Francis, Leslie J. and Crea, Giuseppe (2015) Psychological temperament and the Catholic priesthood : an empirical enquiry among priests in Italy. Pastoral Psychology, 64 (6). pp. 827-837. doi:10.1007/s11089-015-0661-5

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Abstract

This study draws on psychological type theory that has its origins in the work of Jung (1971) and psychological temperament theory as proposed by Keirsey and Bates (1978) to explore the psychological preferences and profile of Catholic priests serving in Italy. Data provided by 155 priests demonstrated an overwhelming preference for sensing and judging (SJ at 76 %), followed by intuition and feeling (NF at 12 %), intuition and thinking (NT at 8 %), and sensing and perceiving (SP at 5 %). In their study of styles of religious leadership, Oswald and Kroeger (1988) characterize 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
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- )
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Psychology, Typology (Psychology)
Journal or Publication Title:	Pastoral Psychology
Publisher:	Springer New York LLC
ISSN:	0031-2789
Official Date:	December 2015
Dates:	Date Event December 2015 Published 10 July 2015 Available
Volume:	64
Number:	6
Number of Pages:	11
Page Range:	pp. 827-837
DOI:	10.1007/s11089-015-0661-5
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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