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Unmasking the clerical persona: Interpreting the correlation between neuroticism and lie scale scores among Roman Catholic and male and female Anglican clergy

Leslie J. Francis School of Theology and Religious Studies
,
Stephen H. Louden Centre for Ministry Studies, University of Wales, Bangor
,
Mandy Robbins School of Theology and Religious Studies
&
Christopher F. J. Rutledge Centre for Ministry Studies, University of Wales, Bangor
Pages 133-141 | Published online: 19 Aug 2010

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