Congregational bonding social capital and psychological type : an empirical enquiry among Australian churchgoers [PDF]
, 2012 This study explores the variation in levels of bonding social capital experienced by individual churchgoers, drawing on data generated by the Australian National Church Life Survey, and employing a five-item measure of church-related bonding social ...
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The psychological-type profile of practising British druids compared with Anglican churchgoers [PDF]
, 2012 This study employs psychological-type theory to profile practising British Druids and to compare their profile with that of Anglican churchgoers. A sample of 75 participants at a camp organised by The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids in celebration of ...
Billington, Ursula +3 more
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Psychological type profile of a church : a case study [PDF]
, 2013 This study responds to the challenge offered by Meunier (2012) to explore how psychological type theory and measurement may assist churches in the search for an appropriate leader (rector) by taking into account the psychological type characteristics of ...
Francis, Leslie J.
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The Inheritance of Extraversion-Introversion
Acta Psychologica, 1956 Abstract In this study an effort has been made to provide evidence for the existence of a factor of extraversion-introversion among children, similar to that found among adults, and to measure this factor. By and large, this attempt has been successful and the factorial analysis reported in this paper gives clear evidence of a strong factor of ...
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Can Online Content Indicate an Individual's “Real‐Life” Personality?
Global Business and Organizational Excellence, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Assessing and analyzing personality plays a crucial role in an individual's holistic development. The evaluation of psychological attributes, such as the Big Five personality traits, has traditionally leaned heavily on standardized rating scales.
Alice Matthews +2 more
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Psychological type and attitude towards Celtic Christianity among committed Churchgoers in the United Kingdom: an empirical study [PDF]
, 2008 This article takes the burgeoning interest in Celtic Christianity as a key example of the way in which churches may be responding to the changing spiritual and religious landscape in the United Kingdom today and examines the power of psychological type ...
Craig, Charlotte L. +2 more
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Predictors of Loneliness in Parkinson's Disease and Craniocervical Dystonia
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Background Loneliness is a state in which an individual feels socially isolated due to deficiencies in the quantity or quality of social relationships and interaction. To date very little is known about loneliness in Parkinson's disease (PD) and focal/segmental craniocervical dystonia (FSCD).
Suzette Shahmoon +5 more
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Shy or sociable : introversion/extraversion and message recall [PDF]
, 2015 textPersonality research has long been an area of interest in the study of consumer behavior. Currently, common practice is to segment prospective audiences by demographic variables (age, gender, and race) instead of psychographics (values, attitudes ...
Dvorak, Alana Marie
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Psychological type and the pulpit : an empirical enquiry concerning preachers and the SIFT method of biblical hermeneutics [PDF]
, 2009 A sample of 389 experienced preachers completed a measure of psychological type. They then read Mark 1:29-39 and recorded their evaluations of the four reflections on this passage proposed by Francis (1997) and which were derived from the SIFT method of ...
Francis, Leslie J. +2 more
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Accounting for Friendlessness: Stigma and the Quest for an Honorable Self
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.How do people who identify as friendless make sense of their condition in a moment when friendship is extolled for the support and satisfaction it offers? This article draws on interviews with 21 adults in an Atlantic Canadian city. We argue that our interviewees were rarely at ease with their friendlessness and were at pains to recover an honorable ...
Laura Eramian, Peter Mallory
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