Careers in the Clergy: the Myth of Femininity

Simono, R. B.

doi:10.1177/001316447803800238

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“…In the U.K., Francis (1991Francis ( , 1992a found that male clergy and ordinands recorded a characteristically feminine profile on the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (Eysenck and Eysenck, 1975) and on the short-form Revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (Eysenck, Eysenck and Barrett, 1985). Other psychological studies, however, question the myth of clerical femininity, both among Lutheran seminarians in the U.S.A. (Simono, 1978) and among Catholic priests and seminarians in the U.S.A. (Murray, 1958).…”

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The Psychology of Gender Differences in Religion: A Review of Empirical Research

Francis¹

1997

Religion

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This paper presents, discusses and evaluates empirical studies concerned with gender differences in religion. Within the psychology of religion two main groups of theories have been advanced to account for gender differences in religiosity. The first group of theories concentrates on social or contextual influences which shape different responses to religion among men and women. This group may be divided into two categories: gender role socialisation theories and structural location theories. The second group of theories concentrates on personal or individual psychological characteristics which differentiate between men and women. This group may be divided into three categories: depth psychology theories, personality theories and gender orientation theories. It is concluded that gender orientation theories provide the most fruitful source for further research.1997 Academic Press Limited

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The Psychology of Gender Differences in Religion: A Review of Empirical Research

Francis¹

1997

Religion

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“…Instead, it reveals a bias toward pathology-based assessments of psychological dysfunction, with particular emphasis on the use of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Barry and Bordin (1967) and Dunn (1965) reviewed the literature in this area, and more recent investigators (Ashbrook & Powell, 1967;Knief, 1966;Simono, 1978;Templer, 1974) have come to the same conclusion, that is, compared to the general population, clergy tend toward a higher degree of psychopathology as measured by the MMPI.…”

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Female Aspirants to the Roman Catholic Priesthood

Celmer¹,

Winer

1990

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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Parish priests (n=85), nonparish priests (n=55), and women who aspire to, but who are barred from, ordination in the Roman Catholic Church (n=235) participated in an investigation of Holland vocational‐personality types, job satisfaction, and psychological dysfunction. Of the three groups, the women's Holland‐type code, as determined by the means of the Holland‐type scales of the Vocational Preference Inventory, was the most similar to the Holland‐type code of clergy member as assigned by the Dictionary of Holland Occupational Codes. Women who were barred from the priesthood reported less job satisfaction than the priests. Significant differences on three clinical scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory were in the direction of greater psychological dysfunction on the part of the priests.

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“…In an attempt to determine whether the choice of a religious occupation was associated with feminine interest patterns, Simono (1978) administered the MMPI to 41 undergraduate men who were entering a Protestant seminary, and found no such association. In an attempt to determine whether the choice of a religious occupation was associated with feminine interest patterns, Simono (1978) administered the MMPI to 41 undergraduate men who were entering a Protestant seminary, and found no such association.…”

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