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Congruence and Psychological Adjustment for Practicing Male Ministers
Author(s) -
Celeste Bobbie L.,
Walsh W. Bruce,
Raote Rani G.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.1995.tb00442.x
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , congruence (geometry) , california psychological inventory , univariate , personality , multivariate analysis of variance , social psychology , multivariate analysis , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , variance (accounting) , multivariate statistics , bivariate analysis , statistics , mathematics , physics , accounting , quantum mechanics , business
This study explored the self‐reported psychological adjustment for congruent, incongruent, and moderately congruent employed male ministers. Psychological adjustment was operationally defined by the scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). The concept of congruence was defined using the Strong Interest Inventory Minister Scale. The multivariate analysis of variance revealed a significant main effect of group membership on the MMPI scales. The univariate analysis showed significant findings on eight MMPI scales. In general, the results indicate that the three minister groups varied in psychological adjustment as assessed by the MMPI scales. Congruent ministers tend to be psychologically healthier than are the incongruent minister group.