Patrick and Brewster, Christine (2017) Exploring the factor structure of the Francis Psychological Type Scales among a sample of Anglican clergy in England. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 20 (9). pp. 930-941. doi:10.1080/13674676.2017.1375469 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J., Ok, Üzeyir and Robbins, Mandy (2017) Religion and happiness : a study among university students in Turkey. Journal of Religion and Health, 56 (4). pp. 1335-1347. doi:10.1007/s10943-016-0189-8 ISSN 0022-4197.
Francis, Leslie J., Ok, U. and Robbins, Mandy (2017) Mystical orientation and psychological health : a study among university students in Turkey. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 20 (4). pp. 405-412. doi:10.1080/13674676.2017.1328403 ISSN 1367-4676 .
Francis, Leslie J. and Village, A. (2017) Psychological type and reported religious experience : an empirical enquiry among Anglican clergy and laity. Mental Health, Religion and Culture . doi:10.1080/13674676.2017.1328404 ISSN 1367-4676 .
Tekke, Mustafa , Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2017) Religious affect and personal happiness : a replication among Sunni students in Malaysia. Journal of Muslim Mental Health, 11 (2). pp. 3-15. doi:10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0011.201 ISSN 1556-4908.
Francis, Leslie J., Laycock, Patrick and Brewster, Christine (2017) Work-related psychological wellbeing : testing the balanced affect model among Anglican clergy. Religions, 8 (7). 118. doi:10.3390/rel8070118 ISSN 2077-1444.
Francis, Leslie J., Smith, G. and Francis-Dehqani, G. (2017) The missionary journey of Mark 6 and the experience of ministry in today’s world : an empirical study in biblical hermeneutics among Anglican clergy. HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 73 (3). ISSN 0259-9422 .
Francis, Leslie J. and Smith, G. (2017) Learning relationships : Church of England curates and training incumbents applying the SIFT approach to the Road to Emmaus. HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 73 (4). pp. 1-11. doi:10.4102/hts.v73i4.4546 ISSN 0259-9422 .
Francis, Leslie J. and ap Siôn, Tania (2017) Reading the Lucan call of the first disciples differently : the voices of sensing and intuition. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 38 (2). pp. 188-198. doi:10.1080/13617672.2017.1291254 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J. and McKenna, Ursula (2017) Muslim attitude toward freedom of religious clothing and symbols in schools within the UK : the effect of religious and theological factors factors. Religione e Società, 32 (87). pp. 50-58. ISSN 0394-9397.
Francis, Leslie J. and McKenna, Ursula (2017) Assessing attitude toward religious diversity among Muslim adolescents in the UK : the effect of religious and theological factors. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 38 (3). pp. 328-340. doi:10.1080/13617672.2017.1317526 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J., Lewis, Christopher Alan and McKenna, Ursula (2017) Spirituality and empathy : a study among religiously unaffiliated adolescents within the UK. Spirituality of a Personality : Methodology, Theory and Practice, 3 (78). pp. 325-343. ISSN 2220-6310.
Neal, Tony, Francis, Leslie J. and McKenna, Ursula (2017) A survey on mentoring, first incumbency, and the role of retired clergy : listening to bishops. Rural Theology, 15 (1). pp. 39-47. doi:10.1080/14704994.2017.1298223 ISSN 1470-4994.
Francis, Leslie J., Lankshear, David W. and Eccles, Emma L. (2017) The internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity among 8- to 11-year-old students in Wales. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 20 (9). pp. 922-929. doi:10.1080/13674676.2017.1315656 ISSN 1367-4676.
Fawcett, Bruce G., Francis, Leslie J., Linkletter, Jody, Robbins, Mandy and Stairs, Dale (2017) Assessing the psychological type profile of Canadian Baptist youth : a study employing the Francis Psychological Type Scales for Adolescents (FPTSA). Pastoral Psychology, 66 (2). pp. 213-223. doi:10.1007/s11089-016-0732-2 ISSN 0031-2789.
Francis, Leslie J., Penny, Gemma and McKenna, Ursula (2017) Does RE work and contribute to the common good in England? In: Arweck, E., (ed.) Young People’s Attitudes to Religious Diversity. Ashgate AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society Series . Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 153-169. ISBN 9781472444301
Francis, Leslie J., ap Siôn, Tania, McKenna, Ursula and Penny, Gemma (2017) Does religious education as an examination subject work to promote community cohesion? An empirical enquiry among 14- to 15-year-old adolescents in England and Wales. British Journal of Religious Education, 39 (3). pp. 303-316. doi:10.1080/01416200.2015.1128392 ISSN 0141-6200.
Francis, Leslie J. and Crea, G. (2017) Openness to mystical experience and psychological type : a study among Italians. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 20 (4). 384-397 . ISSN 1367-4676 .
Francis, Leslie J. and McKenna, Ursula (2017) The religious and social correlates of Muslim identity : an empirical enquiry into religification among male adolescents in the UK. Oxford Review of Education, 43 (5). pp. 550-565. ISSN 0305-4985.
2016
Francis, Leslie J. and Penny, Gemma (2016) Christian commitment and personal wellbeing : exploring the connection between religious affect and global happiness among young churchgoers in Australia. Journal of Research on Christian Education, 25 (3). pp. 222-232. doi:10.1080/10656219.2016.1237841 ISSN 1065-6219.
Francis, Leslie J. and ap Siôn, Tania (2016) Jesus, psychological type and conflict : a study in biblical hermeneutics applying the reader perspective and SIFT approach to Mark 11:11–21. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 72 (4). doi:10.4102/hts.v72i4.3573 ISSN 0259-9422.
Francis, Leslie J., Astley, Jeff and Parker, S. (2016) Who studies religion at advanced level : why and to what effect? Journal of Beliefs and Values, 37 (3). pp. 334-346. ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J. and Lewis, Christopher Alan (2016) Internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Astley-Francis Scale of Attitude toward Theistic Faith among religiously unaffiliated Christian and Muslim youth in the UK. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 19 (5). 484-492 . doi:10.1080/13674676.2016.1206871 ISSN 1367-4676 .
Francis, Leslie J., Kamble, Shanmukh and Robbins, Mandy (2016) The internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Santosh-Francis Scale of Attitude toward Hinduism among students in India. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 19 (5). 476 -483 . doi:10.1080/13674676.2016.1207162 ISSN 1367-4676 .
Francis, Leslie J. and ap Siôn, Tania (2016) Empirical theology and biblical hermeneutics : exploring lessons for discipleship from the Road to Emmaus (Luke 24: 13-35). Journal of Empirical Theology, 29 (1). pp. 24-44. doi:10.1163/15709256-12341000 ISSN 0922-2936.
Francis, Leslie J., Laycock, Patrick J. and Penny, Gemma (2016) Distinguishing between spirituality and religion : accessing the worldview correlates of 13- to 15-year-old students in England and Wales [monographic series]. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 27 . pp. 43-67. doi:10.1163/9789004322035_004 ISSN 1046-8064.
Francis, Leslie J., Tekke, Mustafa and Robbins, Mandy (2016) The psychometric properties of the Sahin-Francis Scale of Attitude toward Islam Revised among Sunni students in Malaysia. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 19 (5). 433-439 . doi:10.1080/13674676.2016.1193480 ISSN 1367-4676 .
Francis, Leslie J. and Crea, G. (2016) Comparing the psychological type profile of churchgoers and non-churchgoers in Italy. Comprehensive Psychology, 5 . doi:10.1177/2165222816652510 ISSN 2165-2228.
Francis, Leslie J., Wright, Howard and Robbins, Mandy (2016) Temperament theory and congregation studies : different types for different services? Practical Theology, 9 (1). pp. 29-45. doi:10.1080/1756073X.2016.1149679 ISSN 1756-073X.
Francis, Leslie J. and Crea, Giuseppe (2016) The relationship between priestly motivational styles and personal wellbeing in ministry : exploring the connection between religious orientation and purpose in life among Catholic priests serving in Italy. Review of Religious Research, 58 (2). pp. 219-228. doi:10.1007/s13644-015-0242-1 ISSN 0034-673X.
Francis, Leslie J., Ratter, Henry and Longden, Gareth (2016) Psychological type profile and work-related psychological health of clergy serving in the Diocese of Chester. Practical Theology, 8 (3-4). pp. 177-188. doi:10.1080/1756073X.2015.1105089 ISSN 1756-073X.
Francis, Leslie J., Fawcett, B., Linkletter, J., Robbins, Mandy and Stairs, D. (2016) Psychological type profile of Canadian Baptist youth leaders : implications for Christian education. International Journal of Christianity & Education . doi:10.1177/2056997116644264 ISSN 2056-9971.
Smith, G. and Francis, Leslie J. (2016) Difficult texts - Mark 10.46-52. Theology, 119 (3). pp. 200-203. doi:10.1177/0040571X15623706 ISSN 0040-571X.
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2016) Measuring the contribution of Roman Catholic secondary schools to students' religious, personal and social values. Journal of Catholic Education, 19 (3). pp. 86-115. doi:10.15365/joce.1903062016 ISSN 2164-0246.
Francis, Leslie J. (2016) Editorial. Rural Theology, 14 (1). p. 1. doi:10.1080/14704994.2016.1154719 ISSN 2042-1273.
Francis, Leslie J., Fawcett, Bruce, Robbins, Mandy and Stairs, Dale (2016) The new indices of religious orientation revised (NIROR) : a study among Canadian adolescents attending a baptist youth mission and service event. Religions, 7 (5). 56. doi:10.3390/rel7050056 ISSN 2077-1444.
Ratter, Henry, Francis, Leslie J. and Glowinkowski, Steve (2016) Exploring how Anglican clergy approach rural ministry in England : employing the Glowinkowski Predisposition Indicator. Pastoral Psychology, 65 (2). pp. 227-237. doi:10.1007/s11089-015-0677-x ISSN 0031-2789.
Francis, Leslie J. and Smith, Greg (2016) Introverts and extraverts reflecting on the experience of Parish Ministry : conversation between training incumbents and curates. Journal of Research on Christian Education, 25 (1). pp. 76-85. doi:10.1080/10656219.2016.1139999 ISSN 1065-6219.
Astley, Jeff and Francis, Leslie J. (2016) Introducing the Astley–Francis Theology of Religions Index : construct validity among 13- to 15-year-old students. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 37 (1). pp. 29-39. doi:10.1080/13617672.2016.1141527 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J. (2016) New directions in clergy psychological profiling : connections with church growth? Theology, 119 (2). pp. 91-98. doi:10.1177/0040571X15615329 ISSN 0040-571X.
