Introducing the Francis Psychological Type and Emotional Temperament Scales (FPTETS): a study among church leaders and church members

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Table 1. Percentage endorsement of items across four datasets.

			CoE	BUGB	CHG1	CHG2	Mean
		N =	1525	291	1296	879
	Extraversion	Introversion
i01	Active	(Reflective)	61	63	50	53	57
i12	Sociable	(Private)	46	47	42	45	43
i21	Having many friends	(A few deep friendships)	26	28	30	30	25
i32	Like parties	(Dislike Parties)	50	42	47	43	46
i41	Energised by others	(Drained by too many people)	57	52	56	55	54
i48	Happier working in groups	(Happier working alone)	58	48	41	39	41
i52	Socially involved	(Socially detached)	65	64	62	64	61
i61	Talkative	(Reserved)	54	51	45	49	51
i72	An extravert	(An introvert)	43	39	38	36	40
i81	Speak before thinking	(Think before speaking)	25	32	32	32	32
	Sensing	Intuition	CoE	BUGB	CHG1	CHG2	Mean
i03	Interested in facts	(Interested in theories)	63	64	80	79	65
i14	Practical	(Inspirational)	42	42	69	68	55
i23	The concrete	(The abstract)	59	62	80	75	65
i34	Prefer to make	(Prefer to design)	33	35	64	63	51
i43	Conventional	(Inventive)	41	36	65	61	49
i54	Concerned about details	(Concerned for meaning)	16	23	38	37	25
i63	Sensible	(Imaginative)	46	52	68	66	55
i73	Present realities	(Future possibilities)	44	42	66	60	51
i84	Keep things as they are	(Improve things)	5	5	18	17	12
i94	Down to earth	(Up in the air)	84	88	89	91	86
	Thinking	Feeling	CoE	BUGB	CHG1	CHG2	Mean
i06	Justice	(Harmony)	49	50	59	62	55
i15	Analytic	(Sympathetic)	47	51	41	44	40
i26	Thinking	(Feeling)	58	67	57	65	55
i35	Firm	(Gentle)	31	38	43	41	36
i45	Critical	(Affirming)	18	22	41	42	31
i55	Logical	(Humane)	44	52	54	60	48
i66	Truthful	(Tactful)	35	45	53	52	44
i76	Sceptical	(Trusting)	24	26	28	34	28
i85	Seek for truth	(Seek for peace)	69	65	70	72	65
i96	Fair-minded	(Warm-hearted)	30	35	39	40	33
	Judging	Perceiving	CoE	BUGB	CHG1	CHG2	Mean
i07	Happy with routine	(Unhappy with routine)	63	68	85	82	75
i17	Structured	(Open-ended)	49	55	61	64	56
i28	To act on decisions	(To act on impulse)	72	72	78	76	70
i37	Like to be in control	(Like to be adaptable)	41	45	45	49	46
i57	Orderly	(Easy going)	42	42	58	55	48
i68	Organised	(Spontaneous)	55	62	67	67	61
i78	Punctual	(Leisurely)	72	72	75	74	72
i88	Like detailed planning	(Dislike detailed planning)	50	59	70	71	65
i92	Happier with certainty	(Happier with uncertainty)	73	70	92	92	83
i99	Systematic	(Casual)	65	64	69	70	64
	Volatile	Calm	CoE	BUGB	CHG1	CHG2	Mean
i09	Emotional	(Unemotional)	64	62	73	68	71
i20	Discontented	(Contented)	22	21	11	11	16
i30	Feel insecure	(Feel secure)	17	19	15	14	21
i40	Have mood swings	(Stay stable)	22	19	28	24	29
i49	Get angry quickly	(Remain placid)	17	24	30	28	26
i59	Feel guilty about things	(Feel guilt free)	58	55	70	70	68
i70	Anxious about things	(At ease)	32	31	40	38	39
i80	Panic easily	(Stay calm)	10	12	23	21	22
i89	Frequently get irritated	(Rarely get irritated)	35	38	40	39	40
i98	Easily bothered by things	(Unbothered by things)	34	39	45	45	44

Note: Items were paired choices, responses in parentheses were those for the opposite dimension of the ones used in this study. Figures are percentage responses for the item in the first column. For explanation and details of datasets, see text.

