Psychological Type and Religious Affect: A Study among Adolescent Baptists in Canada

A sample of 299 young people between the ages of 12 and 18 attending a week-long summer youth programme sponsored by the Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada completed the Adolescent form of the Francis Psychological Type Scales together with the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity. The da...

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Published in:Journal of youth and theology
Authors: Francis, Leslie J. 1947- (Author) ; Fawcett, Bruce G. (Author) ; McKenna, Ursula (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2023
In: Journal of youth and theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 173-189
IxTheo Classification:AE Psychology of religion
CB Christian life; spirituality
KBQ North America
KDG Free church
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B psychological type
B Religion
B attitude toward Christianity
B Personality
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Summary:A sample of 299 young people between the ages of 12 and 18 attending a week-long summer youth programme sponsored by the Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada completed the Adolescent form of the Francis Psychological Type Scales together with the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity. The data demonstrated that a more positive attitude toward Christianity was associated with a preference for feeling (rather than thinking) and with a preference for judging (rather than perceiving), and that retention rates were lower for extraverts and for intuitive types. The article concludes by recommending psychological type awareness courses within youth ministry training programmes to enhance understanding attrition and retention of young people within Christian activities.
ISSN:2405-5093
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of youth and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/24055093-bja10035