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Leslie J. Francis

2 papers in the library · publishing 2017-2026

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The Brazilian Version of the Mystical Orientation Scale Revised (MOSR-BR): An Exploratory Study.

Journal of Religion and Health March 31, 2026 Ana Cláudia Mesquita Garcia, Everson Meireles, Eliza Mara Das Chagas Paiva et al.

Mystical experiences are commonly described in the context of psychedelic use and other forms of expanded states of consciousness. Although the Mystical Orientation Scale Revised (MOSR) has been used in international studies, no Brazilian Portuguese version had been tested to date. This exploratory study aimed to translate, culturally adapt, and examine the psychometric properties of the MOSR...

Quest-Religious Orientation Among Church Leaders in Australia: A Function of Psychological Predisposition or Openness to Mystical Experience?

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality April 27, 2017 Leslie J. Francis, A. Village, R. Powell

Quest-religious orientation among church leaders signifies a style of leadership committed to religious explorations more than to religious certainties. For this study, we set out to explore the extent to which quest orientation among a sample of 1,265 religious church leaders who participated in the 2011 Australian National Church Life Survey was a function of psychological predisposition,...