Personality Differences between High and Low Dogmatism Groups of Catholic Seminarians and Religious Sisters

• Published in: Journal for the scientific study of religion Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 49 - 50
• Main Authors: Hjelle, Larry A., Lomastro, James
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Storrs, Conn., etc University of California Press 01-04-1971; Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
• Subjects: Anxiety; Brief Note; Catholic/Catholics/Catholicism (see also Roman Catholic); Dogma/Dogmas/Dogmatic/Dogmatism; Dogmatism; Personality inventories; Personality/Personalities; Religion/Religions/Religious; Social psychology/Social psychologist/Social psychological (see also Psychosocial)
• ISSN: 0021-8294; 1468-5906
• DOI: 10.2307/1385319

This study demonstrates the variability of dogmatism & the relationship between dogmatism & selected personality characteristics among a group of highly ego-involved religious persons (ie Catholic seminarians & nuns). Dogmatism was assessed with form E of M. Rokeach's dogmatism scale, personality characteristics with the Omnibus Personality Inventory (OPI). Instruments were mailed to 100 seminarians & religious sisters. As predicted, it was found that the more open-minded S's were more flexible, liberal & nonauthoritarian & scored higher on the following OPI scales: complexity, autonomy, religious orientation, personal integration, & anxiety level. E. Weiman.