Psychological Well-Being of Roman Catholic and Episcopal Clergy Applicants
The current study investigated the psychological functioning of over 200 applicants to the priesthood or diaconate in the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches, as revealed by the subjects' scores on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Second Edition (MMPI-2). Results revealed an o...
| Published in: | Pastoral psychology |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science Business Media B. V.
2015
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Pastoral psychology
Year: 2015, Volume: 64, Issue: 6, Pages: 875-881 |
| RelBib Classification: | KDB Roman Catholic Church KDE Anglican Church RB Church office; congregation ZD Psychology |
| Further subjects: | B
Episcopal
B Catholic B Well-being B Deacon B Priest B Episcopal Clergy B Priesthood B Clerical entrants B MMPI-2 B Personality B Catholics |
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| Summary: | The current study investigated the psychological functioning of over 200 applicants to the priesthood or diaconate in the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches, as revealed by the subjects' scores on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Second Edition (MMPI-2). Results revealed an overall trend of psychological health in the sample population, evidenced by few systematic elevations in indices of psychopathology. Within the Catholic sample, deacons demonstrated lower MMPI-2 scores on several measures, perhaps suggesting slightly better psychological well-being than their priest counterparts. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6679 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pastoral psychology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11089-015-0655-3 |