The psychological type profile of young adult members of the Student Christian Movement compared with church congregations

Francis, L.J., Lankshear, D.W., McKenna, U. and Eccles, E.L. (2026) The psychological type profile of young adult members of the Student Christian Movement compared with church congregations. Journal of Beliefs and Values. ISSN 1361-7672

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Abstract

The Student Christian Movement positions itself among students as exploring the Christian faith in ways that are progressive, inclusive and radical. Drawing on psychological type theory and temperament theory, together with data provided by 129 female and 68 male young adults associated with the movement, this study illustrates how the profiles of these young men and women differ from the profiles of the men and women found in church congregations. The three main differences between the two groups concern the higher proportion of intuitive types, the higher proportion of the NT Promethean temperament, and the lower proportion of the SJ Epimethean temperament among young adults associated with the Student Christian Movement. It is argued that these differences may lead to difficulties for some of these young adults integrating into established congregations.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Published by Taylor & Francis in 2026. This is an author accepted manuscript of a published open access article available at https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2026.2634659. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.
Keywords:	psychological type psychological temperament congregation studies students
Depositing User:	Ursula Mckenna
Date Deposited:	17 Apr 2026 10:18
Last Modified:	17 Apr 2026 10:18
URI:	https://lbro.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/1324

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