Francis, Leslie J. and Astley, Jeff, eds. (2016) Diversity and intersectionality : studies in religion, education and values. Religion, Education and Values (10). Oxford: Peter Lang. ISBN 9783034322522
Francis, Leslie J. and Penny, Gemma (2016) Implicit religion and psychological wellbeing : a study among adolescents without formal religious affiliation or practice. Implicit Religion, 19 (1). pp. 61-78. doi:10.1558/imre.v19i1.30009 ISSN 1463-9955.
Francis, Leslie J. and Penny, Gemma (2016) Prayer, personality and purpose in life : an empirical enquiry among adolescents in the UK. In: Village, Andrew and Hood, Ralph , (eds.) Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion,. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 27 . Brill, pp. 192-209. ISBN 9789004322035
Francis, Leslie J. (2016) Theology and psychology in dialogue : an individual differences approach. Modern Believing, 57 (1). pp. 57-61. doi:10.3828/mb.2016.06 ISSN 1353-1425.
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2016) The development of the Francis Moral Values Scales : a study among 16- to 18-year-old students taking Religious Studies at A level in the UK. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 37 (3). pp. 347-356. doi:10.1080/13617672.2016.1232568 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J., Jones, Susan H. and Peddle, Geoff (2016) The psychological temperament of Anglican clergy in the rural Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador. Rural Theology, 14 (1). pp. 44-52. doi:10.1080/14704994.2016.1154726 ISSN 1470-4994.
2015
Francis, Leslie J. and Crea, Giuseppe (2015) Psychological temperament and the Catholic priesthood : an empirical enquiry among priests in Italy. Pastoral Psychology, 64 (6). pp. 827-837. doi:10.1007/s11089-015-0661-5 ISSN 0031-2789.
Francis, Leslie J., Stone, Christopher and Robbins, Mandy (2015) Do different psychological types look for different things in sermons? A research note. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 18 (8). pp. 712-714. doi:10.1080/13674676.2014.964001 ISSN 1367-4676.
Lankshear, David W. and Francis, Leslie J. (2015) Inside Southwark Cathedral : a study in psychological-type profiling. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 18 (8). pp. 664-674. doi:10.1080/13674676.2014.961705 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J., Fisher, John W. and Annis, Jennie (2015) Spiritual well-being and psychological type : a study among visitors to a medieval cathedral in Wales. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 18 (8). pp. 675-692. doi:10.1080/13674676.2014.964002 ISSN 1367-4676.
Ross, Christopher F. J. and Francis, Leslie J. (2015) The perceiving process and mystical orientation : a study in psychological type theory among 16- to 18-year-old students. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 18 (8). pp. 693-702. doi:10.1080/13674676.2014.961353 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy and Powell, Ruth, Ph.D. (2015) The psychological type profile of Christians participating in fellowship groups or in small study groups : insights from the Australian National Church Life Survey. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 18 (8). pp. 635-640. doi:10.1080/13674676.2014.964000 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J., Ratter, Henry and Longden, Gareth (2015) Linking clergy psychological type profile and church growth in the Diocese of Chester : a pilot study. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 36 (3). pp. 354-358. doi:10.1080/13617672.2015.1095544 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J. and Crea, Giueppe (2015) Work-related psychological health and psychological type : a study among Catholic priests in Italy. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 18 (7). pp. 593-604. doi:10.1080/13674676.2014.963996 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J. and Lankshear, David W. (2015) Inside Southwark Cathedral : a study in the congregation’s motivational style. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 36 (3). pp. 276-284. doi:10.1080/13617672.2015.1095543 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J. and Jones, Susan H. (2015) Preparing for Disability Awareness Sunday : an educational exercise drawing on psychological perspectives for biblical hermeneutics. International Journal of Christianity & Education, 19 (3). pp. 197-214. doi:10.1177/2056997115602485 ISSN 2056-9971.
Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2015) Assessing outgroup prejudice among 13–15-year-old students attending Catholic and Protestant secondary schools in Northern Ireland : an empirical enquiry. Irish Educational Studies, 34 (3). pp. 265-279. doi:10.1080/03323315.2015.1067495 ISSN 0332-3315.
Penny, Gemma, Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2015) Why are women more religious than men? : testing the explanatory power of personality theory among undergraduate students in Wales. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 18 (6). pp. 492-502. doi:10.1080/13674676.2015.1079603 ISSN 1367-4676.
Brewster, Christine E., Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy and Penny, Gemma (2015) Dimensions of personality and preferred ways of coping : an empirical enquiry among rural Anglican clergy. In: Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 26 . Brill Online, pp. 198-217. ISBN 9789004299436
Crea, Guiseppe and Francis, Leslie J. (2015) Professional burnout among Catholic religious sisters in Italy : an empirical enquiry exploring the protective role of quality of community life. In: Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 26 . Brill Online, pp. 266-290. ISBN 9789004299436
Rolph, Jenny, Francis, Leslie J., Rolph, P. (Paul), ap Siô, Tania and Wulff, Keith (2015) Reading the back page : listening to clergy serving in the presbyterian church (USA) reflecting on professional burnout. In: Village, Andrew and Hood, Ralph W.,Jr., (eds.) Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 26 . Leiden: Koninklijke Brill, pp. 166-179. ISBN 9789004299436
Francis, Leslie J., Brewster, Christine E. and Laycock, Patrick (2015) The burdens of rural ministry : identifying and exploring the correlates of five Causes of stress among rural Anglican clergy serving in multi-parish benefices. In: Village, Andrew and Hood, Ralph W., Jr., (eds.) Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 26 (26). Leiden: Koninklijke Brill, pp. 218-236. ISBN Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion
Francis, Leslie J. (2015) The science of clergy work-related psychological health, stress, burnout and coping strategies : introduction to the special section. In: Village, Andrew and Hood, Ralph W., Jr., (eds.) Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 26 (26). Leiden: Koninklijke Brill, pp. 121-140. ISBN 9789004299436
Francis, Leslie J. and Lankshear, David W. (2015) Introducing the congregational bonding social capital scale : a study among Anglican churchgoers in south London. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 36 (2). pp. 224-230. doi:10.1080/13617672.2015.1041786 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J., Ziebertz, Hans-Georg, Robbins, Mandy and Reindl, Marian (2015) Mystical experience and psychopathology : a study among secular, Christian, and Muslim youth in Germany. Pastoral Psychology, Volume 64 (Number 3). pp. 369-379. doi:10.1007/s11089-014-0600-x ISSN 0031-2789.
Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2015) Learning styles and psychological preferences among Christian disciples. Rural Theology, 13 (1). pp. 54-68. doi:10.1179/1470499415Z.00000000041 ISSN 2042-1273.
Francis, Leslie J. (2015) Taking discipleship learning seriously : setting priorities for the rural church. Rural Theology, 13 (1). pp. 18-30. doi:10.1179/1470499415Z.00000000038 ISSN 2042-1273.
Francis, Leslie J. and Smith, Greg (2015) Experiencing and reflecting on thinking and feeling in pastoral care : deploying psychological type theory in continuing ministerial formation. Journal of Adult Theological Education, 12 (1). pp. 69-78. doi:10.1179/1740714115Z.00000000037 ISSN 1740-7141.
Francis, Leslie J., Pyke, Alice and Penny, Gemma (2015) Christian affiliation, Christian practice, and attitudes to religious diversity : a quantitative analysis among 13- to 15-year-old female students in the UK. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 30 (2). pp. 249-263. doi:10.1080/13537903.2015.1026116 ISSN 1353-7903.
Francis, Leslie J. and Smith, Greg (2015) Exploring organized and visionary approaches to designing an Advent Fun Day in an educational setting. International Journal of Christianity & Education, 19 (1). pp. 57-72. doi:10.1177/2056997115575643 ISSN 2056-9971.
Francis, Leslie J. and Jones, Susan H. (2015) An empirical approach to Mark's account of discipleship : conversation between the Word of God and the People of God. Rural Theology, 13 (1). pp. 69-81. doi:10.1179/1470499415Z.00000000042 ISSN 2042-1273.
Francis, Leslie J., ed. (2015) Anglican cathedrals in modern life : the science of cathedral studies. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781137559319
Edwards, O. and ap Siôn, Tania (2015) Cathedral engagement with young people. In: Francis, Leslie J., (ed.) Anglican Cathedrals in Modern Life : The Science of Cathedral Studies. Palgrave Macmillan US, pp. 29-49. ISBN 9781349553471
Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2015) Go and observe the sower : seeing empirical theology at work. Journal of Empirical Theology, 28 (2). pp. 155-183. doi:10.1163/15709256-12341325 ISSN 0922-2936.
Francis, Leslie J. and Fisher, J. W. (2015) Locating spiritual wellbeing : a study among secondary school students in the empirical science of religious education. Religious Education Journal of Australia, 31 (2). pp. 30-37. ISSN 0815-3094.
ap Siôn, Tania (2015) Ministry of the cathedral prayer-board. In: Francis, Leslie J., (ed.) Anglican cathedrals in modern life : the science of cathedral studies. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 131-153. ISBN 9781137559319
Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2015) Personality and spirituality : the connection between psychological type and openness to mystical experience. Spirituality of a Personality, 4 (67). pp. 185-197. ISSN 2220-6310.
Francis, Leslie J. (2015) The Piper at the Gates of Dawn : mapping the spiritual experiences of Mole and Ratty onto a scientific analysis of mysticism. Journal for the Study of Religious Experience , 1 (1). pp. 20-31. ISSN 2057-2301.
Francis, Leslie J., Woolever, Cynthia, Bruce, Deborah and Village, Andrew (2015) Testing the balanced affect model of clergy work-related psychological health : drawing on the U.S. Congregational Life Survey. In: Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 26 . The Netherlands: Brill Online, pp. 237-249. ISBN 9789004299436
Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy and McKenna, Ursula (2015) Women’s socio-economic rights and religion among Christian, Islamic and non-religiously affiliated students in England and Wales. In: Hans-Ziebertz, Georg and Ballin , Ernst H., (eds.) Freedom of Religion in the 21st Century : A human rights perspective on the relation between politics and religion. Empirical Research in Religion and Human Rights, 4 . Boston: Brill, pp. 239-256. ISBN 9789004304390
2014
Lewis, Christopher Alan and Francis, Leslie J. (2014) Personality and religion among female university students in France. Psychology, Society and Education, 6 (2). pp. 68-81. ISSN 2171-2085.
