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Psychological type and attitude toward Christianity: a replication
Leslie J Francis1, Mandy Robbins, Anna Boxer
1Welsh National Centre for Religious Education, University of Wales, Bangor, UK. L.J.Francis@Bangor.ac.uk
Psychological Reports
|April 4, 2003
Summary
University students identifying as Feeling Types show a more positive attitude toward Christianity compared to Thinking Types. This finding replicates previous research on psychological types and religious attitudes.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
Background:
- Psychological type theory categorizes individuals based on cognitive preferences.
- Attitudes toward religion can be influenced by personality traits.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between psychological type and attitude toward Christianity in university students.
- To replicate previous findings on this relationship.
Main Methods:
- Administered the Francis Psychological Type Scales to 149 university students.
- Administered the Francis Scale of Attitude Toward Christianity to the same sample.
Main Results:
- Feeling Types demonstrated a significantly more positive attitude toward Christianity than Thinking Types.
- This difference in attitude aligns with prior research.
Conclusions:
- Psychological type, specifically the Feeling-Thinking dimension, is associated with attitudes toward Christianity.
- The findings support the consistency of psychological type's influence on religious attitudes across different student cohorts.