Table 2. Confirmatory factor analysis for Church of England clergy.

		Factor
		1	2	3	4	5
	Extraversion
i01	Active	.59
i12	Sociable	.78
i21	Having many friends	.49
i32	Like parties	.57
i41	Energised by others	.66
i48	Happier working in groups	.39
i52	Socially involved	.62
i61	Talkative	.70
i72	An extravert	.79
i81	Speak before thinking	.31			-.33
	Sensing
i03	Interested in facts		.52
i14	Practical		.59
i23	The concrete		.59
i34	Prefer to make		.37
i43	Conventional		.61
i54	Concerned about details		.46
i63	Sensible		.59
i73	Present realities		.51
i84	Keep things as they are		.25
i94	Down to earth		.30
	Thinking
i06	Justice		-.31	.30
i15	Analytic			.64
i26	Thinking			.53
i35	Firm			.51
i45	Critical			.50		.33
i55	Logical			.61
i66	Truthful			.35
i76	Sceptical			.34
i85	Seek for truth			.36
i96	Fair-minded			.53
	Judging
i07	Happy with routine		.39		.37
i17	Structured				.67
i28	To act on decisions				.50
i37	Like to be in control			.33	.25
i57	Orderly				.64
i68	Organised				.70
i78	Punctual				.50
i88	Like detailed planning				.57
i92	Happier with certainty		.39		.38
i99	Systematic				.70
	Volatile
i09	Emotional			-.51		.34
i20	Discontented					.54
i30	Feel insecure					.59
i40	Have mood swings					.66
i49	Get angry quickly					.58
i59	Feel guilty about things					.51
i70	Anxious about things					.69
i80	Panic easily					.56
i89	Frequently get irritated					.67
i98	Easily bothered by things					.65

Note: Numbers in bold indicated highest loading for each item. Loading of less than .30 are omitted for readability, apart from those expected within a particular scale.

Table 3. Confirmatory factor analysis for baptist ministers.

		Factor
		1	2	3	4	5
	Extraversion
i01	Active	.42	.35
i12	Sociable	.79
i21	Having many friends	.49
i32	Like parties	.69
i41	Energised by others	.69
i48	Happier working in groups	.56
i52	Socially involved	.65
i61	Talkative	.64
i72	An extravert	.79
i81	Speak before thinking	.24				.33
	Sensing
i03	Interested in facts		.61
i14	Practical		.50
i23	The concrete		.69
i34	Prefer to make		.43
i43	Conventional		.50
i54	Concerned about details		.38
i63	Sensible	-.32	.54
i73	Present realities		.48
i84	Keep things as they are	-.28	.11
i94	Down to earth		.33		.30
	Thinking
i06	Justice			.38
i15	Analytic			.66
i26	Thinking			.45
i35	Firm			.67
i45	Critical			.43
i55	Logical			.45	.32
i66	Truthful			.48
i76	Sceptical	-.38		.30
i85	Seek for truth			.49
i96	Fair-minded	-.39		.48
	Judging
i07	Happy with routine		.38		.32
i17	Structured				.64
i28	To act on decisions				.54
i37	Like to be in control			.30	.23	.35
i57	Orderly				.64
i68	Organised				.66
i78	Punctual				.49
i88	Like detailed planning				.62
i92	Happier with certainty		.31		.52
i99	Systematic				.71
	Volatile
i09	Emotional	.36		-.40
i20	Discontented					.43
i30	Feel insecure					.58
i40	Have mood swings					.60
i49	Get angry quickly					.57
i59	Feel guilty about things					.54
i70	Anxious about things					.66
i80	Panic easily					.61
i89	Frequently get irritated					.64
i98	Easily bothered by things					.67

Note: For explanation, see Table 2.

