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Mental Health, Religion & Culture Volume 18, 2015 - Issue 7: Psychological type, religion, and culture: Further empirical perspectives. Guest editor: Christopher Alan Lewis
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Psychological type profile of Protestant church leaders in Australia: are clergymen and clergywomen different?

Mandy RobbinsDepartment of Psychology, Glyndŵr University, Plas Coch Campus, Mold Road, Wrexham, WalesLL11 2AW, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ruth PowellNCLS Research, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia
Pages 576-585 | Received 17 Apr 2014, Accepted 06 Sep 2014, Published online: 19 Nov 2015

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