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Safeguarding Tradition: Psychological Type Preferences of Male Vergers in the Church of England

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The current study explores the psychological type profile of vergers within the Church of England. A sample of 42 male vergers completed the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (Form G). The study shows that vergers tend to prefer introversion over extraversion, sensing over intuition, thinking over feeling, and judging over perceiving. The type preferences of vergers are compared and contrasted with the type preferences of clergy and laity. These findings are explored within the context of the role of the verger within the Church of England.

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  1. Welsh National Centre for Religious Education, University of Wales, Bangor, UK

    Charlotte L Craig (Research Assistant)

  2. University of Exeter, Sarum College, Salisbury, England, UK

    Bruce Duncan (Lazenby Chaplain, Former Principal)

  3. Welsh National Centre for Religious Education, Practical Theology, University of Wales, Bangor, UK

    Leslie J Francis (Director, Professor)

  4. Welsh National Centre for Religious Education, University of Wales, Bangor, Normal Site, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2PZ, Wales, UK

    Leslie J Francis (Director, Professor)

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Craig, C.L., Duncan, B. & Francis, L.J. Safeguarding Tradition: Psychological Type Preferences of Male Vergers in the Church of England. Pastoral Psychol 54, 457–463 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089-005-0010-1

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