Francis, Leslie J., Jones, Susan H. and Robbins, Mandy (2014) The psychological type profile of readers in the Church of England : clones of the clergy or distinctive voices? Journal of Anglican Studies, Volume 12 (Number 2). pp. 165-184. doi:10.1017/S1740355313000077 ISSN 1740-3553.
Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2014) The religious and social significance of self-assigned religious affiliation in England and Wales : comparing Christian, Muslim and religiously-unaffiliated adolescent males. Research in Education , 92 (1). pp. 32-48. doi:10.7227/RIE.0003 ISSN 0034-5237.
Francis, Leslie J. and Fisher, John W. (2014) Prayer and personal happiness : a study among secondary school students in Australia. Journal of Religious Education, 62 (2). pp. 79-86. doi:10.1007/s40839-014-0010-5 ISSN 1442-018X.
Francis, Leslie J. and Smith, Greg (2014) Reading and proclaiming the Advent call of John the Baptist : an empirical enquiry employing the SIFT method. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 70 (1). doi:10.4102/hts.v70i1.2718 ISSN 0259-9422.
Penny, Gemma and Francis, Leslie J. (2014) Implicit religion, explicit religion and attitude toward substances : an empirical enquiry among 13- to 15-year-old adolescents. Implicit Religion, 18 (3). pp. 373-397. doi:10.1558/imre.v18i3.28054 ISSN 1463-9955.
Francis, Leslie J., ap Siôn, Tania and Penny, Gemma (2014) Is belief in God a matter of public concern in contemporary Wales? : an empirical enquiry concerning religious diversity among 13- to 15-year-old males. Contemporary Wales, Volume 27 (Number 1). pp. 40-57. ISSN 0951-4937.
Francis, Leslie J., Yablon, Yaacov B. and Robbins, Mandy (2014) Religion and happiness : a study among female undergraduate students In Israel. International Journal of Jewish Research, Volume 2014 (Number 7). pp. 77-92. ISSN 2305-4417.
Francis, Leslie J. and Jones, Susan H. (2014) Life in the eucharistic community : an empirical study in psychological type theory and biblical hermeneutics reading John 6:5–15. Pastoral Psychology, Volume 63 (Number 3). pp. 281-290. doi:10.1007/s11089-013-0540-x ISSN 0031-2789.
Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2014) Religious identity, mystical experience, and psychopathology : a study among secular, Christian and Muslim Youth in England and Wales. In: Piedmont , Ralph and Village , Andrew, (eds.) Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 25 . Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004272255
Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2014) Church schools preparing adolescents for living in a religiously diverse society : an empirical enquiry in England and Wales. Religious Education, 109 (3). pp. 264-283. doi:10.1080/00344087.2014.911623 ISSN 1547-3201.
Crea, Giuseppe, Baiocco, Roberto, Ioverno, Salvatore, Buzzi, Gabriele and Francis, Leslie J. (2014) The psychometric properties of the Italian translation of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity : a study among Catholic adolescents. Journal of Beliefs & Values, Volume 35 (Number 1). pp. 118-122. doi:10.1080/13617672.2014.884860 ISSN 1361-7672.
Littler, Keith, Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2014) The psychological type profile of Anglican clergymen : are rural clergy different? Rural Theology: international, ecumenical and interdisciplinary perspectives, Volume 12 (Number 1). pp. 53-63. ISSN 1470-4994.
Francis, Leslie J., ap Siôn, Tania and Village, Andrew (2014) Measuring the contribution of independent Christian secondary schools to students' religious, personal, and social values. Journal of Research on Christian Education, Volume 23 (Number 1). pp. 29-55. doi:10.1080/10656219.2014.882723 ISSN 1065-6219.
Yablon, Yaacov, Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2014) The Katz-Francis scale of attitude toward Judaism : internal consistency reliability and construct validity among female undergraduate students in Israel. Pastoral Psychology, Volume 63 (Number 1). pp. 73-78. doi:10.1007/s11089-013-0523-y ISSN 0031-2789.
Francis, Leslie J., Village, A., Penny, G. and Neil, P. (2014) Catholic schools and attitudes toward religious diversity : an empirical enquiry among 13- to 15-year-old students in Scotland. Scottish Educational Review, 46 (2). ISSN 0141-9072.
Francis, Leslie J., Village, Andrew, Robbins, Mandy, Lankshear, David W. and ap Siôn, Tania (2014) Defining and measuring the contribution of Anglican secondary schools to students' religious, personal and social values. Journal of Empirical Theology, Volume 27 (Number 1). pp. 57-84. doi:10.1163/15709256-12341294 ISSN 0922-2936.
Francis, Leslie J., Clymo, Judy and Robbins, Mandy (2014) Fresh expressions : reaching those psychological types conventional forms of church find it hard to reach? Practical Theology, 7 (4). pp. 252-267. doi:10.1179/1756073X14Z.00000000045 ISSN 1756-073X.
ap Siôn, Tania and Francis, Leslie J. (2014) Religion and education in Wales. In: Rothgangel, Martin and Jackson, Robert and Jäggle, Martin and Klutz, Philipp and Solymar, Mónika , (eds.) Religious education at schools in Europe. Part 2, Western Europe. Vienna Forum for Theology and the Study of Religions = Wiener Forum für Theologie und Religionswissenschaft (10). Göttingen, [Germany]: V&R Unipress : Vienna University Press, pp. 261-287. ISBN 9783847002680
Robbins, Mandy and Francis, Leslie J. (2014) Taking responsibility for multiple churches : a study in burnout among Anglican clergywomen in England. Journal of Empirical Theology, 27 (2). pp. 261-280. doi:10.1163/15709256-12341310 ISSN 0922-2936.
McKenna, Ursula, Francis, Leslie J., Sean, Neill and Jackson, Robert (2014) The role of personal religiosity in predicting attitude toward religious education and attitude toward religious diversity among 14- to 16-year-old students in England. Religious Education Journal of Australia, Volume 30 (Number 2). pp. 16-24. ISSN 0815-3094.
2013
Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy and Wulff, Keith (2013) Assessing the effectiveness of support strategies in reducing professional burnout among clergy serving in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Practical Theology, Volume 6 (Number 3). pp. 319-331. doi:10.1179/1756073X13Z.00000000021 ISSN 1756-073X.
Francis, Leslie J., Flere, Sergej, Klanjsek, Rudi, Williams, Emyr and Robbins, Mandy (2013) Attitude towards Christianity and New Age beliefs among undergraduate students in Slovenia : a study in implicit religion. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Volume 16 (Number 9). pp. 953-963. doi:10.1080/13674676.2012.759721 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J. (2013) Implicit religion, explicit religion and purpose in life : an empirical enquiry among 13- to 15-year-old adolescents. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 16 (9). pp. 909-921. doi:10.1080/13674676.2012.756615 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J. (2013) Psychological-type theory and Christian theology : a conflict between implicit and explicit religions? Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Volume 16 (Number 9). pp. 964-974. doi:10.1080/13674676.2012.759717 ISSN 1367-4676.
Walker, David Stuart, Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2013) You don’t have to go to church to be a good Christian : the implicit religion of rural Anglican churchgoers celebrating harvest. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 16 (9). pp. 903-908. doi:10.1080/13674676.2012.758401 ISSN 1367-4676 .
Francis, Leslie J., Whinney, Michael and Robbins, Mandy (2013) Who is called to be a bishop? : a study in psychological type profiling of bishops in the Church of England. Journal of Beliefs & Values, Volume 34 (Number 2). pp. 135-151. doi:10.1080/13617672.2013.801647 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J., Rolph, Jenny, Rolph, Paul and Windsor, Caroline (2013) Rural ministry and retired clergy. Rural Theology: international, ecumenical and interdisciplinary perspectives, Volume 11 (Number 1). pp. 57-59. doi:10.1179/1470499413Z.0000000008 ISSN 1470-4994.
Francis, Leslie J. and Smith, Greg (2013) Reading and proclaiming the birth narratives from Luke and Matthew : a study in empirical theology amongst curates and their training incumbents employing the SIFT method. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, Volume 69 (Number 1). doi:10.4102/hts.v69i1.2001 ISSN 0259-9422.
Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy and Wulff, Keith (2013) Are clergy serving yoked congregations more vulnerable to burnout? : a study among clergy serving in the Presbyterian church (USA). Stress and Health, Volume 29 (Number 2). pp. 113-116. doi:10.1002/smi.2434 ISSN 1532-3005.
Burns, James, Francis, Leslie J., Village, Andrew and Robbins, Mandy (2013) Psychological type profile of Roman Catholic priests : an empirical enquiry in the United States. Pastoral Psychology, Volume 62 (Number 3). pp. 239-246. doi:10.1007/s11089-012-0483-7 ISSN 0031-2789.
Francis, Leslie J., Brockett, Adrian and Village, Andrew (2013) Measuring attitude toward theistic faith : assessing the Astley-Francis Scale among Christian, Muslim and secular youth in England. Research in Education (Manchester), Volume 89 . pp. 70-81. doi:10.7227/RIE.89.1.6 ISSN 0034-5237.
Hamil, Peter and Francis, Leslie J. (2013) The psychological type profile of volunteer Christian youth leaders : an empirical study conducted in Northern Ireland. Journal of Youth Ministry, Volume 11 (Number 2). pp. 73-86. ISSN 1541-0412.
Francis, Leslie J., Louden, Stephen H. and Robbins, Mandy (2013) Catholic and charismatic : a study in personality theory within Catholic congregations. Religions, Volume 4 (Number 2). pp. 267-282. doi:10.3390/rel4020267 ISSN 2077-1444.
Tiliopoulos, Niko, Francis, Leslie J. and Jiang, Yixin (2013) The Chinese translation of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity : factor structure, internal consistency reliability, and construct validity among Protestant Christians in Shanghai. Pastoral Psychology, Volume 62 (Number 1). pp. 75-79. doi:10.1007/s11089-012-0457-9 ISSN 0031-2789.
Astley, Jeff and Francis, Leslie J., eds. (2013) Exploring ordinary theology : everyday Christian believing and the church. Farnham, Surrey, UK ; Burlington, VT: Ashgate. ISBN 9781409442585
Walker, David Stuart (2013) How far is it to Bethlehem? Exploring the ordinary theology of occasional churchgoers. In: Astley, Jeff and Francis, Leslie J., (eds.) Exploring Ordinary Theology : Everyday Christian Believing and the Church. Explorations in practical, pastoral, and empirical theology . Routledge, pp. 137-145. ISBN 9781409442578
Francis, Leslie J. (2013) Mystical orientation, mystical experience, and mysticism : psychological perspectives. Studies in Chinese Religions (Number 3). pp. 67-99.
ap Siôn, Tania (2013) Ordinary prayer and the activity of God : reading a cathedral prayer board. In: Astley, Jeff and Francis, Leslie J., (eds.) Exploring ordinary theology : everyday Christian believing and the church. Farnham, Surrey, UK ; Burlington, VT: Ashgate, pp. 147-158. ISBN 9781409442585
Francis, Leslie J. (2013) Psychological type profile of a church : a case study. Comprehensive Psychology, Volume 2 (Number 1). Article number 6. ISSN 2165-2228.