Table 4. Confirmatory factor analysis for Churchgoers 1.

		Factor
		1	2	3	4	5
	Extraversion
i01	Active	.43	.32
i12	Sociable	.76
i21	Having many friends	.47
i32	Like parties	.53
i41	Energised by others	.54
i48	Happier working in groups	.47
i52	Socially involved	.68
i61	Talkative	.70
i72	An extravert	.73
i81	Speak before thinking	.22				.35
	Sensing
i03	Interested in facts		.53
i14	Practical		.61
i23	The concrete		.65
i34	Prefer to make		.53
i43	Conventional		.52
i54	Concerned about details		.21		.25
i63	Sensible		.54		.31
i73	Present realities		.46
i84	Keep things as they are	-.23	.22
i94	Down to earth		.45
	Thinking
i06	Justice			.42
i15	Analytic			.59
i26	Thinking			.39
i35	Firm			.61
i45	Critical			.46
i55	Logical			.52
i66	Truthful			.38
i76	Sceptical			.37
i85	Seek for truth			.50
i96	Fair-minded	-.35		.46
	Judging
i07	Happy with routine		.35		.33
i17	Structured				.60
i28	To act on decisions				.48
i37	Like to be in control			.37	.30
i57	Orderly				.64
i68	Organised				.71
i78	Punctual				.34
i88	Like detailed planning				.52
i92	Happier with certainty				.37
i99	Systematic				.67
	Volatile
i09	Emotional			-.36		.36
i20	Discontented					.40
i30	Feel insecure					.55
i40	Have mood swings					.67
i49	Get angry quickly					.64
i59	Feel guilty about things					.44
i70	Anxious about things					.65
i80	Panic easily					.66
i89	Frequently get irritated					.63
i98	Easily bothered by things					.62

Note: For explanation, see Table 2.

Table 5. Confirmatory factor analysis for Churchgoers 2.

		Factor
		1	2	3	4	5
	Extraversion
i01	Active	.44
i12	Sociable	.76
i21	Having many friends	.48
i32	Like parties	.50
i41	Energised by others	.52
i48	Happier working in groups	.45
i52	Socially involved	.67
i61	Talkative	.66
i72	An extravert	.72
i81	Speak before thinking	.24				.34
	Sensing
i03	Interested in facts		.62
i14	Practical		.62
i23	The concrete		.67
i34	Prefer to make		.54
i43	Conventional		.53
i54	Concerned about details		.40
i63	Sensible		.52		.34
i73	Present realities		.50
i84	Keep things as they are	-.20	.19
i94	Down to earth		.45
	Thinking
i06	Justice			.44
i15	Analytic			.59
i26	Thinking			.42
i35	Firm			.56
i45	Critical			.44
i55	Logical			.50
i66	Truthful			.37
i76	Sceptical			.39
i85	Seek for truth			.46
i96	Fair-minded			.47
	Judging
i07	Happy with routine		.30		.42
i17	Structured				.64
i28	To act on decisions				.54
i37	Like to be in control			.33	.29
i57	Orderly				.63
i68	Organised				.67
i78	Punctual				.47
i88	Like detailed planning				.54
i92	Happier with certainty		.41		.30
i99	Systematic				.66
	Volatile
i09	Emotional			-.39		.31
i20	Discontented					.44
i30	Feel insecure					.51
i40	Have mood swings					.62
i49	Get angry quickly			.31		.58
i59	Feel guilty about things					.48
i70	Anxious about things					.68
i80	Panic easily					.64
i89	Frequently get irritated					.66
i98	Easily bothered by things					.68

Note: For explanation, see Table 2.

Table 6. Cronbach alpha reliabilities for FPTETS in each dataset.

	E		S		T		J		V
CoE	.83		.72		.68		.79		.79
BUGB	.83		.72		.70		.79		.78
CG1	.77		.69		.69		.72		.79
CG2	.77		.73		.68		.76		.78
Mean	.80		.71		.69		.76		.79