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The psychological temperament of Catholic priests and religious sisters in Italy : an empirical enquiry
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Francis, Leslie J. and Crea, Giuseppe (2018) The psychological temperament of Catholic priests and religious sisters in Italy : an empirical enquiry. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 29 . ISSN 1046-8064.
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Abstract
This study draws on psychological temperament theory (a development from psychological type theory) to map the characteristics of 95 Catholic priests and 61 religious sisters in Italy, who completed the Francis Psychological Type Scales. The data demonstrated a strong preference for sensing and judging (the Epimethean Temperament, SJ) among both priests (71%) and religious sisters (61%). In their study of religious leadership, Oswald and Kroeger characterised the SJ preference as ‘the conserving serving pastor’. The implications of these findings are discussed for leadership strengths and weaknesses in the Catholic Church.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BX Christian Denominations |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Priests, Typology (Psychology), Temperament, Catholic Church | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion | ||||||
Publisher: | Brill | ||||||
ISBN: | 9789004382640 | ||||||
ISSN: | 1046-8064 | ||||||
Official Date: | 16 October 2018 | ||||||
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Volume: | 29 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 30 May 2018 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 18 October 2018 | ||||||
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