Original Research Publications
Books
L.J. Francis and M. Robbins The Long Diaconate 1987-1994: women deacons and the delayed journey to priesthood , Leominster, Gracewing, 1999, pp vi + 250.
L.J. Francis, M. Robbins and J. Astley Fragmented Faith: exposing the fault-lines in the Church of England , Milton Keynes, Paternoster, 2005, pp vii+ 182.
L.J. Francis and M. Robbins Urban Hope and Spiritual Health: the adolescent voice , Peterborough, Epworth, 2006, ppiii+280.
M.Robbins Clergywomen in the Church of England: a psychological study , Edwin Mellen, New York, 2008, ppi-237, ISBN 978 0 7734 4948 5.
Books edited
L.J. Francis, J.Astley and M.Robbins The Fourth R for the Third Millennium: education in religion and values for the global future , Dublin, Lindisfarne Books, 2001, pp 5-254.
L.J. Francis, M. Robbins and J.Astley, Religion, Education and Adolescence: international empirical perspectives , Cardiff, University of Wales Press, 2005, pp vii-267.
M. Robbins, Journal of Beliefs and Values , 27, 2007, guest editor, the International Church Life Survey.
J. Astley, L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, Peace or Violence: the ends of religion and education? Cardiff, University of Wales Press, 2007, pp vii-222.
Booklets
L. J. Francis, M. Robbins and W.K. Kay, Pastoral Care Today: practice, problems and priorities in churches today , Farnham, CWR, 2000, pp 32.
L.J. Francis and M.Robbins, Personality and the Practice of Ministry , Cambridge, Grove Books Limited, 2004, pp28.
Rees, G., L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, Spiritual Health and Well-being or Urban Young People: a report , London, The Children’s Society, 2005, pp32.
Contributions to Books
M. Robbins and L.J. Francis, Are religious people happier? a study among undergraduates, in L.J. Francis, W.K. Kay and W.S. Campbell (eds), Research in Religious Education, Leominster, Fowler Wright Books, 1996, pp 207-218.
L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, The influence of personality on role prioritisation among Anglican clergywomen in the UK, in I. Lukatis and W. Lukatis (eds), Education for Leadership: special aspect, gender, Hanover, Verlag Sozialwissenschaftliche Studiengesellschaft, 1999, pp 42-50.
M. Robbins and L.J. Francis, The selection process: Comparing the experiences of stipendiary and non-stipendiary Anglican clergywomen in the UK, in I. Lukatis and W. Lukatis (eds), Education for Leadership: special aspect, gender, Hanover, Verlag Sozialwissenschaftliche Studiengesellschaft, 1999, pp 151-160.
L.J. Francis, M. Robbins and M. Williams-Potter, Student expectations of a church college, in L.J. Francis (ed.), Sociology, Theology and the Curriculum, London, Cassell, 1999, pp 145-154.
M. Robbins, Leaving before adolescence: profiling the child no longer in the church, in L. J. Francis and Y.J. Katz (eds), Joining and Leaving Religion: research perspectives , Leominster, Gracewing, 2000, pp 103-128.
M.Robbins, Parishioners’ attitude toward women vicars in the Church in Wales: a matter of age or experience? in R.Pope, (ed.), Honouring the Past and Shaping the Future: religious and biblical studies in Wales, Leominster, Gracewing, 2003, pp 253-264.
L.J. Francis, M. Robbins, S. Bhanot and R. Santosh, Measuring attitudes: the Santosh-Francis Scale of Attitude toward Hinduism, in S. Bhanot and R. Santosh (eds) The Hindu Youth Research Project 2001, Oxford, Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, 2003, pp 41-51.
L.J. Francis, M. Robbins, S. Bhanot and R. Santosh, Mental health and religion among Hindu young people, in S. Bhanot and R. Santosh (eds) The Hindu Youth Research Project 2001, Oxford, Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, 2003, pp 52-59.
M.Robbins, Attitude to smoking among teenage girls: is religion a significant but neglected factor? in L.J. Francis, M. Robbins and J. Astley, Religion, Education and Adolescents: international and empirical perspectives, Cardiff, University of Wales Press, pp 94-106, 2005.