Fawcett, Bruce G., Francis, Leslie J., Henderson, Amanda J., Robbins, Mandy and Linkletter, Jody (2013) Religiosity and music copyright theft among Canadian Baptist youth. Journal of Research on Christian Education, Volume 22 (Number 2). pp. 153-164. doi:10.1080/10656219.2013.808974 ISSN 1065-6219.
Francis, Leslie J., Penny, Gemma and Pyke, Alice (2013) Young atheists' attitudes toward religious diversity : a study among 13- to 15-year-old males in the UK. Theo-web : Zeitschrift für Religionspädagogik, Volume 12 (Number 1). pp. 57-78. ISSN 1863-0502.
Francis, Leslie J. (2013) The association between suicidal ideation, explicit religion and implicit religion : an empirical denquiry among 13 to 15 year-old adolescents. Implicit Religion, Volume 16 (Number 1). pp. 93-109. ISSN 1463-9955.
Francis, Leslie J. and ap Siôn, Tania (2013) A "church" of implicit religion? : a study in psychological type theory and measurement. Implicit Religion, Volume 16 (Number 2). pp. 169-189. doi:10.1558/imre.v16i2.169 ISSN 1463-9955.
2012
Berry, Amanda, Francis, Leslie J., Rolph, Jenny and Rolph, Paul (2012) Ministry and stress : listening to Anglican clergy in Wales. Pastoral Psychology, Vol.61 (No.2). pp. 165-178. doi:10.1007/s11089-011-0388-x ISSN 0031-2789.
Astley, Jeff, Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2012) Assessing attitude towards religion : the Astley–Francis Scale of attitude towards theistic faith. British Journal of Religious Education, Vol.34 (No.2). pp. 183-193. doi:10.1080/01416200.2011.614735 ISSN 0141-6200.
Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy and Ryland, Andrew (2012) Called for leadership : psychological type profile of leaders within the newfrontiers network of churches in the United Kingdom. Journal of Psychology and Theology, Vol.40 (No.3). pp. 220-228. ISSN 0091-6471.
Francis, Leslie J. and Littler, Keith (2012) Churchmanship and personality among clergymen in the church in Wales : are Anglo-Catholic priests more feminine? Journal of Empirical Theology, Vol.25 (No.2). pp. 236-245. doi:10.1163/15709256-12341248 ISSN 0922-2936.
Robbins, Mandy, Francis, Leslie J. and Powell, Ruth, Ph.D. (2012) Congregational bonding social capital and psychological type : an empirical enquiry among Australian churchgoers. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.15 (No.10). pp. 1009-1022. doi:10.1080/13674676.2012.676264 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J., Penny, Gemma and Baker, Sylvia G. (2012) Defining and assessing spiritual health : a comparative study among 13- to 15-year-old pupils attending secular schools, Anglican schools, and private Christian schools in England and Wales. Peabody Journal of Education, 87 (3). pp. 351-367. doi:10.1080/0161956X.2012.679590 ISSN 0161-956X.
Francis, Leslie J. (2012) Empirical research. In: Barnes, L. Philip, (ed.) Debates in religious education. Debates in subjects teaching . London : Routledge, pp. 157-167. ISBN 9780415583923
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2012) Have Anglo-Catholics lost their vision for mission agencies? : an empirical enquiry among newly ordained clergy in Britain. Journal of Anglican Studies, Vol.10 (No.1). pp. 52-67. doi:10.1017/S174035531100009X ISSN 1740-3553.
Francis, Leslie J. and Datoo, Fazle Abbas (2012) Inside the mosque : a study in psychological-type profiling. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.15 (No.10). pp. 1037-1046. doi:10.1080/13674676.2012.709723 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J. (2012) Interpreting and responding to the Johannine feeding narrative : an empirical study in the SIFT hermeneutical method amongst Anglican ministry training candidates. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, Vol.68 (No.1). doi:10.4102/hts.v68i1.1205 ISSN 0259-9422.
Francis, Leslie J., Littler, Keith and Robbins, Mandy (2012) Mystical orientation and the perceiving process : a study among Anglican clergymen. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.15 (No.9). pp. 945-953. doi:10.1080/13674676.2012.676257 ISSN 1367-4676.
Silver, Christopher, Ross, Christopher F. J. and Francis, Leslie J. (2012) New Kadampa Buddhists and Jungian psychological type. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.15 (No.10). pp. 1055-1064. doi:10.1080/13674676.2012.678578 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2012) Not fitting in and getting out : psychological type and congregational satisfaction among Anglican churchgoers in England. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.15 (No.10). pp. 1023-1035. doi:10.1080/13674676.2012.676260 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J., Croft, Jennifer and Pyke, Alice (2012) Religious diversity, empathy, and God images : perspectives from the psychology of religion shaping a study among adolescents in the UK. Journal of Beliefs & Values, Vol.33 (No.3). pp. 293-307. doi:10.1080/13617672.2012.732810 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J. (2012) What happened to the fig tree? : an empirical study in psychological type and biblical hermeneutics. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.15 (No.9). pp. 873-891. doi:10.1080/13674676.2012.676252 ISSN 1367-4676.
Robbins, Mandy, Francis, Leslie J. and Powell, Ruth, Ph.D. (2012) Work-related psychological health among clergywomen in Australia. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.15 (No.9). pp. 933-944. doi:10.1080/13674676.2012.698044 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J., Gubb, Sean and Robbins, Mandy (2012) Work-related psychological health and psychological type among lead elders within the Newfrontiers network of churches in the United Kingdom. Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, Vol.40 (No.3). pp. 233-245. doi:10.1080/10852352.2012.680422 ISSN 1085-2352.
Francis, Leslie J., Croft, Jennifer, Pyke, Alice and Robbins, Mandy (2012) Young people's attitudes to religious diversity : quantitative approaches from social psychology and empirical theology. Journal of Beliefs & Values, Vol.33 (No.3). pp. 279-292. doi:10.1080/13617672.2012.732808 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J., Elken, Ahto and Robbins, Mandy (2012) The affective dimension of religion and personal happiness among students in Estonia. Journal of Research on Christian Education, Vol.21 (No.1). pp. 84-90. doi:10.1080/10656219.2012.658605 ISSN 1065-6219.
Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy and Cargas, Sarita (2012) The perceiving process and mystical orientation : an empirical study in psychological type theory among participants at the parliament of the world's religions. Studies in Spirituality, Vol.22 . pp. 341-352. ISSN 0926-6453.
Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2012) The psychological temperament of Anglican clergy in ordained local ministry (OLM) : the conserving, serving pastor? Journal of Empirical Theology, Vol.25 (No.1). pp. 57-76. doi:10.1163/157092512X635743 ISSN 1570-9256.
Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy and Jones, Susan H. (2012) The psychological-type profile of clergywomen in ordained local ministry in the Church of England : pioneers or custodians? Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.15 (No.9). pp. 919-932. doi:10.1080/13674676.2012.698449 ISSN 1367-4676.
Powell, Ruth, Ph.D., Robbins, Mandy and Francis, Leslie J. (2012) The psychological-type profile of lay church leaders in Australia. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.15 (No.9). pp. 905-918. doi:10.1080/13674676.2012.686478 ISSN 1367-4676.
Williams, Emyr, Francis, Leslie J., Billington, Ursula and Robbins, Mandy (2012) The psychological-type profile of practising British druids compared with Anglican churchgoers. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.15 (No.10). pp. 1065-1075. doi:10.1080/13674676.2012.681483 ISSN 1367-4676.
2011
Lewis, Christopher Alan, Shevlin, Mark, Francis, Leslie J. and Quigley, Catherine F. (2011) The association between church attendance and psychological health in Northern Ireland : a national representative survey among adults allowing for sex differences and denominational difference. Journal of Religion and Health, Vol.50 (No.4). pp. 986-995. doi:10.1007/s10943-010-9321-3 ISSN 0022-4197.
Francis, Leslie J., Lankshear, David W. and Robbins, Mandy (2011) Psychological types of female primary school teachers in Anglican state-maintained schools in England and Wales : implications for continuing professional development. Research in Education, Vol.86 (No.1). pp. 13-24. doi:10.7227/RIE.86.2 ISSN 2050-4608 .
Francis, Leslie J., Village, Andrew, Robbins, Mandy and Wulff, Keith (2011) Work-related psychological health among clergy serving in the Presbyterian Church (USA) : testing the idea of balanced affect. Review of Religious Research, Vol.53 (No.1). pp. 9-22. doi:10.1007/s13644-011-0003-8 ISSN 0034-673X.
Hall, John, Francis, Leslie J. and Brendan, C. S. J. (2011) Faith and psychology in historical dialogue. Psychologist, Vol.24 (No.4 Sp. Iss.). pp. 260-262. ISSN 0952-8229.
Robbins, Mandy and Francis, Leslie J. (2011) All are called, but some psychological types are more likely to respond : profiling churchgoers in Australia. In: Piedmont, R. L. and Village, Andrew, (eds.) Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion , Volume 22 . Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, pp. 212-229. ISBN 9789004216471
Francis, Leslie J. (2011) Applying the SIFT method. In: Vincent, J., (ed.) Stilling the storm : contemporary responses to Mark 4.35-5.1. Practice interpretation (No.1). Blandford Forum : Deo Pub. ISBN 9781905679171
Francis, Leslie J., Tilley, D., Robbins, Mandy and Jones, S. H. (2011) Apprentice clergy? The relationship between expectations in ministry and the psychological type profile of training incumbents and curates in the Church of England. In: Piedmont, R. L. and Village, A., (eds.) Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, pp. 286-305. ISBN 9789004216471
Francis, Leslie J., Jones, Susan H. and Village, Andrew (2011) Assessing the impact of ordained local ministry on the performance of Church of England dioceses, 1991–2003. Practical Theology, Volume 4 (Number 2). pp. 213-225. doi:10.1558/prth.v4i2.213 ISSN 1756-073X.
