The feminine personality profile of male Anglican clergy in Britain and Ireland: A study employing the Eysenck Personality Profiler

Authors
Francis, LJ Jones, SH Jackson, CJ Robbins, M
Citation
Lj. Francis et al., The feminine personality profile of male Anglican clergy in Britain and Ireland: A study employing the Eysenck Personality Profiler, REV REL RES, 43(1), 2001, pp. 14-23
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Sociology & Antropology","Religion & Tehology
Journal title
REVIEW OF RELIGIOUS RESEARCH
ISSN journal
0034673X → ACNP
Volume
43
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
14 - 23
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-673X(200109)43:1<14:TFPPOM>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
A sample of 1,148 newly ordained male Anglican clergy in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales completed the Eysenck Personality Profiler (EPP). The da ta demonstrated that the male clergy recorded a characteristically feminine profile in terms of 16 of the 21 personality traits proposed by this quest ionnaire.