M.Robbins, L.J.Francis and S. Kerr, God images and self-esteem among secondary school pupils in South Africa in P. Hegy, What Do We Imagine God to Be? The function of ‘god images’ in our lives, Lampter, Edwin Mellen Press, pp 89-107, 2007.
L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, God images and moral values among Protestant and Catholic adolescents in Northern Ireland in P. Hegy, What Do We Imagine God to Be? The function of ‘god images’ in our lives, Lampter, Edwin Mellen Press, pp 109-122, 2007.
Articles
M. Robbins, J. Astley and L.J. Francis, Christian education: Cinderella in ministerial training priorities, British Journal of Theological Education, 7, 3-12, 1995.
M. Robbins, L.J. Francis and D. Gibbs, Personality and religion: a study among 8-11 year olds, Journal of Beliefs and Values, 16, 1-6, 1995.
L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, Survey response rate as a function of age: are female clergy different? Psychological Reports, 77, 499-506, 1995.
L.J. Francis and M. Robbins
The perceived role of psychology in the initial training of Christian ministers of religion in the United Kingdom, Journal of Psychology and Theology, 23, 208-221, 1995.
L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, Differences in the personality profile of stipendiary and non-stipendiary female Anglican parochial clergy in Britain and Ireland, Contact, 119, 26-32, 1996.
L.J. Francis and M. Robbins
A woman's voice in a man’s world: listening to women clergy in the Church in Wales before the vote, Contemporary Wales, 9, 74-90, 1996.
M. Robbins, L.J. Francis and C. Rutledge, The personality characteristics of Anglican stipendiary parochial clergy in England: gender differences revisited, Personality and Individual Differences, 23, 199-204, 1997.
M. Robbins, A different voice: a different view, Review of Religious Research, 40, 75-80, 1998.
L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, The relationship between personality and satisfaction/dissatisfaction with ministry among female stipendiary Anglican clergy in the UK, Pastoral Psychology, 47, 439-444, 1999.
M. Robbins, J. Hair and L.J. Francis, Personality and attraction to the charismatic movement: a study among Anglican clergy, Journal of Beliefs and Values, 20, 239-246, 1999.
L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, Religion and happiness: a study in empirical theology, Transpersonal Psychology Review, 4 (2), 17-22, 2000.
L.J. Francis, G. Gilpin and M. Robbins, The reliability of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Alcohol among student members of the Christian Union in Northern Ireland and Scotland, Irish Journal of Psychology, 20, 89-92, 2000.
M. Robbins, L.J. Francis and W. Fletcher-Marsh, Personality profile of Anglican clergywomen in Canada and England: a cross cultural comparison on the EPQR-S, Pastoral Sciences, 19, 79-90, 2000.
L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, Role prioritisation among clergywomen: the influence of personality and church tradition among female stipendiary Anglican clerics in the UK, British Journal of Theological Education, 11, 7-23, 2000.
L.J. Francis, S.H. Louden, M. Robbins and C.F.J. Rutledge, Unmasking the clerical persona: interpreting the correlation between neuroticism and lie scale scores among Roman Catholic and male and female Anglican clergy, Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 3, 133-141, 2000.
L.J. Francis, M. Robbins, C.J. Jackson and S.H. Jones, Personality theory and male Anglican clergy: the EPP, Contact, 133, 27-36, 2000.
M. Robbins and L.J. Francis
Religion, personality and wellbeing: the relationship between church attendance and purpose in life, Journal of Research on Christian Education, 9, 223-238, 2000.
M. Robbins, L.J. Francis, J.M. Haley and W.K. Kay, The personality characteristics of Methodist ministers: feminine men and masculine women? Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 40, 123-128, 2001.
L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, The influence of religion on undergraduates attending and Anglican college: church attendance, personality and wellbeing, Prologue, 2, 11-19, 2001.
M. Robbins, Clergywomen in the Church of England and the gender inclusive language debate, Review of Religious Research, 42, 405-414, 2001.
L.J. Francis, M.Robbins, S.H. Louden and J.M. Haley, A revised psychoticism scale for the revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire: a study among clergy, Psychological Reports, 88, 1131-1134, 2001.