Tiliopoulos, Niko, Francis, Leslie J. and Slattery, Mary (2011) Attitude toward religion and happiness : exploring the link among Hindu Bunts in South India. Transpersonal Psychology Review, Volume 14 (Number 2). pp. 25-29. ISSN 1366-6991.
Francis, Leslie J. (2011) Cathedral visitors and psychological profiling. The Reader, Vol.108 (No.2). pp. 9-11.
Robbins, Mandy, Francis, Leslie J. and Ryland, Andrew (2011) Do introverts appreciate the same things as extraverts within a ministry team? A study among leaders within the new frontiers network of churches in the United Kingdom. In: Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 22 . Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, pp. 306-314. ISBN 9789004216471
Francis, Leslie J. and Littler, Keith (2011) The Francis-Littler Charismatic Orientation Scale (COS) : a study in personality theory among Anglican clergymen. PentecoStudies, Volume 10 . pp. 72-86. ISSN 1871-7691.
Rolph, Jenny, Rolph, P. (Paul), Charlton, Rodger and Francis, Leslie J. (2011) Getting out in the countryside walking : the health, lifestyle, and recreational pursuits of URC ministers. Rural Theology, Volume 9 (Number 1). pp. 49-59. ISSN 2042-1273.
ap Siôn, Tania, Francis, Leslie J. and Windsor, Caroline (2011) How Anglican clergy perceive freemasonry : complementary system, incompatible enemy or harmless eccentricity. Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol.26 (No.2). pp. 225-243. doi:10.1080/13537903.2011.573336 ISSN 1353-7903.
Fawcett, Bruce G., Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2011) Imagining themselves as ministers : how religiously committed baptist youth respond to the revised Payne Index of ministry styles (PIMS2). In: Piedmont, R. L. and Village, Andrew, (eds.) Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 22 (Volume 22). Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, pp. 264-285. ISBN 9789004216471
Williams, Emyr, Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2011) Implicit religion and the quest for meaning : the relationship between purpose in life and conventional (Christian) and unconventional (paranormal) transcendent beliefs. Implicit Religion, Volume 14 (Number 1). pp. 45-65. ISSN 1743-1697 .
Brewster, Christine E., Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2011) In ordained ministry there is neither male nor female? : the personality profile of male and female Anglican clergy engaged in multi-parish rural ministry. Archiv fuer Religionspsychologie, Vol.33 (No.2). pp. 241-251. doi:10.1163/157361211X570065 ISSN 0084-6724.
ap Siôn, Tania (2011) Interpreting God's activity in the public square : accessing the ordinary theology of personal prayer. In: Francis, Leslie J. and Ziebertz, Hans-Georg, (eds.) The Public Significance of Religion. Empirical studies in theology . Leiden ; Boston: Brill, pp. 315-342. ISBN 9789004207066
Francis, Leslie J., Brewster, Christine E. and Robbins, Mandy (2011) Maintaining a public ministry in rural England : work-related psychological health and psychological type among Anglican clergy serving in multi-church benefices. In: Francis, Leslie J. and Ziebertz, Hans-Georg, 1956-, (eds.) The public significance of religion. Empirical studies in theology (20). Leiden: Brill, pp. 241-265. ISBN 9789004207066
Francis, Leslie J., Williams, Emyr and Village, Andrew (2011) Multi-faith Britain and family life : changing patterns of marriage, cohabitation, and divorce among different faith groups 1983–2005. Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol.26 (No.1). pp. 33-41. doi:10.1080/13537903.2011.539840 ISSN 1353-7903.
Francis, Leslie J. and Holmes, Pat (2011) Ordained local ministers : the same Anglican orders, but different psychological temperaments? Rural Theology, Volume 9 (Number 2). pp. 151-160. ISSN 2042-1273.
Francis, Leslie J., Barlow, Robert and Martineau, Jeremy (2011) Outreach at the county show : a study in psychological profiling. Rural Theology, Volume 9 (Number 1). pp. 61-67. ISSN 2042-1273.
Schnell, Tatjana, Francis, Leslie J. and Lewis, Christopher Alan (2011) Psychological perspectives on implicit religion. Implicit Religion, Volume 14 (Number 4). pp. 385-386. doi:10.1558/imre.v14i4.385 ISSN 1743-1697.
Francis, Leslie J., Whinney, Michael, Burton, Lewis and Robbins, Mandy (2011) Psychological type preferences of male and female free church ministers in England. In: Piedmont, R. L. and Village, Andrew, (eds.) Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, pp. 251-263. ISBN 9789004216471
Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy and Wulff, Keith (2011) Psychological type profile of clergywomen and clergymen serving in the Presbyterian church (USA): implications for strengths and weaknesses in ministry. In: Piedmont, R. L. and Village, Andrew, (eds.) Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 22 . Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, pp. 192-211. ISBN 9789004216471
Francis, Leslie J. and Jones, Susan H. (2011) Reading and proclaiming the resurrection : an empirical study in psychological type theory among trainee and experienced preachers employing Mark 16 and Matthew 28. Journal of Empirical Theology, Vol.24 (No.1). pp. 1-18. doi:10.1163/157092511X571141 ISSN 09222936.
Francis, Leslie J. (2011) Religion and happiness : perspectives from psychology of religion, positive psychology and empirical theology. In: Atherton, John and Graham, Elaine and Steedman, Ian, (eds.) The practices of happiness : political economy, religion and wellbeing. Routledge frontiers of political economy (No.132). Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, pp. 113-124. ISBN 9780415550970
Village, Andrew, Francis, Leslie J. and Brockett, Adrian (2011) Religious affect among adolescents in a multi-faith society : the role of personality and religious identity. Journal of Beliefs & Values, Vol.32 (No.3). pp. 295-301. doi:10.1080/13617672.2011.627677 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J. (2011) Shaping rural ministry : rural theology becoming reflective practitioners. The Reader, Vo.108 (No.2). pp. 22-23. ISSN 0300-3469.
Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2011) Teaching secondary RE at faith schools in England and Wales: listening to the teachers. Journal of Beliefs & Values, Vol.32 (No.2). pp. 219-233. doi:10.1080/13617672.2011.600820 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J., Ineson, Keith and Robbins, Mandy (2011) To whom the Abbey appeals : a study in psychological type. Rural Theology, Volume 8 (Number 2). pp. 131-142. ISSN 2042-1273.
Rolph, Jenny, Francis, Leslie J., Charlton, Rodger, Robbins, Mandy and Rolph, Paul (2011) Women ministers of word and sacrament within the United Reformed Church : a health check. Journal of Beliefs & Values, Vol.32 (No.1). pp. 19-32. doi:10.1080/13617672.2011.549307 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy and Whinney, Michael (2011) Women priests in the Church of England : psychological type profile. Religions, Vol.2 (No.3). pp. 389-397. doi:10.3390/rel2030389 ISSN 2077-1444.
Kay, William K., Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2011) A distinctive leadership for a distinctive network of churches? : psychological type theory and the apostolic networks. Journal of Pentecostal Theology, Vol.20 (No.2). pp. 306-322. doi:10.1163/174552511X597170 ISSN 09667369.
Lesmana, Cokorda Bagus Jaya, Tiliopoulos, Niko and Francis, Leslie J. (2011) The internal consistency reliability of the Santosh-Francis scale of attitude toward Hinduism among Balinese Hindus. International Journal of Hindu Studies, Vol.15 (No.3). pp. 293-301. doi:10.1007/s11407-011-9108-5 ISSN 1022-4556.
Robbins, Mandy, Littler, Keith and Francis, Leslie J. (2011) The personality characteristics of Anglican clergymen and clergywomen : the search for sex differences. Pastoral Psychology, Vol.60 (No.6). pp. 877-881. doi:10.1007/s11089-011-0385-0 ISSN 0031-2789.
Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy and Craig, Charlotte L. (2011) The psychological type profile of Anglican churchgoers in England : compatible or incompatible with their clergy? International Journal of Practical Theology, Vol.5 (No.2). pp. 243-259. doi:10.1515/IJPT.2011.036 ISSN 1430-6921.
Flere, Sergej, Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2011) The psychometric properties of the Serbian translation of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity : a study among Eastern Orthodox Christians. Pastoral Psychology, Vol.60 (No.2). pp. 217-222. doi:10.1007/s11089-010-0327-2 ISSN 0031-2789.
Francis, Leslie J. and Williams, E. (2011) The public significance of religion and the changing context of family life in Britain 1983-2005 : an examination of marriage, cohabitation and divorce. In: Francis, Leslie J. and Ziebertz, Hans-Georg, 1956-, (eds.) The public significance of religion. Empirical studies in theology (No.20). Leiden: Brill, pp. 287-314. ISBN 9789004207066
Francis, Leslie J. and Ziebertz, Hans-Georg, 1956-, eds. (2011) The public significance of religion. Empirical studies in theology (20). Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004207066
Fawcett, Bruce G., Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2011) The scale properties of the adolescent form of the Francis Psychological Type Scales (FPTSA) among Canadian Baptist youth. Pastoral Psychology, Vol.60 (No.2). pp. 201-216. doi:10.1007/s11089-010-0324-5 ISSN 0031-2789.
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2011) The visibility of mission agencies in general and USPG in particular among recently ordained Anglican clergy : an empirical enquiry. Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies, Vol.28 (No.2). pp. 129-137. doi:10.1177/0265378810396299 ISSN 0265-3788.
2010
Swindells, Tracy, Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2010) Shaping attitude toward Christianity among year seven pupils : the influence of sex, church, home and primary school. Journal of Beliefs and Values, Vol.31 (No.3). pp. 343-348. doi:10.1080/13617672.2010.521013 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J., Laycock, Patrick and Village, Andrew (2010) Statistics for evidence-based policy in the Church of England : predicting diocesan performance. Review of Religious Research, Vol.52 (No.2). pp. 207-220. ISSN 0034-673X.
Francis, Leslie J. (2010) Personality and religious orientation : shifting sands or firm foundations? Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.13 (No.7/8). pp. 793-803. doi:10.1080/13674670802187912 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy and Murray, Laura (2010) Psychological type and religious orientation : do introverts and extraverts go to church for different reasons? Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.13 (No.7/8). pp. 821-827. doi:10.1080/13674670802207496 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J., Lewis, Christopher Alan and Robbins, Mandy (2010) Religious orientation, mental health and culture : conceptual and empirical perspectives. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.13 (No.7/8). pp. 659-666. doi:10.1080/13674676.2010.503380 ISSN 1367-4676.
