Religiosity and Personality Traits of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Catholic Deacons

The Hispanic masculinity style may be “machismo” (dominant, distant, and unemotional) or “caballeros” (engaged, affectionate, compassionate), but is unknown among Hispanic clergy. Using a U.S. on-line survey database, Hispanic (n = 127) and non-Hispanic (n = 1708) Catholic deacons self-reported reli...

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Publié dans:Archive for the psychology of religion
Auteur principal: Ferrari, Joseph R. 1956- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: SAGE Publishing 2015
Dans: Archive for the psychology of religion
Sujets non-standardisés:B Hispanic deacons religious commitment spiritual transcendence personality traits hexaco-60
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Résumé:The Hispanic masculinity style may be “machismo” (dominant, distant, and unemotional) or “caballeros” (engaged, affectionate, compassionate), but is unknown among Hispanic clergy. Using a U.S. on-line survey database, Hispanic (n = 127) and non-Hispanic (n = 1708) Catholic deacons self-reported religiosity and personality traits. Hispanic and non-Hispanic deacons reported similar depth on religious beliefs, but non-Hispanic, compared to Hispanic, deacons claimed higher interpersonal religious commitment and a spiritual transcendence of connectedness to others. On the hexaco-60, Hispanic, compared to non-Hispanic, deacons reported significantly higher emotional traits and lower extraversion traits. Furthermore, Hispanic deacons reported higher fearfulness and sociability and lower boldness facets, compared to non-Hispanic deacons. These results were independent of the ethnic composition of the parish community. Results suggest that Hispanic deacons may reflect “caballeros” masculinity-caring for others and sensitive to their emotional needs while socially outgoing.
ISSN:1573-6121
Contient:In: Archive for the psychology of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15736121-12341296