L.J. Francis, M. Robbins and P. Johnson, Shaping teachers’ interpretation of spirituality: the contribution of Anglican and Free Church colleges in England and Wales, Journal of Research on Christian Education, 10, 39-51, 2001.
L.J. Francis, H.M. Gibson and M. Robbins, God images and self-worth during adolescence, Mental Health Religion and Culture, 4, 103-108, 2001.
L.J. Francis, S.H. Jones, C.J. Jackson and M. Robbins, The feminine personality profile of male Anglican clergy in Britain and Ireland: a study employing the Eysenck Personality Profiler, Review of Religious Research, 43, 14-23, 2001.
R. Bourke, L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, Personality and prayer among practising Quakers, The Psychologist in Wales, 13, 10-12, 2002.
L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, Psychological types of male evangelical church leaders, Journal of Beliefs and Values, 23, 217-220, 2002.
G. Smith, L.J. Francis and M.Robbins, Establishment or disestablishment? a survey among Church of England clergy, Implicit Religion, 5, 105-120, 2002.
M.Robbins, L.J. Francis and N. Williams, Reliability of the Francis Scale of Attitude Toward Christianity among 8-yr-olds, Psychological Reports, 92, 104, 2003.
M.Robbins, L.J. Francis and A. Bradford, Reliability and construct validity for scale of rejection of Christianity, Psychological Reports, 92, 65-66, 2003.
L.J. Francis, M.Robbins and A. Boxer, C.A. Lewis, C. McGuckin, C.J. McDaid, Psychological type and attitude toward Christianity: a replication, Psychological Reports, 92, 89-90, 2003.
L.J. Francis, M. Robbins and A White, Correlation between religion and happiness: a replication, Psychological Reports, 92, 51-52, 2003.
L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, Christianity and dogmatism among undergraduate students, Journal of Beliefs and Values, 24, 89-95, 2003.
L.J. Francis, R. Bourke and M. Robbins, Quakerism: a faith for introverts? Pastoral Psychology, 51, 387-390, 2003.
L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, Personality and glossolalia: a study among male Evangelical clergy, Pastoral Psychology, 51, 391-396, 2003.
M. Robbins, L.J. Francis and E. Elliott, Attitude toward education for global citizenship among trainee teachers, Research in Education, 69, 93-98, 2003.
C. Craig, L.J. Francis, J. Bailey and M. Robbins, Psychological types in Church in Wales congregations, The Psychologist in Wales, 15, 18-21, 2003.
M. Robbins, P. Babington and L.J. Francis, Personal prayer and school-related attitudes among 8- to 11-year-olds, Journal of Beliefs and Values, 24, 245-248, 2003.
L.J. Francis, S.H. Jones, M. Robbins and C.J. Jackson, The personality profile of female Anglican clergy in Britain and Ireland, Archiv für Religionspsychologie Band, 25, 222-231, 2003.
G. Smith, L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, Who wants establishment? a comparison of clerical and lay opinion in the Church of England, Journal of Beliefs and Values, 24, 349-365, 2003.
M.Robbins, P.Babington and L.J. Francis, Correlations between attitude toward Christianity, prayer and church attendance among 9- to 11-yr.-olds, Psychological Reports, 94, 305-306, 2004.
C.L. Craig, L.J. Francis and M.Robbins, Psychological type and sex differences among church leaders in the United Kingdom, Journal of Beliefs and Values, 25, 3-13, 2004.
R. Bourke, L.J. Francis and M.Robbins
Locating Cattell’s personality factors within Eysenck’s dimensional model of personality: a study among adolescents, North American Journal of Psychology, 6, 167-174, 2004.
L.J. Francis, M.Robbins, C.A. Lewis, C.F.Quigley and C. Wheeler, Religiosity and general health among undergraduate students: a response to O’Connor, Cobb , and O’Conner (2003), Personality and Individual Differences, 37, 485-494, 2004.
M. Robbins, P. Babington and L.J. Francis, Correlations between attitude toward Christianity, prayer and church attendance among 9- to 11- yr-olds, Psychological Reports, 94, 305-306, 2004.
L.J. Francis, Y.J. Katz, Y. Yablon and M. Robbins, Religiosity, personality and happiness: a study among Israeli male undergraduates, Journal of Happiness Studies, 5, 315-333, 2004.