Robbins, Mandy, Francis, Leslie J., McIlroy, David, Clarke, Rachel and Pritchard, Lowri (2010) Three religious orientations and five personality factors : an exploratory study among adults in England. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.13 (No.7/8). pp. 771-775. doi:10.1080/13674676.2010.519468 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J., Jewell, Albert and Robbins, Mandy (2010) The relationship between religious orientation, personality, and purpose in life among an older Methodist sample. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.13 (No.7/8). pp. 777-791. doi:10.1080/13674670802360907 ISSN 1367-4676.
Ross, Christopher F. J. and Francis, Leslie J. (2010) The relationship of intrinsic, extrinsic, and quest religious orientations to Jungian psychological type among churchgoers in England and Wales. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.13 (No.7/8). pp. 805-819. doi:10.1080/13674670802207462 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J. and Craig, Charlotte L. (2010) Psychological types of bilingual and monolingual female undergraduate students in Wales. The Journal of Psychological Type, Vol.70 (No.10).
Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy, Rolph, Jenny, Turton, Douglas W. and Rolph, P. (2010) The relationship between recalled self-esteem as a child and current levels of professional burnout among Anglican clergy in England. Pastoral Psychology, Vol.59 (No.5). pp. 551-561. doi:10.1007/s11089-009-0268-9 ISSN 0031-2789.
Astley, Jeff and Francis, Leslie J. (2010) Promoting positive attitudes towards science and religion among sixth-form pupils : dealing with scientism and creationism. British Journal of Religious Education, Vol.32 (No.3). pp. 189-200. doi:10.1080/01416200.2010.498604 ISSN 0141-6200.
Robbins, Mandy and Francis, Leslie J. (2010) Work-related psychological health and psychological type among Church of England clergywomen. Review of Religious Research, Vol.52 (No.1). pp. 57-71. ISSN 0034-673X.
Robbins, Mandy and Francis, Leslie J. (2010) The teenage religion and values survey in England and Wales : an overview. British Journal of Religious Education, Vol.32 (No.3). pp. 307-320. doi:10.1080/01416200.2010.498623 ISSN 0141-6200.
Village, Andrew, Williams, Emyr and Francis, Leslie J. (2010) Does religion make a difference? : assessing the effects of Christian affiliation and practice on marital solidarity and divorce in Britain, 1985-2005. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, Vol.51 (No.6). pp. 327-338. doi:10.1080/10502551003652041 ISSN 1050-2556.
Village, Andrew, Williams, Emyr and Francis, Leslie J. (2010) Living in sin? : religion and cohabitation in Britain 1985-2005. Marriage & Family Review, Vol.46 (No.6/7). pp. 468-479. doi:10.1080/01494929.2010.528710 ISSN 0149-4929.
Francis, Leslie J., Littler, Keith and Robbins, Mandy (2010) Psychological type and Offa's Dyke : exploring differences in the psychological type profile of Anglican clergy serving in England and Wales. Contemporary Wales, Vol.23 (No.1). pp. 240-251. ISSN 0951-4937.
Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy and Cargas, Sarita (2010) The parliament of the world's religions : who goes and why? : an empirical study of Barcelona 2004. Journal of Beliefs and Values, Vol.31 (No.2). pp. 143-153. doi:10.1080/13617672.2010.503621 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J., Mansfield, Simon, Williams, Emyr and Village, Andrew (2010) Applying psychological type theory to cathedral visitors : a case study of two cathedrals in England and Wales. Visitor Studies, Vol.13 (No.2). pp. 175-186. doi:10.1080/10645578.2010.509695 ISSN 1064-5578.
Francis, Leslie J., Rolph, Jenny, Rolph, P. (Paul) and Robbins, Mandy (2010) Personality and the happiness of others : a study among 13- to 15-year-old adolescents. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, Vol.2 (No.2). pp. 241-249. doi:10.1111/j.1758-0854.2010.01032.x ISSN 1758-0846.
Robbins, Mandy, Francis, Leslie J. and Edwards, Bethan (2010) Happiness as stable extraversion : internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire among undergraduate students. Current Psychology, Vol.29 (No.2). pp. 89-94. doi:10.1007/s12144-010-9076-8 ISSN 1046-1310.
Brockett, Adrian, Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2010) Assessing outgroup prejudice among secondary school pupils in northern England : introducing the Outgroup Prejudice Index. Research in Education , Vol.83 (No.1). pp. 67-77. ISSN 0034-5237.
Robbins, Mandy, Francis, Leslie J., Village, Andrew and Murray, Laura (2010) How homonegative is the typical Anglican congregation? : applying the Robbins-Murray Religious Homonegative Orientation Scale (RHOS). Modern Believing, Vol.51 (No.2). ISSN 1353-1425.
Williams, Emyr, Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2010) Rejection of Christianity and self-esteem. North American Journal of Psychology .
Craig, Charlotte L., Francis, Leslie J. and Barwick, Jeannette (2010) Psychological type preferences of Christian groups : comparison with the UK population norms. Journal of Psychological Type, Vol.70 (No.3). pp. 31-39. ISSN 0895-8750.
Burton, Lewis, Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2010) Psychological type profile of Methodist circuit ministers in Britain : similarities to and differences from Anglican clergy. Journal of Empirical Theology, Vol.23 (No.1). pp. 64-81. doi:10.1163/157092510X503020 ISSN 0922-2936.
Williams, Emyr, Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2010) Marriage, religion and human flourishing: how sustainable is the classic Durkheim thesis in contemporary Europe? Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.13 (No.1). pp. 93-104. doi:10.1080/13674670903203766 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J., Williams, Emyr and Robbins, Mandy (2010) Personality, conventional Christian belief and unconventional paranormal belief : a study among teenagers. British Journal of Religious Education, Vol.32 (No.1). pp. 31-39. doi:10.1080/01416200903332056 ISSN 0141-6200.
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2010) All in the mind? : psychological, social and religious predictors of civic volunteerism among churchgoers in England. In: Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion , Vol. 21 . BRILL, pp. 1-26. ISBN 90 04 18523 2
Francis, Leslie J., Quesnell, M. and Lewis, C. L. (2010) Assessing attitude toward Christianity among adolescents in the Czech Republic : the Francis scale. Irish Journal of Psychology, Vol.31 . pp. 125-134. doi:10.1080/03033910.2010.10446330 ISSN 0303-3910.
Robbins, Mandy, Francis, Leslie J. and Williams, Emyr (2010) Conventional Christian belief and unconventional paranormal belief among teenagers in Northern Ireland : a personality and individual differences approach. Irish Journal of Psychology, Vol.31 . pp. 87-94. doi:10.1080/03033910.2010.10446327 ISSN 0303-3910.
Elken, Ahto, Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2010) The Estonian translation of the Francis scale of attitude toward Christianity: internal consistency, reliability, and construct validity. Journal of Beliefs & Values, Vol.31 (No.2). pp. 231-234. doi:10.1080/13617672.2010.503635 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J. (2010) Five loaves and two fishes : an empirical study in psychological type and biblical hermeneutics among Anglican preachers. Hervormde Teologiese Studies, Vol.66 (No.1). Article no. 811. doi:10.4102/hts.v66i1.811 ISSN 0259-9422.
Jackson, Robert, Ipgrave, Julia, Hayward, M., Hopkins, P., Fancourt, Nigel, Robbins, Mandy, Francis, Leslie J. and McKenna, Ursula (2010) Materials used to teach about world religions in schools in England. Research report (Great Britain. Dept. for Children, Schools and Families) (No.DCSF-RR197A). Great Britain: Department for Children, Schools and Families. ISBN 9781847756343
Francis, Leslie J. and Williams, Emyr (2010) Not all cathedral congregations look alike : two case studies in rural England. Rural Theology, Vol.8 (No.1). pp. 37-50. ISSN 1470-4994.
Francis, Leslie J. (2010) Preaching and personality : the SIFT approach. In: Stevenson, Geoffrey, (ed.) The future of preaching. London: SCM Press, pp. 159-176. ISBN 9780334043621
Hancock, Lisa, Tiliopoulos, Niko and Francis, Leslie J. (2010) Psychometric properties of the Francis Scale of Attitude to Christianity among Australian Christians. Journal of Religious Education, Vol.58 . pp. 72-75. ISSN 1442-018X.
Francis, Leslie J. (2010) Spiritual health and religious formation : the adolescent experience. Crucible, Vol.49 . pp. 7-14. ISSN 0011-2100.
Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2010) Teachers at faith schools in England and Wales : state of research. Theo-Web. Zeitschrift fuer Religionpaedagogik, Jahrg.2010 (Heft.1, Teil.2). pp. 141-159. ISSN 1863-0502.
Williams, Emyr, Francis, Leslie J. and Billington, Ursula (2010) The Williams Scale of Attitude toward Paganism: development and application among British Pagans. Archiv für Religionspsychologie, Vol.32 (No.2). pp. 179-193. doi:10.1163/157361210X500900 ISSN 0084-6724.
Robbins, Mandy and Francis, Leslie J. (2010) Work-related psychological health among Church of England clergywomen : individual differences and psychological type. Review of Religious Research, Vol.52 (No.1). pp. 57-71. ISSN 0034-673X.
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2010) An anatomy of change : profiling cohort difference in beliefs and attitudes among Anglicans in England. Journal of Anglican Studies, Vol.8 (No.1). pp. 59-81. doi:10.1017/S1740355309990027 ISSN 1740-3553.
Tiliopoulos, Niko, Francis, Leslie J. and Slattery, Mary (2010) The internal consistency reliability of the Santosh-Francis Scale of Attitude toward Hinduism among Hindu Bunts in South India. North American Journal of Psychology . ISSN 1527-7143.
Robbins, Mandy and Francis, Leslie J. (2010) The teenage religion and values survey in England and Wales. In: Collins-Mayo, Sylvia and Dandelion, Pink, (eds.) Religion and youth. Theology and religion in interdisciplinary perspective series in association with the BSA . Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT: Ashgate Pub, pp. 47-54. ISBN 9780754667643
Francis, Leslie J., Mansfield, Simon, Williams, Emyr and Village, Andrew (2010) The usefulness of Visitor Expectations Type Scales (VETS) for tourist segmentation : the case of cathedral visitors. Tourism Analysis, Vol.15 (No.5). pp. 545-554. doi:10.3727/108354210X12889831783279 ISSN 1083-5423.
2009
Francis, Leslie J., Williams, Emyr and Billington, Ursula (2009) Neuroticism and intensity of religious affect among practising British pagans. Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies, Vol.11 (No.2). pp. 223-239. doi:10.1558/pome.v11i2.223 ISSN 1528-0268.
