Work-related psychological health and psychological type among lead elders within the Newfrontiers network of churches in the United Kingdom.
Building on a series of recent studies concerned with assessing work-related psychological health and psychological type among various groups of church leaders, this study reports new data provided by 134 Lead Elders within the Newfrontiers network of churches in the United Kingdom who completed the Francis Psychological Type Scales (FPTS) together with the two scales of the Francis Burnout Inventory (FBI) concerned with emotional exhaustion and satisfaction in ministry. Compared with other groups of church leaders, Lead Elders within the Newfrontiers network of churches reported lower levels of emotional exhaustion and higher levels of satisfaction in ministry. Compared with other groups of church leaders, there was a higher proportion of extraverts among Lead Elders within the Newfrontiers network of churches. There was only a weak association between psychological type and burnout.
Warwick Religions & Education Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. leslie.francis@warwick.ac.uk
Leslie J
LJ
Francis
Sean
S
Gubb
Mandy
M
Robbins
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D016272:Occupational Health; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011594:Psychometrics; D012067:Religion; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D006113:United Kingdom; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology