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Psychological Types of Male Evangelical Missionary Personnel Training in England: A Role for Thinking Type Men?

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A sample of 92 male evangelical missionary personnel completed Form G (Anglicised) of the MBTI. The two predominant types among this group were ESTJ (24%) and ISTJ (15%). In the group as a whole there were clear preferences for extraversion over introversion, for sensing over intuition, for thinking over feeling, and for judging over perceiving.

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

    Charlotte L. Craig (Project Officer)

  2. Equip, Bawtry Hall, Doncaster, UK

    Tony Horsfall (Managing Director)

  3. Welsh National Centre for Religious Education, London

    Leslie J. Francis (Director, Professor)

  4. Practical Theology, University of Wales, Bangor, UK

    Leslie J. Francis (Director, Professor)

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

    Leslie J. Francis (Director, Professor)

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Craig, C.L., Horsfall, T. & Francis, L.J. Psychological Types of Male Evangelical Missionary Personnel Training in England: A Role for Thinking Type Men?. Pastoral Psychol 53, 475–482 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089-005-2588-8

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