Fawcett, Bruce G. and Francis, Leslie J. (2009) The relationship between baptismal status and spiritual practices among committed Baptist youth. Journal of Youth and Theology, Vol.8 (No.2). ISSN 1741-0819.
Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2009) Prayer, purpose in life, and attitudes toward substances: a study among 13- to 15-year-olds in England and Wales. Counseling et Spiritualite, Vol.28 (No.2). pp. 83-104. ISSN 1910-703X.
Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy, Kaldor, Peter and Castle, Keith (2009) Psychological type and work-related psychological health among clergy in Australia, England and New Zealand. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, Vol.28 (No.3). pp. 200-212. ISSN 0733-4273.
Fawcett, Bruce G., Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2009) Psychological type profile of religiously committed male and female Canadian Baptist youth: a study among participants at tidal impact. Journal of Youth Ministry, Vol.8 (No.1). pp. 25-38. ISSN 1541-0412.
Brockett, Adrian, Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2009) Internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Attitude toward Muslim Proximity Index (AMPI): a measure of social distance. British Journal of Religious Education, Vol.31 (No.3). pp. 241-249. doi:10.1080/01416200903112417 ISSN 0141-6200.
Williams, Emyr, Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2009) Changing patterns of religious affiliation, church attendance and marriage across five areas of Europe since the early 1980s: trends and associations. Journal of Beliefs and Values, Vol.30 (No.2). pp. 173-182. doi:10.1080/13617670903175113 ISSN 1361-7672.
Robbins, Mandy and Francis, Leslie J. (2009) The spiritual revolution and suicidal ideation: an empirical enquiry among 13- to 15-year-old adolescents in England and Wales. International Journal of Children's Spirituality, Vol.14 (No.3). pp. 261-272. doi:10.1080/13644360903086539 ISSN 1364-436X.
Village, Andrew, Francis, Leslie J. and Craig, Charlotte L. (2009) Church tradition and psychological type preferences among Anglicans in England. Journal of Anglican Studies, Vol.7 (No.1). pp. 93-109. doi:10.1017/S1740355309000187 ISSN 1740-3553.
Charlton, Rodger, Rolph, Jenny, Francis, Leslie J., Rolph, P. (Paul) and Robbins, Mandy (2009) Clergy work-related psychological health : listening to the Ministers of Word and Sacrament within the United Reformed Church in England. Pastoral Psychology, Vol.58 (No.2). pp. 133-149. doi:10.1007/s11089-008-0177-3 ISSN 0031-2789.
Francis, Leslie J., Gubb, Sean and Robbins, Mandy (2009) Psychological type profile of Lead Elders within the Newfrontiers network of churches in the United Kingdom. Journal of Beliefs and Values, Vol.30 (No.1). pp. 61-69. doi:10.1080/13617670902784568 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J. (2009) Review of Handbook of new age, by Kemp, D. and Lewis, J. R. (eds.). Journal of Beliefs and Values, Vol.30 (No.1 Sp. Iss. SI). pp. 97-99. ISSN 1361-7672
Francis, Leslie J., Ispas, Dan, Robbins, Mandy, Ilie, Alexandra and Iliescu, Dragoș (2009) The Romanian translation of the Francis Scale of Attitude Toward Christianity: internal consistency reliability, re-test reliability and construct validity among undergraduate students within a Greek Orthodox Culture. Pastoral Psychology, Vol.58 (No.1). pp. 49-54. doi:10.1007/s11089-008-0174-6 ISSN 0031-2789.
Francis, Leslie J. and Williams, Emyr (2009) Contacting the spirits of the dead: paranormal belief and the teenage worldview. Journal of Research on Christian Education, Vol.18 (No.1). pp. 20-35. doi:10.1080/10656210902751818 ISSN 1065-6219.
Francis, Leslie J. and Roberts, C. (Carol) (2009) Growth or decline in the Church of England during the decade of Evangelism: did the Churchmanship of the Bishop matter? Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol.24 (No.1). pp. 67-81. doi:10.1080/13537900802630513 ISSN 1353-7903.
Francis, Leslie J., Hills, P. R. and Kaldor, Peter (2009) The Oswald Clergy Burnout Scale: reliability, factor structure and preliminary application among Australian clergy. Pastoral Psychology, Vol.57 (No.5-6). pp. 243-252. doi:10.1007/s11089-008-0165-7 ISSN 0031-2789.
Francis, Leslie J. and Pocock, Nigel (2009) Personality and religious maturity. Pastoral Psychology, Vol.57 (No.5-6). pp. 235-242. doi:10.1007/s11089-008-0178-2 ISSN 0031-2789.
Francis, Leslie J. and Williams, Emyr (2009) Alternative spiritualities : different personalities? An empirical enquiry among 14- to 16-year-old students. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Vol.20 . pp. 69-84. ISSN 1046-8064.
Francis, Leslie J., Walker, David Stuart and Robbins, Mandy (2009) The Cana in Galilee phenomenon : influences on biblical literalism among rural Anglicans today. Rural Theology, 7 (2). pp. 127-134. ISSN 1470 4994.
Francis, Leslie J., Williams, Emyr and Robbins, Mandy (2009) Christianity, paranormal belief and personality: a study among 13- to 16-year-old pupils in England and Wales. Archiv für Religionspsychologie, Vol.31 (No.3). pp. 337-344. doi:10.1163/008467209X12499946199560 ISSN 0084-6724.
Francis, Leslie J. (2009) Comparative empirical research in religion : conceptual and operational challenges within empirical theology. In: Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy and Astley, Jeff, (eds.) Empirical theology in texts and tables : qualitative, quantitative and comparative perspectives. Empirical studies in theology (17). Leiden: Brill, pp. 127-154. ISBN 9789004168886
Robbins, Mandy, Francis, Leslie J., Hancocks, Graeme and Swift, Chris (2009) Distinctive call, distinctive profile : the psychological type profile of Church of England full-time hospital chaplains. Practical Theology, Vol.2 (No.2). pp. 269-284. ISSN 1756-073X.
Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy and Astley, Jeff, eds. (2009) Empirical theology in texts and tables : qualitative, quantitative and comparative perspectives. Empirical studies in theology (17). Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004168886
De Souza, Marion and Francis, Leslie J. and O' Higgins-Norman, J. and Scott, David, 1951-, eds. (2009) International handbook of education for spirituality, care, and wellbeing. International handbooks of religion and education (v.3). Dordrecht: Springer. ISBN 9781402090172
Williams, Emyr, Francis, Leslie J. and Lewis, Christopher Alan (2009) Introducing the modified paranormal belief scale: distinguishing between classic paranormal beliefs, religious paranormal beliefs and conventional religiosity among undergraduates in Northern Ireland and Wales. Archiv für Religionspsychologie, Vol.31 (No.3). pp. 345-356. doi:10.1163/008467209X12499946199605 ISSN 0084-6724.
Lewis, Christopher Alan, Barnes, L. P., Kieran, P., Cruise, S. M., Francis, Leslie J. and McGuckin, C. (2009) Ireland : the teachers? Perspective on goals of religious education. In: Ziebertz , Hans-Georg and Riegel, Ulrich , (eds.) How teachers in Europe teach religion : an international empirical study in 16 countries. International practical theology (No.12). Berlin: Lit, pp. 81-95. ISBN 9783643100436
Francis, Leslie J. and Hermans, C. A. M. (Chris A. M.) (2009) Psychological health and attitude toward Christianity: a study among pupils attending Catholic schools in the Netherlands. Journal of Religious Education . ISSN 1442-018X.
ap Siôn, Tania and Francis, Leslie J. (2009) Psychological perspectives on prayer. In: de Souza, M. and Francis, Leslie J. and Higgins-Norman, O. and Scott, D., (eds.) International handbook of education for spirituality, care, and wellbeing. International handbooks of religion and education, Vol.1 (No.3). Dordrecht ; New York: Springer, pp. 247-267. ISBN 9781402090172
Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy and Village, Andrew (2009) Psychological type and the pulpit : an empirical enquiry concerning preachers and the SIFT method of biblical hermeneutics. Hervormde Teologiese Studies, Vol.65 (No.1). pp. 171-177. ISSN 0259-9422.
Francis, Leslie J. (2009) Psychological type theory and religious and spiritual experience. In: De Souza, Marion and Francis, Leslie J. and O' Higgins-Norman, J. and Scott, David, 1951-, (eds.) International handbook of education for spirituality, care, and wellbeing. International handbooks of religion and education, Vol.3 (No.1). Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 125-145. ISBN 9781402090172
Francis, Leslie J. (2009) Review of The spirit of generation Y: young people's spirituality in a changing Australia, by Mason, M., et al. British Journal of Religious Education, Vol.31 (No.1). pp. 77-79. ISSN 0141-6200
Francis, Leslie J. (2009) Understanding the attitudinal dimensions of religion and spirituality. In: De Souza, Marion and Francis, Leslie J. and O' Higgins-Norman, J. and Scott, David, 1951-, (eds.) International handbook of education for spirituality, care, and wellbeing. International handbooks of religion and education, Vol.3 (No.1). Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 147-167. ISBN 9781402090172
Astley, Jeff and Francis, Leslie J. (2009) Young vocation to ordained ministry : a qualitative study. Practical Theology, Vol.2 (No.2). pp. 253-267. ISSN 1756-073X.
Francis, Leslie J. (2009) The gospel in the willows : forty meditations inspired by The Wind in the Willows. London : Darton, Longman and Todd. ISBN 9780232527728
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2009) The mind of the Anglican clergy : assessing attitudes and beliefs in the Church of England. Lewiston, N.Y.: Edwin Mellen Press. ISBN 9780773448032
Francis, Leslie J. (2009) The psychology of prayer : a review of empirical research. In: De Souza, Marion and Francis, Leslie J. and O' Higgins-Norman, J. and Scott, David, 1951-, (eds.) International handbook of education for spirituality, care, and wellbeing. International handbooks of religion and education, Vol.3 (No.1). Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 247-267. ISBN 9781402090172
Williams, Emyr, Francis, Leslie J., Astley, Jeff and Robbins, Mandy (2009) The relationship between paranormal beliefs and attitude towards theistic beliefs. Journal for the Society of Psychical Research, Vol.73 (No.1). pp. 33-40. ISSN 0037-9751.
ap Siôn, Tania, Francis, Leslie J. and Baker, Sylvia (2009) The theological case for Christian schools in England and Wales : a qualitative perspective listening to female alumnae. In: Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy and Astley, Jeff, (eds.) Empirical theology in texts and tables : qualitative, quantitative and comparative perspectives. Empirical Studies in Theology (17). Leiden ; Boston: Brill, pp. 217-245. ISBN 9789004168886
2008
Flere, Sergej, Klanjsek, Rudi, Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2008) The psychometric properties of the Slovenian translation of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity : a study among Roman Catholic undergraduate students. Journal of Beliefs and Values, Vol.29 (No.3). pp. 313-319. doi:10.1080/13617670802465904 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J., Williams, Emyr and Robbins, Mandy (2008) Church attendance, implicit religion and belief in luck : the relationship between conventional religiosity and alternative spirituality among adolescents. Implicit Religion, Vol.11 (No.3). pp. 239-254. doi:10.1558/imre.v11i3.239 ISSN 1463-9955.