L.J. Francis, S.H. Jones and M. Robbins, Clergy personality and collaborative ministry: the way ahead for stable extraverts? Pastoral Psychology, 53, 33-42, 2004.
L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, Belonging without believing: a study in the social significance of Anglican identity and implicit religion among 13-15 year-old males, Implicit Religion, 7, 37-54, 2004.
R. Bourke, L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, Mystical orientation among church musicians, Transpersonal Psychology Review, 8, 14-19, 2004.
M. Robbins, L.J. Francis and E. Williams, Mental health and the rejection of Christinaity, Panorama, 16, 86-94, 2004.
P. Hills, L.J. Francis and M.Robbins, The development of the Revised Religious Life Inventory (RLI-R) by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, Personality and Individual Differences, 38, 1389-1399, 2005.
E. Williams, M. Robbins and L.J. Francis, When introverts ceased to be more religious: a study among 12- to 16-year-old pupils, Journal of Beliefs and Values, 26, 77-79, 2005.
R. Bourke, L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, Personality and attitude toward Christianity among church musicians, North American Journal of Psychology, 7, 85-88, 2005.
L.J. Francis and M. Robbins
A survey of Anglican views on sex and family life: sociological and theological normativity, Flame, 20-22, 2005.
C. Craig, J. Bigio, M. Robbins and L.J. Francis, Psychological types of student members of a Christian Union in Wales, The Psychologist in Wales, 18, 11-15, 2005.
L.J. Francis, C.F. Quigley, M. Robbins and C.A. Lewis, The general health questionnaire and Eysenck’s three-dimensional model personality, Psychological Reports, 97, 288-290, 2005.
L.J. Francis, P. Kaldor, M. Robbins and K. Castle, Happy but exhausted? Work-related psychological health among clergy, Sciences Pastorales, 24, 101-120, 2005.
M. Robins and L.J. Francis, Purpose in life and prayer among Catholic and Protestant adolescents in Northern Ireland, Journal of Research on Christian Education, 14, 73-93. 2005.
L.J. Francis, M. Robbins. L.P.Barnes and C.A. Lewis, Sixth form religion in Northern Ireland: the Protestant profile 1968-1998, British Journal of Religious Education, 28, 3-18, 2006.
E. Williams, L.J. Francis, M. Robbins, Rejection of Christianity and self-esteem, North American Journal of Psychology, 8, 193-195, 2006.
C.L. Craig, A. Williams, L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, Psychological type and lay ministry among women in the Church in Wales, The Psychologist in Wales, 19, 3-7, 2006.
L.J. Francis, M. Robbins and H. Gibson, A revised semantic differential scale distinguishing between negative and positive God Images, Journal of Beliefs and Values, 27, 237-240, 2006.
E. Williams, M. Robbins and L. Picton, Adolescent television viewing and belief in vampires, Journal of Beliefs and Values, 27, 227-229, 2006.
E. Williams, M. Robbins and L.J. Francis, Personality and religion among adolescents in Wales, The Psychologist in Wales, 19, 21-22, 2006.
M. Robbins, L.J. Francis and S. Kerr, God images and empathy among a group of secondary school pupils in South Africa, Religion and Theology, 13, 175-194, 2006.
L.J. Francis, M. Robbins, P. Barns and C.A. Lewis, Religiously affiliated schools in Northern Ireland: the persistence of denominational differences in pupils, Journal of Empirical Theology, 19, 182-202, 2006.
L.J. Francis, M. Robbins and E. Williams
Believing and implicit religion beyond the churches: religion, superstition, luck and fear among 13-15 year old girls in Wales, Implicit Religion, 9, 74-89, 2006.
L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, Prayer, purpose in life, personality, and social attitudes among non-churchgoing 13-to 15-year-olds in England and Wales, Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 17, 123-156, 2006.
M. Robbins, L.J. Francis and S. Kerr, God images and self-esteem among secondary school pupils in South Africa, Journal of Religion and Theology, 13, 175-194, 2006.
L.J. Francis, T. ap Sion, C.A. Lewis, M. Robbins and L.P Barnes, Attitude toward Christianity and religious experience: a replication among 16- to 18-year-old adolescents in Northern Ireland, Research in Education, 76, 56-61, 2006.
