Psychological Temperament and the Catholic Priesthood: An Empirical Enquiry Among Priests in Italy

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 demonstra...

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Autori: Francis, Leslie J. 1947- (Autore) ; Crea, Giuseppe 1957- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Springer Science Business Media B. V. 2015
In: Pastoral psychology
Anno: 2015, Volume: 64, Fascicolo: 6, Pagine: 827-837
Notazioni IxTheo:KBJ Italia
KDB Chiesa cattolica
RB Carica ecclesiastica
ZD Psicologia
Altre parole chiave:B THOUGHT & thinking
B Catholic
B psychological type
B Psychology
B Religione
B Italy
B Temperamento
B Clergy
B Empirical Research
B Catholic priests
B INTUITION (Psychology)
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Riepilogo: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.
ISSN:1573-6679
Comprende:Enthalten in: Pastoral psychology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11089-015-0661-5