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- Title
Religiosity and Personality Traits of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Catholic Deacons.
- Authors
Ferrari, Joseph R.
- Abstract
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" masculinitycaring for others and sensitive to their emotional needs while socially outgoing.
- Subjects
PERSONALITY; RELIGIOUSNESS; HISPANIC Americans; DEACONS; CATHOLICS; EMOTIONS
- Publication
Archive for the Psychology of Religion / Archiv für Religionspsychologie, 2015, Vol 37, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0084-6724
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1163/15736121-12341296