Robbins, Mandy and Francis, Leslie J. (2008) Still worlds apart: The worldviews of adolescent males attending Protestant and Catholic secondary schools in Northern Ireland. Research in Education (Manchester), Vol.80 (No.1). pp. 26-36. ISSN 0034-5237.
Francis, Leslie J. (2008) Preaching with all our souls: introducing the SIFT method. Reader, Vol.105 (No.4). pp. 20-21. ISSN 0300-3469.
Francis, Leslie J., Santosh, Yashoda Romil, Robbins, Mandy and Vij, Savita (2008) Assessing attitude toward Hinduism : the Santosh–Francis Scale. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.11 (No.6). pp. 609-621. doi:10.1080/13674670701846469 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J., Wulff, Keith and Robbins, Mandy (2008) The relationship between work-related psychological health and psychological type among clergy serving in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Journal of Empirical Theology, Vol.21 (No.2). pp. 166-182. doi:10.1163/157092508X349854 ISSN 0922-2936.
Francis, Leslie J. (2008) Rural is different: rural is special. Reader, Vol.105 (No.3). pp. 12-13. ISSN 0300-3469.
Lewis, Christopher Alan, Adamovova, Lucia and Francis, Leslie J. (2008) Assessing the Francis Scale of attitude toward Christianity among Slovak students. In: International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany, July 20-25, 2008. Published in: International Journal of Psychology, Vol.43 (No.3-4). p. 463. doi:10.1080/00207594.2008.10108485 ISSN 0020-7594.
Francis, Leslie J. (2008) Family, denomination, and the adolescent world view: an empirical enquiry among 13- to 15-year-old girls in England and Wales. Marriage & Family Review, Vol.43 (No.3-4). pp. 185-204. doi:10.1080/01494920802072413 ISSN 0149-4929.
Francis, Leslie J., Craig, Charlotte L. and Hall, G. (Gill) (2008) Psychological type and attitude towards Celtic Christianity among committed Churchgoers in the United Kingdom: an empirical study. Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol.23 (No.2). pp. 181-191. doi:10.1080/13537900802024543 ISSN 1353-7903.
Francis, Leslie J., Hills, P. R. and Rutledge, Christopher J. F. (2008) Clergy work-related satisfactions in parochial ministry: the influence of personality and churchmanship. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.11 (No.3). pp. 327-339. doi:10.1080/13674670701288639 ISSN 1367-4676.
Kay, William K. and Francis, Leslie J. (2008) Psychological type preferences of female Bible College students in England. Journal of Beliefs and Values, Vol.29 (No.1). pp. 101-105. doi:10.1080/13617670801928324 ISSN 1361-7672.
Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy, Santosh, Romil and Bhanot, Savita (2008) Religion and mental health among Hindu young people in England. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.11 (No.3). pp. 341-347. doi:10.1080/13674670701292094 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J., Sahin, Abdullah and Al-Failakawi, Fahad (2008) Psychometric properties of two Islamic measures among young adults in Kuwait: the Sahin-Francis Scale of Attitude toward Islam and the Sahin Index of Islamic Moral Values. Journal of Muslim Mental Health, Vol.3 (No.1). pp. 9-24. doi:10.1080/15564900802035201 ISSN 1556-4908.
Francis, Leslie J. and Hills, P. R. (2008) The development of the Meaning in Life Index (MILI) and its relationship with personality and religious behaviours and beliefs among UK undergraduate students. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.11 (No.2). pp. 211-220. doi:10.1080/13674670701243758 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2008) The relationship between denominational affiliation and spiritual health among weekly-churchgoing 13- to 15-year-old adolescents in England and Wales. Journal of Education & Christian Belief, Vol.12 (No.1). pp. 21-39. ISSN 1366-5456.
Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2008) Attitude toward homosexuality among Anglicans in England: the effects of theological orientation and personality. Journal of Empirical Theology, Vol.21 (No.1). pp. 68-87. doi:10.1163/092229308X310740 ISSN 0922-2936.
Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy, Lewis, Christopher Alan and Barnes, Philip (L. Philip) (2008) Prayer and psychological health: a study among sixth-form pupils attending Catholic and Protestant schools in Northern Ireland. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.11 (No.1). pp. 85-92. doi:10.1080/13674670701709055 ISSN 1367-4676.
Robbins, Mandy, Francis, Leslie J. and Edwards, Bethan (2008) Prayer, personality and happiness: a study among undergraduate students in Wales. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.11 (No.1). pp. 93-99. doi:10.1080/13674670701702548 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2008) Psychological type and prayer preferences: a study among Anglican clergy in the United Kingdom. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Vol.11 (No.1). pp. 67-84. doi:10.1080/13674670701619445 ISSN 1367-4676.
Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2008) Preaching with all our souls : a study in hermeneutics and psychological type. London : Continuum. ISBN 9780826493262
Francis, Leslie J. (2008) Psychological type and leadership styles : how to discern which type of leader you are. In: Nelson, John, (ed.) How to become a creative church leader. A MODEM handbook . Norwich: Canterbury Press, pp. 26-35. ISBN 9781853118135
Kay, William K., Francis, Leslie J. and Craig, Charlotte L. (2008) Psychological type preferences of male British Assemblies of God Theological College students: tough-minded or tender-hearted? Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association, Vol.28 . pp. 6-20. ISSN 1812-4461.
Francis, Leslie J. (2008) Religion as a persisting predictor of cultural diversity in the UK. In: Ziebertz , Hans-Georg and Riegel, Ulrich , (eds.) Europe : secular or post-secular? International practical theology (No.9). Berlin: Lit, pp. 167-190. ISBN 9783825815783
Francis, Leslie J., Hills, P. R., Schludermann, Elfriede and Schludermann, S. (2008) Religion, psychological well-being and personality : a study among undergraduate students in Canada. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Vol.19 . pp. 1-16. ISSN 1046-8064.
Francis, Leslie J. (2008) Self-assigned religious affiliation : a study among adolescents in England and Wales. In: Spalek, Basia and Imtoual, Alia, (eds.) Religion, spirituality and the social sciences : challenging marginalisation. Bristol: Policy Press, pp. 149-161. ISBN 9781847420411
Francis, Leslie J., Williams, Emyr, Robbins, Mandy and Annis, Jennie (2008) Understanding Cathedral visitors: psychological type and individual differences in experience and appreciation. Tourism Analysis, Vol.13 . pp. 71-80. ISSN 1083-5423.
Francis, Leslie J. and Thomas, Enlli M. (2008) Welsh language adaptation of the short-form Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised (JEPQR-S). Psychologist in Wales, Issue.21 . pp. 25-32. ISSN 1468-4756.
Francis, Leslie J., Craig, Charlotte L. and Robbins, Mandy (2008) The relationship between the Keirsey Temperament Sorter and the short-form Revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire. Journal of Individual Differences, Vol.29 (No.2). pp. 116-120. doi:10.1027/1614-0001.29.2.116 ISSN 1614-0001.
2007
Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy, Lewis, Christopher Alan, Barnes, L. Philip and ap Siôn, Tania (2007) Attitude toward Christianity among secondary school pupils in Northern Ireland: shifts in denominational differences. Educational Research, Vol.49 (No.4). pp. 431-436. doi:10.1080/00131880701717297 ISSN 0013-1881.
Williams, Emyr, Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2007) Personality and paranormal belief: a study among adolescents. Pastoral Psychology, Vol.56 (No.1). pp. 9-14. doi:10.1007/s11089-007-0094-x
Robbins, Mandy, Francis, Leslie J. and Williams, Emyr (2007) Church attendance and self-esteem among adolescents. Psychologist in Wales, Issue.20 . pp. 4-5.
Francis, Leslie J. and Williams, Emyr (2007) Drawing back the veil: the socio-psychological correlates of paranormal belief among 13- to 15-year-old adolescents. Christian Parapsychologist, Vol.17 . pp. 170-185. ISSN 0308-6194.
ap Siôn, Tania, Francis, Leslie J. and Baker, Sylvia (2007) Experiencing education in the new Christian schools in the United Kingdom : listening to the male graduates. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 28 (1). pp. 1-15. doi:10.1080/13617670701251314 ISSN 1361-7672.
Williams, Emyr, Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy and Annis, J. (2007) Visitor experiences to St Davids Cathedral : the two worlds of pilgrims and secular tourists. Rural Theology, Vol.5 . pp. 111-123. ISSN 1470-4994.
2006
Williams, Emyr, Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2006) Attitude toward Christianity and paranormal belief among 13- to 16-year-old students. Psychological Reports, Vol.99 . p. 266. doi:10.2466/PR0.99.5.266-266
Williams, Emyr and Francis, Leslie J. (2006) Personality and attitude toward Christianity among churchgoers: a replication. Psychological Reports, Vol.99 . pp. 292-294. doi:10.2466/PR0.99.5.292-294
Francis, Leslie J. (2006) The SIFT method of biblical preaching. Type Face, 17 (2). pp. 27-29.
Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy and Williams, Emyr (2006) Believing and implicit religion beyond the churches : religion, superstition, luck and fear among 13-15 year-old girls in Wales. Implicit Religion, Vol.9 (No.1). pp. 74-89. ISSN 1463-9955.
Williams, Emyr, Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy (2006) Personality and religion among Welsh adolescents. Psychologist in Wales, Issue.19 . pp. 21-22. ISSN 1468-4756.
Francis, Leslie J., Williams, Emyr and Robbins, Mandy (2006) The unconventional beliefs of conventional churchgoers : the matter of luck. Implicit Religion, Vol.9 (No.3). pp. 305-314. ISSN 1463-9955.
2004
Walker, David Stuart (2004) Private property and public good. In: Martineau, Jeremy and Francis, Leslie J. and Francis, Peter, (eds.) Changing rural life : A Christian response to key rural issues. Norwich: Canterbury Press, pp. 79-98. ISBN 9781853115998
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