Forgiveness as a method of addressing "wounds" has been linked to enduring aspects of personality and improved physical and mental health outcomes. The aim of this study was to understand the effects of forgiveness on counseling students' overall wellness. Counseling students (N= 115) from 5 universities completed self-report measures of…

The phenomenon of spiritual bypass has received limited attention in the transpersonal psychology and counseling literature and has not been subjected to empirical inquiry. This study examines the phenomenon of spiritual bypass by considering how spirituality, mindfulness, alexithymia (emotional restrictiveness), and narcissism work together to…

This study examined the extent to which disappointment with God influenced the psychological and spiritual well-being of 160 churchgoers, and the potential mediating influences of relationship quality (spiritual maturity and relationship commitment) and dispositional forgiveness. Disappointment with God was positively related to depression and…

Evidence suggests that community service programs can instill values and nurture development of positive personality and behavioral characteristics. This study sought to determine the effects of participation in community service activities on the personality development of high school students. Quantitative analysis yielded limited evidence of…

Sought to clarify the intrinsic narcissistic relationship with religiosity using the Narcissistic Personality Disorder Scale, the Allport-Ross religious Orientation Scale and the Machiavellian Scale. Intrinsic religiosity correlated negatively and specifically with the maladaptive exploitiveness dimension of narcissism. Data are discussed in terms…

Active clergy (N=77) were given questionnaire of 62 bipolar items with which to describe either spiritually healthy adult (sex unspecified), adult man, or adult woman. Spiritual health for men was not viewed as significantly different from ideal adult spiritual health; spiritual health for women was viewed as significantly different from spiritual…

Reports on an investigation of the relationships between religiosity and multidimensional perfectionism in which measures of religious orientation and multidimensional perfectionism were administered to 242 undergraduate students. Results indicate that more religious students had higher scores on an adaptive dimension of perfectionism but not on…

Examined whether there were factors associated with how Southern Baptist ministers (N=103) cope with stress. Determined that trait anxiety has a negative relationship with self-concept and a positive relationship with self-criticism. (Author/ABL)

Conducted study as part of longitudinal research project designed to discover more about the relations between religious involvement and mental health. Collected data through semistructured interviews and a psychological test battery from 56 religious young adults in a 3-year followup. Revealed lack of evidence of link between orthodox religiosity…

Analyzes applicants (N=94) to the Franciscan Order between 1978 and 1982 regarding the accuracy of test scores in predicting successful job performance, perseverance, and emotional adjustment. Results supported the application of psychometric evaluation and multiple regression procedures to a personnel decision-making process within the context of…

In first study of values of rural mental-health professionals, the Survey of Personal Values and Survey of Interpersonal Values were completed by 51 office-based psychotherapists and 87 home-based therapists from rural areas in three northern New England states. That home-based therapists would more highly value independence and goal orientation…

The Sixteen Personality Factor questionnaire and the California Psychological Inventory were administered to (N=42) Roman Catholic seminarians and (N=42) male Protestant divinity students. Data analysis indicated that the Catholics were significantly more dependent, more group-reliant, more feminine, less assertive, and less-accepting than the…

The concept of personality integration and effective personal functioning was investigated from a systems theory perspective by studying participants from divergent subcultural groups. Results indicate that process dimensions of complexity and openness do differentiate between highly integrated and control group participants across subcultures…

A canonical analysis disclosed significant relationships between personality traits and value choice among 334 upper-level undergraduate and graduate students at a midwestern state university. These relationships were interpreted in terms of their usefulness in understanding human behavior. (Author/TE)

Examines whether the major dimensions of human value systems can be empirically defined in terms of nature and possible influence. Subjects (N=171) completed the Life Values Inventory and Personal Values Inventory to assess terminal and instrumental values. Factor analysis yielded eight basic dimensions of the value domain. (JAC)