Personality characteristics of successful applicants to the priesthood

Plante, Thomas G.; Manuel, Gerdenio; Tandez, Jeannette

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“…Bloom (1971), using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (Hathaway & McKinley, 1943), found that clergy who had been studied had elevated scores on the K scale, indicating a defensive reluctance to reveal weakness. Ham (1960) found that members of the clergy who were studied experienced difficulty in identifying and expressing their anger, whereas a more recent study found clerics to use a defensive and repressed style regarding their hostile and aggressive impulses (Plante, Manuel, & Tandez, 1996). Two studies produced results that indicated a tendency on the part of clergy to portray everything in their lives and work as fine even when they did not believe this to be the case (Gilbert, 1987;Van Loon, 1997).…”

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Understandings, Definitions, and Experiences of Clergy in Residential Psychiatric Treatment

Brenneis¹

2002

Counseling and Values

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The author conducted a qualitative examination of the understandings, definitions, and experiences of forgiveness held by members of the clergy who reported initial or ongoing conflict with the religious superiors who mandated their entry into residential psychiatric treatment because of substance abuse/dependence, sexual misconduct, compulsive behavior disorder, or affective disorders. Participants completed an 8‐item reflection questionnaire constructed for this study. Responses were examined qualitatively to identify trends, commonalities, or differences in the understandings, definitions, and experiences expressed in these responses. The author compared the data collected with definitions presented by previous researchers who have examined forgiveness in other populations.

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Understandings, Definitions, and Experiences of Clergy in Residential Psychiatric Treatment

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2002

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“…Yet, a small number of empirical studies have examined the typical psychological profile of Catholic priests or seminary applicants (e.g., Banks, Mooney, Mucowski, & Williams, 1984;Gafford, 2001;Keddy, Erdberg, & Sammon, 1990;Kosek, 2000;Plante, Manuel, & Tandez, 1996). Many more research studies have investigated the psychological and personality profiles of non-Catholic clergy, such as Anglican or other protestant ministers (e.g., Ashbrook & Powell, 1967;Ekhardt & Goldsmith, 1984;Francis, Payne, & Jones, 2001;Musson & Francis, 2002;Patrick, 1990Patrick, , 1991Thorson, 1992).…”

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“…For example, prior to the Nauss review, many boys entered seminaries while they were still teenagers, whereas today's applicant is likely to be closer to 30 years old (Plante et al, 1996). In a large study of Catholic clergy a decade following the Nauss review, Banks et al (1984) examined 94 candidates to the Franciscan religious order.…”

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“…Meloy (1986) suggests that Catholic clergy may tend to be narcissistic. Plante et al (1996) evaluated 21 priest applicants and found elevations on the MMPI measures of defensiveness (L, K, and R scales) as well as the MF, Hy, GF, Re, and OH scales. This suggests that they experience more gender feminine interests, interpersonal sensitivity, social responsibility, and challenges with coping with negative impulse associated with anger and hostility than the general population.…”

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Are Successful Applicants to the Priesthood Psychologically Healthy?

2005

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The current investigation evaluated psychological and personality profiles of successful applicants to a major Roman Catholic religious order. The MMPI-2 and 16PF were administered to 68 applicants between 1990 and 2004 who subsequently entered seminary. Results indicate that these applicants to the priesthood were generally well-adjusted as well as being socially responsible, interpersonally sensitive and sociable. Findings also suggest some tendency for defensiveness and repression. Furthermore, dealing with perceived negative impulses such as anger and hostility may also be a concern for many of these men.

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“…For example, in the area of psychological assessment, there have been only a few studies published examining the relation of spirituality to commonly used instruments [e.g., Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2); Butcher, Dahlstrom, Graham, Tellegen, & Kaemmer, 1989;Rorschach, 1942; Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) ;Murray, 1938]. In the case of the MMPI-2, there are only two extant and marginally informative investigations involving spirituality in which the measure is employed (Plante, Manuel, & Tandez, 1996;Tloczynski, Knoll, & Fitch, 1997).…”

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Spirituality and the MMPI‐2

MacDonald

Holland

2003

J Clin Psychol

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The present investigation was an exploratory examination of the relation of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2; Butcher, Dahlstrom, Graham, Tellegen, & Kaemmer, 1989) Clinical scales to spirituality operationalized in terms of self-reported religious involvement and scores on a multidimensional measure called the Expressions of Spirituality Inventory (ESI; MacDonald, 1997, 2000). MANOVA and correlational results indicate that the MMPI-2 Clinical scales generate patterns of findings consistent with available research on spirituality and health. In particular, persons reporting involvement in organized religion obtained significantly lower MMPI-2 Clinical scale scores and were found to be less likely to obtain a clinically significant score (i.e., t-scores >64) on any of the MMPI-2 scales. Further, with the exception of Masculine-Feminine and Hypomania, all MMPI-2 scales were found to associate appreciably with ESI dimension scores. The study concludes with a brief discussion of the meaning and implications of the findings for future research aimed at investigating the relation of spirituality to health.

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Personality characteristics of successful applicants to the priesthood

Cited by 32 publications

References 11 publications

Understandings, Definitions, and Experiences of Clergy in Residential Psychiatric Treatment

Understandings, Definitions, and Experiences of Clergy in Residential Psychiatric Treatment

Are Successful Applicants to the Priesthood Psychologically Healthy?

Spirituality and the MMPI‐2

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