The relationship between NEO personality factors and Hoge’s Intrinsic Religious Motivation

Personality and Vocational Motivation: A Study among Catholic Seminarians in Italy Employing the Big Five and the NIRO

“…These data demonstrated a significant positive correlation between intrinsic orientation and conscientiousness (r = .21); significant positive correlations between extrinsic-personal religiosity and agreeableness (r = .18) and conscientiousness (r = .14); and no significant correlations between extrinsic-social religiosity and the five personality factors. Beshai et al (2016) employed the intrinsic motivation scale proposed by Hoge (1972) among 144 undergraduate students at a small private college. These data demonstrated a significant negative correlation between intrinsic orientation and openness (r = − .18).…”

“…employed the single-item indicators of religious orientation proposed by Aghababaei (2012) among a sample of 181 Iranian university students. These data demonstrated a significant positive correlation between intrinsic orientation and conscientiousness (r = .21); significant positive correlations between extrinsic-personal religiosity and agreeableness (r = .18) and conscientiousness (r = .14); and no significant correlations between extrinsic-social religiosity and the five personality factors Beshai, Smedley, and Beshai (2016). employed the intrinsic motivation scale proposed byHoge (1972) among 144 undergraduate students at a small private college.…”

“…Beshai et al (2016) employed the intrinsic motivation scale proposed by Hoge (1972) among 144 undergraduate students at a small private college. These data demonstrated a significant negative correlation between intrinsic orientation and openness ( r = − .18).…”