The relationships between spirituality and personality traits among Czech catholics
Abstract
This study aims to explore the relationships between spirituality and personality in Catholics living in the Czech Republic. The research sample consisted of 152 Catholics (divided by the degree of their perceived identification with the Church). We examined correlations between spirituality measured by the Prague Spirituality Questionnaire (PSQ) and the Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory (SISRI-24) and the personality traits of the Big Five. We also examined whether and how spirituality is predicted by personality traits. Two comparing groups consisted of spiritual but not religious respondents (n = 50) and atheists (n = 55). The whole sample consisted of 257 respondents (126 males and 128 females) aged between 18 to 72 years old. The mean age was 33.4 (SD = 11.1). The results revealed that among Catholics the strongest correlation was found between Openness and the whole rate of spirituality measured by PSQ (r(152) = 0.35; p < 0.01) and the whole rate of spirituality measured by SISRI-24 (r(152) = 0.32; p < 0.01). Openness was also the strongest predictor of spirituality in both cases. Among spiritual respondents not belonging to any world religion, the strongest correlation was found between Openness and the whole rate of spirituality measured by PSQ (r(50) = 0.55; p < 0.01) and the whole rate of spirituality measured by SISRI-24 (r(50) = 0.74; p < 0.01). The correlations were stronger than in the group of Catholics. Openness predicted the whole rate of spirituality measured by PSQ and the whole rate of spirituality measured by SISRI-24 stronger than in the group of Catholics. Our study complements previous research findings on spirituality in the Czech Republic and brings new knowledge about Catholic believers.
https://doi.org/10.29364/epsy.399
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Keywords
spirituality, personality traits, Catholic ChurchLiterature
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