L.J. Francis, E. Williams and M. Robbins, The unconventional beliefs of conventional churchgoers: the matter of luck, Implicit Religion, 9, 305-314, 2006.
Roberts, C., Francis, L.J., and Robbins, M. (2006), The ordination of women and the Church of England today: two integrities, but one pattern of decline in membership statistics, Journal of Anglican Studies, 4, 201-218, 2006.
M.Robbins, Clergymen and clergywomen: the same inclusive gospel? Journal of Beliefs and Values, 28, 55-64, 2007.
R. Bourke, L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, Cattell’s personality model and attitude toward Christianity, Mental Health Religion and Culture, 10, 353-362, 2007.
L.J. Francis, M. Robbins, A. Williams and R. Williams, All types are called, but some are more likely to respond: the psychological profile of rural Anglican churchgoers in Wales, Rural Theology, 5, 23-30, 2007.
E. Williams, L.J. Francis, M.Robbins and J. Annis, Visitor experiences of St Davids Cathedral: the two worlds of pilgrims and secular tourists, Rural Theology, 5, 111-123, 2007.
M. Robbins, L.J. Francis and E. Williams, Church attendance and self-esteem among adolescents, The Psychologist in Wales, 20, 4-5, 2007.
E. Williams, L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, Personality and paranormal belief: a study among adolescents, Pastoral Psychology, 56, 9-14, 2007.
L.J. Francis, M. Robbins, C.A. Lewis, L.P. Barnes and T. ap Sion, Attitude toward Christianity among secondary school pupils in Northern Ireland: shifts in denominational differences, Educational Research, 49, 431-436, 2007.
L.J. Francis, M. Robins, T. ap Sion, C.A. Lewis and L.P. Barnes, Psychological health and attitude toward Christianity among Protestant and Catholic sixth form pupils in Northern Ireland, Pastoral Psychology, 56, 157-164, 2007.
M.Robbins, L.J. Francis and B. Edwards, Prayer, personality and happiness: a study among undergraduate students in Wales, Mental Health Religion and Culture, 11, 93-99, 2008.
L.J. Francis and M. Robbins, Psychological type and prayer preferences: a study among Anglican clergy in the United Kingdom, Mental Health Religion and Culture, 11, 67-84, 2008.
L.J. Francis, M. Robbins, C.A. Lewis and L.P. Barnes
Prayer and psychological health: a study among sixth-form pupils attending Catholic and Protestant schools in Northern Ireland, Mental Health Religion and Culture, 11, 85-92, 2008.
L.J. Francis, A. Village, M. Robbins and K. Ineson, Mystical orientation and psychological type: an empirical study among guests staying at a Benedictine Abbey, Studies in Spirituality, 17, 207-223, 2007.
L.J. Francis, M. Robbins, R. Santosh and S. Bhanot, Religion and mental health among Hindu young people in England, Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 11, 341-357, 2008.
L.J. Francis, C.L. Craig and M. Robbins, The relationship between the Keirsey Temperament Sorter and the short-form Revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, Journal of Individual Differences, 29, 116-120, 2008.
L.J.Francis and M.Robbins, The relationship between denominational affiliation and spiritual health among weekly-churchgoing 13- to 15-yer-old adolescents in England and Wales, Journal of Education and Christian Belief, 12, 21-39, 2008.
L.J. Francis and M.Robbins, The relationship between denominational affiliation and spiritual health among weekly-churchgoing 13- to 15-year-old adolescents in England and Wales, Journal of Education and Christian Belief, 12, 21-39, 2008.
L.J. Francis, E. Williams, J. Annis and M.Robbins, Understanding cathedral visitors: psychological type and individual differences in experience and appreciation, Tourism Analysis, 13, 71-80, 2008.
L.J. Francis, K. Wulff and M.Robbins, The relationship between work-related psychological health and psychological type among clergy serving in the Presbyterian Church (USA), Journal of Empirical Theology, 21, 166-182, 2008.
M. Robbins and C. Fowler, Married with children: the experience of women ministers of word and sacrament in the United Reformed Church, Journal of Beliefs and Values, 29, 321-326, 2008.
