What do you mean by “tilt”?

Picture a seesaw on a children’s playground. Research has revealed that narcissism and humility stand opposite each other. High traits in narcissism typically mean low presence of humility, and vice versa. The difference in this metaphorical seesaw is that you aren’t adding weight to the top; instead, you’re stacking bricks underneath to raise one trait, which causes the other trait to lower.

Every pastor tilts towards narcissism or humility. It’s just a matter of how far.

Is it really anonymous?

Absolutely! You won't be asked to provide any information that could identify you. You will be invited to share optional demographic info (e.g., age, gender, education, etc) and broad ministry-specific info (e.g., denomination, current role in church, total years of full-time employment, how many churches you’ve worked for, etc). None of the information can be linked back to you. No names, email addresses, mailing addresses, or other identifying information are collected. The only “identifiable” piece of data is an anonymous computer-generated 12-digit RespondentID. This guarantees that responses are unique and not duplicated in the research.

Note: Much of the demographic data is optional to provide. Just choose “prefer not to say” if you would rather not answer a question.

What will you do with my responses on the assessments?

Your responses will be combined with those of hundreds of other pastors. This data will be evaluated to test the various research hypotheses. The results will be published in a dissertation, which will be available to future researchers. Additionally, some denominational leaders may request a summary of their fellowship's data in exchange for promoting the research to their pastors. No individual responses will be provided to denominational leaders. The only data provided will be group-based percentages, categorized as low, medium, or high, based on the presence of narcissistic or humility traits. Please review the Informed Consent for more information.