Personality Typologies for Conservative Christians in Intensive Marital Therapy

In our study we used a two-step cluster analytic approach to identify personality typologies for conservative Christians seen in intensive marital therapy (N = 207). Sixteen Personality Factor Fifth Edition results revealed significant personality differences based on gender as well as five signific...

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Published inMarriage & family review Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 23 - 44
Main Authors Knabb, Joshua J., Vogt, Ronald G., Brickley, Dale J., Newgren, Kevin P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2011
Haworth Press
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Christianity
Christians
Cluster analysis
Conservatism
marital therapy
Marriage
Marriage counseling
Personality
Personality traits
Sex
Sex Differences
Sexuality. Marriage. Family relations
Sociology
Sociology of the family. Age groups
Studies
Typology
Christian
marital therapy
Personality
Typology
Christianity
Couple
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Summary:In our study we used a two-step cluster analytic approach to identify personality typologies for conservative Christians seen in intensive marital therapy (N = 207). Sixteen Personality Factor Fifth Edition results revealed significant personality differences based on gender as well as five significantly different personality clusters: (1) abstract, deferential, trusting, and tolerates disorder; (2) reactive and deferential; (3) reserved, abstract, serious, grounded, traditional, and self-reliant; (4) grounded; and (5) socially bold, abstracted, forthright, and open to change. Conclusions are drawn related to how these results compare with other personality studies in the literature and how these differing personality types might fit together in Christian marriage dyads.
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ISSN:0149-4929
1540-9635
DOI:10.1080/01494929.2011.558466